Semi-Detached London: Suburban Development, Life and Transport, 1900-39

ISBN-13: 9780815386711 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 376 str.

Richard J. R. Kirkby

Opis

Semi-Detached London looks at the great suburban expansion of London between the two world wars. It covers all aspects of urban history, presenting an authoritative and balanced account.

Spis treści

Author’s Preface  Abbreviations  1. The Fertile Ground  2. Suburbia 1900-14  3. Council Cottges 1900-14  4. Case Studies 1900-14  5. Some Homes for Heroes 1919-25  6. Speculators’ Suburbia 1923-39  7. Building Estates 1920-39  8. Homes for the Mortgaded  9. Council Cottages 1920-39  10. Life in the Neo-Georgian Suburbs  11. Suburban Money 1925-39  12. Selling the Suburb  13. Transport for the Suburbs  14. Neo-Georigan Case Studies: (1) Edgware, the Underground Suburb  15. Neo-Georgian Case Studies: (2) Southern Electric Stoneleigh  16. Neo-Georgian Case Studies: (3) The LCC Cottage Estates  17. Hitler Stops the Sprawl  Epilogue: Or Planning Unplanned  Appendix  1. Greater London Population 1901-39  2. Suburban Electric Tramway Development 1901-32  3. Suburban Motorbus Route Development 1910-39  4. New Suburban Railway Facilities 1901-40  5. Co-partnership Housing Estates  6. Specifications and Plans of London Suburban Houses  Select Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Alan A Jackson