{"id":316611,"date":"2025-08-04T07:52:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T07:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/316611\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T07:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T07:52:20","slug":"life-in-moss-side-and-hulme-captured-in-fascinating-footage-shot-50-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/316611\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in Moss Side and Hulme captured in fascinating footage shot 50 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fascinating footage shows life in Moss Side and Hulme in 1973\"VideoVideo footage taken by the BBC of Moss Side and Hulme on December 21, 1973(Image: BBC | Getty)<\/p>\n

A fascinating video of South Manchester from the 1970s has been unearthed in the Getty archives.<\/p>\n

The footage featuring Moss Side<\/a> and Hulme<\/a> shows everyday life for the Caribbean communities<\/a> living in those areas. The BBC filmed the video as part of a programme about migration to the UK from the Caribbean as part of the ‘Windrush’ generation.<\/p>\n

Much of the footage captures the diverse community in Moss Side in December 1973<\/a>. In addition to shots of Manchester streets, the video shows everyday life in Moss Side, including people shopping and working and life at Hulme Crescents.<\/p>\n

\"Life<\/p>\n

Life in Moss Side and Hulme captured in amazing footage shot 50 years ago<\/p>\n

The term “Windrush generation” is derived from the ship HMT Empire Windrush, which arrived in the UK in 1948, carrying many passengers from the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

Following World War II, this generation was encouraged to come to the UK between 1948 and 1973 to fill labour shortages.<\/p>\n

Love Greater Manchester’s past? Sign up to our nostalgia newsletter <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"AerialAerial view of Moss Side taken from BBC video footage. December 21, 1973(Image: BBC | Getty)<\/p>\n

Manchester played an important role in the settlement, and many found work in industries such as construction, the docks, factories, and the NHS.<\/p>\n

Areas of south Manchester, including Moss Side and Hulme, became popular with Caribbean settlers.<\/p>\n

But far from being the welcoming place they had expected, Britain was often a grey and hostile place where poverty was rife, especially in the cities, while racism was commonplace.<\/p>\n

\"TwoTwo women walk down a South Manchester Street. December 21, 1973(Image: BBC | Getty)<\/p>\n

Windrush Day is marked annually on June 22 as a celebration of the contributions of the Windrush Generation and their descendants to the UK. They were a vital part of Britain’s makeup then and remain so today.<\/p>\n

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In recent years, the name Windrush has become synonymous with the pernicious government policy which resulted in many Caribbean people being deported due to a document blunder.<\/p>\n

\"AA game of football in an underpass in South Manchester. December 21, 1973(Image: BBC | Getty)<\/p>\n

It was a scandal that cost the then Home Secretary her job and led to heartbreak for so many.<\/p>\n

A public inquiry was carried out and found the Home Office had shown ‘ignorance and thoughtlessness’ with ‘irrational’ demands made for multiple documents to establish residency rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The fascinating footage shows life in Moss Side and Hulme in 1973Video footage taken by the BBC of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316612,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[51856,748,393,4884,31073,2465,31742,8838,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-316611","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-black-communities","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-hulme","13":"tag-manchester","14":"tag-moss-side","15":"tag-nostalgia","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114969414631457764","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}