Sunday, November 30, 2008

Salford's shocking Seventies' slums



Children in the Lower Broughton area of Salford, one of the borough’s most deprived slum areas, in October 1974. Over the past three decades there has been a great deal of regeneration of inner city areas, those such as Salford Quays being gleaming showcases for high-tech industries. But slums remain, and much development lies next to what are regarded as some of the most socially deprived areas in England.

(From Times Photo gallery)

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