Who needs a PlayStation? Incredible pictures from the 1960s capture the last days of the slums before they were finally demolished - in an era before health and safety ruled our children

Who needs a PlayStation? Incredible pictures from the 1960s capture the last days of the slums before they were finally demolished - in an era before health and safety ruled our children 

These pictures show the last days of Manchester slum-land when houses built during the 19th century to home workers were finally demolished. Photographer Shirley Baker was the only female photographer documenting British street scenes between the 1960s and the 1980s. Her work featured urban areas in Manchester and Salford at a time of major social change, catching the dying days of a previous era. Ms Baker captured images of people living in the densely-packed terraced houses in inner-city Manchester - similar type places to that depicted in Coronation Street. The photographs showed youngsters at play and their mothers standing outside talking in communal groups, something that would appear very strange to modern society.