Birchwood at 50: Shifting sense of place in a Mark 3 New Town The French and British New Towns Experiments: Lessons for the Future? Maison de la Recherche, Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 20th September 2018 Dr Susan Fitzpatrick Human Geography, York St John University s.fitzpatrick@yorksj.ac.uk All photographs WNTDC holdings at Local Archive, Chester (Crown Copyright)
From Warrington: A Changing Town. Information booklet. Published by Warrington New Town Development Corporation 1969
From R. Tregay s Oakwood s New Landscape (1983), summarised by Jorgensen (2005): Nature as a usable space for everyday outdoor life and recreation Nature as a usable space for children s play Nature as man s spiritual retreat Nature as a dynamic outdoor artform Landscape as a social catalyst Environmental education, urban wildlife and wildlife conservation in urban areas Sound Landscape Practice
Rangers in Birchwood Brook Park with young residents of Birchwood in the early 1980 s.
Footpath in Birchwood. Photo taken in early 1980 s
Same footpath, photo taken Spring of 2018
Days of the New Town: Birchwood at 50 project timeline 2015-16 Search through Warrington New Town Development Corporation archive held by Local Archive Chester Office 2016 - present Qualitative semi structured interviews with key actors in Warrington New Town Development Corporation and Birchwood residents: June 2018 September 2018 October November 2018 Development Corporation (DC) Chief Architect and Planner DC Chief Landscape Architect DC Assistant Chief Landscape Architect Ranger team (current and former Rangers) Current Environment Manager for Warrington Borough Council DC Economic Forecaster Three long term residents of Birchwood Birchwood at 50 exhibition of photographs at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery Series of focus groups with residents 2015 - present project blog: www.daysofthenewtown.wordpress.org 2017 2018 Birchwood at 50 public stall, Birchwood shopping Centre and Birchwood Carnival Local History tent 2016 - present Project facebook page: www.facebook.com/daysofthenewtown
Days of the New Town: Birchwood at 50 exhibition Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, June to September 2018
Birchwood at 50 exhibition: sample of People s archive contributions
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