Hulme Crescents, Former residential complex in Manchester, United Kingdom
The Hulme Crescents consisted of four curved concrete buildings with deck-access flats, designed to house over 13,000 residents across 3,284 units.
Built between 1968 and 1972, these structures represented the largest public housing development in Europe, replacing Victorian terraced houses in the area.
During the 1980s, the buildings became a center for artists and musicians, with vacant spaces transformed into studios and performance venues.
The complex faced structural problems from the start, including inadequate heating systems, pest infestations, and dangerous balcony designs that led to accidents.
By 1984, the Manchester City Council stopped collecting rent but continued providing electricity to remaining tenants until demolition began in 1991.
GPS coordinates: 53.46360,-2.25420
Latest update: March 4, 2025 13:50
Hulme Arch Bridge
744 m
Hulme Hippodrome
315 m
River Street Tower
865 m
Church of St George, Chester Road, Hulme
1 km
Church of St Mary, Hulme
309 m
Playhouse Theatre
321 m
Castlefield Congregational Chapel
1.2 km
Darul Amaan Mosque
995 m
Roman Catholic Church of St Wilfrid
610 m
North Pennine Ring
1.2 km
Hulme Barracks
855 m
Church of St Edmund
1.2 km
Roman Catholic Church of St Augustine
1.2 km
Church of St Margaret
1 km
Castlefield Gallery
1.2 km
Mill Chimney Stack On East Side Of Junction With Cambridge Street
1.2 km
Merchants Warehouse
1.2 km
Righton Building
1.2 km
Chorlton Old Mill
1.2 km
Charles Macintosh & Co Rubber (Dunlop Rubber Co)
1.1 km
Bridgewater Canal Offices
1 km
Boundary Stone On Knott Mill Bridge
1.1 km
Railway Bridge Over Canal, The East Of Two At Sj 824 972
1.2 km
Middle Warehouse, At Former Castle Field Goods Yard
1.1 km
Former Canal Flour Mills
1.2 km
DOT Motorcycles Works, Ellesmere St
1 km
Castlefield Canal Basin
1.2 km
Mill On North East Corner Of Junction With Chester Street
1.2 kmReviews
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