Author: George John Shaw- Lefevre (baron Eversley.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
English commons and forests. the story of the battle for public rights
Author: George John Shaw- Lefevre (baron Eversley.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
English Commons and Forests
Author: George Shaw-Lefevre Baron EversleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commons
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
English Commons and Forests
Author: G. S. LefevreStoried Ground
Author: Paul ReadmanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108424732
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
The relationship between landscape and identity is explored to reveal how Englishness encompasses the urban and rural, and the north and south.
The Garden
Author: British Politics and the Environment in the Long Nineteenth Century
Author: Peter HoughPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000937232
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
This collection of archival source material chronicles British environmental politics between 1789 and 1914. This text examines the ways in which environmental issues were managed artistically and socially, as well as politically. Accompanied by extensive editorial commentary, this collection will be of great interest to students of environmental and political history.
The Westminster Review
Author: An Archaeology of Town Commons in England
Author: Mark BowdenPublisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1848021763
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
This is the first published overview of the archaeology of urban common land. By recognising that urban common land represents a valid historical entity, this book contributes towards successful informed conservation. It contains a variety of interesting and illuminating illustrations, including contemporary and archive photographs. Historically, towns in England were provided with common lands for grazing the draft animals of townspeople engaged in trade and for the pasturing of farm animals in an economy where the rural and the urban were inextricably mixed. The commons yielded wood, minerals, fruits and wild animals to the town's inhabitants and also developed as places of recreation and entertainment, as extensions of domestic and industrial space, and as an arena for military, religious and political activities. However, town commons have been largely disregarded by historians and archaeologists; the few remaining urban commons are under threat and are not adequately protected, despite recognition of their wildlife and recreational value. In 2002, English Heritage embarked upon a project to study town commons in England, to match its existing initiatives in other aspects of the urban scene. The aim was to investigate, through a representative sample, the archaeological content and Historic Environment value of urban commons in England and to prompt appropriate conservation strategies for them. The resulting book is the first overview of the archaeology of town commons - a rich resource because of the relatively benign traditional land-use of commons, which preserves the physical evidence of past activities, including prehistoric and Roman remains as well as traces of common use itself. The recognition of town commons as a valid historical entity and a valued part of the modern urban environment is an important first step towards successful informed conservation. An important consideration for the future is maintaining the character of town commons as a different sort of urban open space, distinct from parks and public gardens.
The Law Times
Author: Claim on the Countryside
Author: Taylor Harvey TaylorPublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474473075
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The last century has seen a dramatic increase in ramblers, mountaineers, cyclists and hill walkers enjoying the British countryside. This remarkable book charts the history of the outdoor movement from its late Victorian origins to its present status. Harvey Taylor describes how the active participants in the movement combined to create a loosely constructed entity, held together by common areas of interest and shared campaigning concerns. From the formation of Footpath Protection Societies and the development of a Countryside Access campaign in the inter-war years, he emphasises that the movement was very much more than just a 'craze' or a reaction against creeping industrialisation and urbanisation as was portrayed at the time. This is a fascinating introduction to a particularly British recreational phenomenon.