Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables viii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Abbreviations xii
6. Introduction 1
7. PART I: THE FIRST ALLOTMENT MOVEMENT
8. 1. The first allotment movement, c. 1793–1830 9
9. PART II: THE SECOND ALLOTMENT MOVEMENT
10. 2. The resurgence of allotment promotion and provision after 1830 51
11. 3. The national movement and the Labourer’s Friend Society 70
12. 4. The local movement and individual activists 98
13. PART III: ALLOTMENTS AND RURAL SOCIETY
14. 5. The allotment landlord 111
15. 6. The allotment tenant 136
16. 7. The social consequences of allotments 175
17. PART IV: TOWARDS THE THIRD ALLOTMENT MOVEMENT
18. 8. Allotment promotion and provision, c. 1845–1873 217
19. Conclusion 231
20. Appendices
21. 1. The allotments database 237
22. 2. The origins and definition of allotments 240
23. 3. Allotments and potato grounds 244
24. 4. Legislative limits on plot size 252
25. 5. Allotment plot size 253
26. 6. Allotment rent 256
27. 7. Animal-keeping on allotments 259
28. 8. Allotment site rules 261
29. Bibliography 263
30. Index 279