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‘Suburban Ideals on England’s Interwar Council Estates’

Hollow, M

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M Hollow



Abstract

This paper looks at how the suburban ideals that were articulated and promoted by interwar politicians and the popular press were interpreted and played out on England’s council estates. Focusing upon the domestic garden, it looks at how tenants tried to overcome material and cultural obstacles in their efforts to live up to these standards. Evidence is taken from a range of written, visual, and oral sources related to life on the Wythenshawe Estate, Manchester, and the Downham Estate, South-East London. Ultimately, this paper shows that, despite their best efforts, the residents of England’s interwar council estates were unable to achieve the much- publicised ‘suburban ideal.’

Citation

Hollow, M. (2011). ‘Suburban Ideals on England’s Interwar Council Estates’. Garden history, 39(2), 203-217

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2011
Deposit Date Jun 11, 2012
Publicly Available Date Apr 30, 2013
Journal Garden history : the journal of the Gardens Trust.
Print ISSN 0307-1243
Publisher Garden History Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 39
Issue 2
Pages 203-217
Publisher URL http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/publications/journal/

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Revised version of the file which was available between 31/08/2012 and 30/04/2013 This article was first published in Garden History.




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