hulme city challenge partnership

• Where is Hulme located?

  south of Manchester city centre
• Why did Hulme become run down?

  • ex-industrial suburb in Manchester
  • became run down and experienced a decline in the 60s, 70s and 80s
• How did regeneration in Hulme take place?


  • in 2 stages;
  • firstly in the 1960s
  • and again in the 1990s
  • (in 1990s this was one of Europes biggest urban regeneration projects)
• What happened during the 1960s?


  • slums in Hulme were demolished and REPLACED WITH HIGH RISE TOWER BLOCKS
  • New tower blocks were curved rows of low rise flats called Crescents & were an INNOVATIVE DESIGN
  • There were walkways on each level
  • people were above cars
  • large green spaces below flats
• what happened during 1970s?

  • the crescent flats were recognised as poor design and maintenance
  • the flats couldn't be heated properly due to the oil crisis this meant that heating homes became EXPENSIVE - flats became cold and damp and riddled with COCKROACHES AND VERMIN
  • No sense of community generated due to the crescent shape
  • became unpopular properties for the cities most deprived, anti social people
  • council ended up giving keys to anyone who wanted them
  • drug addictions and crime rates increased during this time
• what were the crescents replaced with?

  2-storey houses with gardens and 2/3 storey blocks of apartments
• what were 3 main achievements of the 1990s regeneration?


  • 2000 new homes up for sale and rent
  • new park
  • youth centre
  • new road infrastructure
• which regeneration was more successful?

  1990s regeneration was more successful than 1960s
• how has 1990s regeneration improved hulme?

  MADE IT A MUCH BETTER PLACE THAN IT USED TO BE

  has had a positive impact on hulme
• give 3 cons of the hulme regeneraton 1990s?

  loss of art, culture and creativity

  loss of bohemian community

  loss of homes