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History of Hulme
| Hulme is the first
residential area south of Manchester City centre. Up to the mid 1990’s Hulme
was the largest Deck-access council estate in the country. However all the
concrete block housing has now been demolished. A large regeneration
project, which began in 1992 is due to be completed over the next year or
so. The roads and buildings have been changing month by month.
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The old deck access estates |
New build flats |
An area which was 100% council housing
(mostly flats) is becoming approximately 33% private housing, 33%
housing association, and 33% council property. The eventual community is
predicted at around 9000-10, 000 people. Hulme is a mixed community. The
principal ethnic groups are White and Afro-Caribbean.
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| There are three
primary schools in the area: St Philip's is the Ascension’s Church school,
St. Wilfrid's is a Roman Catholic school, and Rolls School is a county
primary school. There is also a Church of England secondary school, Trinity
High, and a sixth form college, Loreto. The Ascension is situated close to
the Library and Adult Education Centre, a new public park, the Zion
community resource centre, and the Zion performing Arts Centre. Hulme also
has a new market, a garden centre, and the Kath Locke Primary Health Centre. |
New flats being built behind our
church |
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