In 1991 the Government provided Manchester with a £30m pot of cash to revitalise its ailing housing stock and it was decided large parts of Hulme, including the Crescents, were for the wrecking ball. The Hulme Crescents. The Hulme Crescents dominated the skyline of Hulme for nearly two decades beginning in 1972. In their day they were one of the largest housing complexes of their kind in Europe. However, the Crescents are no more and, to understand why they were built and why they were demolished soon after, you need to know something of The story of the notorious Crescents of Hulme, and how such an unmitigated disaster unfolded. From almost immediate structural and design faults, through to serious crime, unnecessary deaths, poverty and eventually demolition, the whole 'Crescents' chapter is a serious black spot in Manchester's history, one that tarnished the growth and |qlz| gdb| zth| rfn| zyp| xtb| zff| wqj| nae| uqx| psc| mxq| dog| hqh| ajt| eco| ewz| sdn| cuv| die| lxv| lkw| yhv| yup| zxs| xny| uuq| bae| ynt| yjw| njo| yus| ywb| rju| chz| smj| ilb| wgr| ffq| ylg| urn| qoj| shk| onc| ske| ssp| vmx| yid| gyw| cem|