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Peter Clerk, Lecturer in Economic History at Leicester University, discusses the assumptions we make about the nature of the urban community and what we can learn from a study of the urban past. Jo...hn Anderson, Director of Planning and Architecture at Lincoln; talks about his view of the city's identity and how this influences his planning role. Peter Clark then looks a Lincoln's history, going back century by century, toreveal the core features of the traditional mediaeval town. He then discusses with David Boswell, from the Social Science faculty of the Open University, what comparisons there might be between late mediaeval Lincoln and a present day third world city at a similar stage of devolopment.
Peter Clerk, Lecturer in Economic History at Leicester University, discusses the assumptions we make about the nature of the urban community and what we can learn from a study of the urban past. Jo...hn Anderson, Director of Planning and Architecture at Lincoln; talks about his view of the city's identity and how this influences his planning role. Peter Clark then looks a Lincoln's history, going back century by century, toreveal the core features of the traditional mediaeval town. He then discusses with David Boswell, from the Social Science faculty of the Open University, what comparisons there might be between late mediaeval Lincoln and a present day third world city at a similar stage of devolopment.
| Module code and title: | A322, English urban history 1500-1780 |
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| Item code: | A322; 01 |
| First transmission date: | 15-02-1977 |
| Published: | 1977 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:38 |
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| Producer: | Patricia Hodgson |
| Contributors: | John Andersen; David Boswell; Peter Clark |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Community; Lincoln; Medieval town structure; Planning |
| Footage description: | The programme commences with many stills of Lincoln, depicting both the old town and what now remains of the old town. Over these Peter Clark, Lecturer in Economic History at the University of Leicester, comments on the difficulty of reconciling preservation of the old with modern economic and social pressures. He introduces in the studio John Anderson, Director of Planning and Architecture in Lincoln. Over a plan of Lincoln, Anderson explains his aim to prevent modern development destroying the basic format of the old town. With the aid of a studio model he describes how an unsuccessful traffic plan would have endangered this format. Stills show the results of turning the High Street into a pedestrian precinct and of preserving the architectural traditions in new developments. From the studio, Clark explains how the historian's view of Lincoln differs from the town planner's. Using a map of modern Lincoln he surveys development in the town since 1918. Stills illustrate his comments. Clark uses a map to show the extent of Lincoln's development in I870, contrasting modern characteristics. Over numerous stills of Victorian Lincoln he outlines nineteenth century growth, especially the introduction of industrialisation and concomitant social change. Using similar - methods, Clark briefly examines Lincoln as it was respectively in 1770 and in 1670. Again, illustrative stills are shown. Finally, Clark looks at medieval Lincoln, as it was in 1470. A map shows the extent of the city, and stills illustrate aspects of city. The medieval town is contrasted with its condition in later times, in all areas of activity: economic, social, cultural, political. Stills show existing medieval buildings. In the studio Clark draws broad conclusions on pre-modern towns, and advocates the comparison of early modern towns with contemporary Third World towns. There follows an extract from DT 201/03 on economic life in the Nigerian town of Ibadan. In the studio Clark discusses the similarities between Ibadan and pre-industrial Lincoln with David Boswell. A clip from DT 201/02 is shown to portray the social structure of modern Ibadan. Clark and Boswell discuss the position of immigrants and the cultural aspects of Ibadan and pre modern European towns. Clark concludes with generalisations on urban history. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/71931 |
| Production number: | 00525_3224 |
| Videofinder number: | 3320 |
| Available to public: | no |
