I’m currently working on the history of litter, litter bins, and anti-litter campaigns. Orange peel comes up a lot in…
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plenary lecture, Urban History Group conference, Queen’s University Belfast, April 2019
‘contested public space and protest in urban Britain from the 18th century to today’
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bye laws and public space
I’m currently working my way through the council bye laws of my case study towns, especially those produced in c.1890-1920…
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the greening of London – some reflections
There are two excellent books that chart the planning processes that shaped open green space in London in the 19th…
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new commentaries on the decline of public space
There seems to be a glut of commentary on the decline or privatisation of public space at the moment. In…
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playing fields and open space in new towns, 1968-9
The National Archives, HLG 116/523, enquiry into amenities and open space in new towns, 1968-9
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public space or open space
I’m working on terminology and usage this week. Reading through and keyword searching the local newspapers, it is evident that…
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continuities of ‘social crime’ protest about land use
James Greenhalgh’s book, Reconstructing Modernity: space, power and governance in mid-twentieth century British cities (Manchester UP, 2017) is a thought-provoking…
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placards on the street
I’ve recently visited three US cities: Boulder CO, Portland OR and Seattle WA. Wandering round neighbourhoods in all three, I…