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3 Improving the urban image
Abstract
Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, improvements to urban landscapes, their profitability, and populations were made across Great Britain. Some took the form of new commercial facilities, such as docks and warehouses, while others served the physical and psychological needs of residents and took the form of walks, public parks, cemeteries, and hospitals. Chapter three traces the ways in which such improvements influenced the changing form and representation of British provincial towns. Contrary to received historical wisdom that presumes many such improvements were conceived as antidotes to urbanization, this chapter will demonstrate how green spaces, docks, chimneys, and colleges were designed and represented as equal and intrinsic components of the urban realm.
Abstract
Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, improvements to urban landscapes, their profitability, and populations were made across Great Britain. Some took the form of new commercial facilities, such as docks and warehouses, while others served the physical and psychological needs of residents and took the form of walks, public parks, cemeteries, and hospitals. Chapter three traces the ways in which such improvements influenced the changing form and representation of British provincial towns. Contrary to received historical wisdom that presumes many such improvements were conceived as antidotes to urbanization, this chapter will demonstrate how green spaces, docks, chimneys, and colleges were designed and represented as equal and intrinsic components of the urban realm.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of illustrations vi
- Acknowledgements x
- List of abbreviations xii
- Introduction 1
- 1 The urban prospect 21
- 2 The town on show 57
- 3 Improving the urban image 89
- 4 Advertising the town 122
- 5 Crucibles of liberty and ruin 151
- Conclusion 174
- Bibliography 178
- Index 199
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of illustrations vi
- Acknowledgements x
- List of abbreviations xii
- Introduction 1
- 1 The urban prospect 21
- 2 The town on show 57
- 3 Improving the urban image 89
- 4 Advertising the town 122
- 5 Crucibles of liberty and ruin 151
- Conclusion 174
- Bibliography 178
- Index 199
