Author: James JoycePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Street-railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Tramway Memories
Author: James JoycePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Street-railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Lost Communities, Living Memories
Author: Sean FieldPublisher: New Africa Books
ISBN: 9780864864994
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Between 1913 and 1989 some four million South Africans were forcibly removed from their homes to enforce residential segregation along racial lines. This study records and interprets the memories of some of the Capetonians who were relocated as a result of the infamous Group Areas Act. Former resients of Windermere, Tramway Road in Sea Point, District Six, Lower Claremont, and Simon's Town narrate their experiences.
London United Tramways
Author: Geoffrey WilsonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135670161
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
With the twentieth century arrived the first electric tramcars in London. Thirty years later the first trolley buses arrived - along with a fleet of new trams that were the most modern of their day. This era was one of rapid change, rich in achievement adn personalities. Among the more colourful of the undertakings involved was London United, which introduced the first public service of electric tramcars in 1901 adn became one of the predecessors of the present London Transport. This is a study of this eventful period, relating the development of the tramway and trolleybus system to the changing social background. It contains a wealth of hitherto unpublished material, both factual and anecdotal, taken from contemporary newspaper and other accounts, and a remarkable collection of illustrations - 48 pages in all. It should be of interest not only to the transport enthusiast but also to the general reader interested in social history. This book was first published in 1971.
Urban Memory
Author: Mark CrinsonPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415334051
Category : Architecture and history
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This multi-authored work considers the increasingly vital concept of urban memory, approaching the issue from different perspectives across art, culture, architecture and human consciousness, with studies on contemporary urban spaces worldwide.
The Modern Tramway
Author: Reimagining Industrial Sites
Author: Catherine HeatheringtonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315393166
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The discourse around derelict, former industrial and military sites has grown in recent years. This interest is not only theoretical, and landscape professionals are taking new approaches to the design and development of these sites. This book examines the varied ways in which the histories and qualities of these derelict sites are reimagined in the transformed landscape and considers how such approaches can reveal the dramatic changes that have been wrought on these places over a relatively short time scale. It discusses these issues with reference to eleven sites from the UK, Germany, the USA, Australia and China, focusing specifically on how designers incorporate evidence of landscape change, both cultural and natural. There has been little research into how these developed landscapes are perceived by visitors and local residents. This book examines how the tangible material traces of pastness are interpreted by the visitor and the impact of the intangible elements - hidden traces, experiences and memories. The book draws together theory in the field and implications for practice in landscape architecture and concludes with an examination of how different approaches to revealing and reimagining change can affect the future management of the site.
Britain's Preserved Trams
Author: Peter WallerPublisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 152673902X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
It is almost 100 years since the first tram was preserved in Britain, in the century since then a great variety of trams have been saved from tramway systems small and large. Some trams were purchased directly out of service and others were acquired after many years alternative usage, some being summer houses or homes, while others were used on farms or allotments where they served as sheds and out buildings, before being lovingly restored over many years. The story of tram preservation is not wholly positive, in the early days many trams suffered from being stored in the open at unsafe sites, where the historic vehicles were often subjected to acts of vandalism and suffered badly from the weather. This changed to a large extent in 1959, with the acquisition of the site of the future National Tramway Museum at Crich in Derbyshire,, where a comprehensive collection of trams from all over Britain and also foreign tram networks has been assembled, to secure a collection of tramcars for future generations. There is also today fine collections of trams in other museums in Britain and Ireland, which cover much of the rich history of this once common form of public transport. This book looks at almost 200 of these trams when they were in service, through historic photographs, prior to their withdrawal and eventual preservation.
The Tramway Review
Author: Staging the UK
Author: Jen HarviePublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719062131
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This text examines some of the most important performance in Britain from the mid-1980s into the new millennium. It considers contemporary British theatre in relation to national and supranational identities, critical concepts like globalisation and diaspora, and contemporary contexts such as the election of New Labour.
Challenge and Transformation
Author: Katherine J. GoodnowPublisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9789232028167
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This publication looks at how change takes place in museums. Built around a series of case studies outlining the way ethnographic museums, historic sites and art galleries come to terms with issues of diversity and change, it is devoted to exploring diversity and promoting intercultural dialogue in museum practice.--Publisher's description.