W.A.M.A, The Work as Movement Archive

"I was invited to Barton Hill back in June 2011 and as we walked around the estate, which had undergone a massive regeneration programme, I was struck by the invisibility of its history. Apart from the entrance columns to the trading estate and two small barn-like constructions on either side, nothing remains of The Great Western Cotton Mill that once employed most of Barton Hill’s inhabitants. The workers’ slum housing was demolished in the 1950’s and swiftly replaced by the iconic high-rise tower blocks that form the hub of the estate." - Serena Korda