M Hollow
‘Suburban Ideals on England’s Interwar Council Estates’
Hollow, M
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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 |
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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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