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Backyard Brighton is an assembly of personal stories and anecdotes that center around a collection of photographs of buildings demolished in Brighton during the 1930s. The photographs were originally taken for internal government use to demonstrate the “unfit” nature of the buildings. However, the Borough Council Environmental Health Department later made the photos publicly available and, as a result of advertisements in several local newspapers and radio shows, various people recognized the settings and offered memories or descriptions of the scenes. Writers reflect on the demolition of the neighborhood, the social connections between former inhabitants, and a unique sense of belonging evoked by residents. Several sketched blueprints of streets and buildings accompany the written works and photographs. Backyard Brighton is a reflection of the impact of larger socio economic systems and political agendas on individual lives and community ties.

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Title:
Backyard Brighton
Description:
Backyard Brighton is an assembly of personal stories and anecdotes that center around a collection of photographs of buildings demolished in Brighton during the 1930s. The photographs were originally taken for internal government use to demonstrate the “unfit” nature of the buildings. However, the Borough Council Environmental Health Department later made the photos publicly available and, as a result of advertisements in several local newspapers and radio shows, various people recognized the settings and offered memories or descriptions of the scenes. Writers reflect on the demolition of the neighborhood, the social connections between former inhabitants, and a unique sense of belonging evoked by residents. Several sketched blueprints of streets and buildings accompany the written works and photographs. Backyard Brighton is a reflection of the impact of larger socio economic systems and political agendas on individual lives and community ties.
Publisher:
QueenSpark
Creator:
Georgina Attrell Gladys Stenning Ivy Bone Benjamin Bowman Ernest Whittington Bert Nelson Peter Wood Charlotte Storrey Matilda Wheeler L. Scarborough Charles Yeates A. C. Lambert Dorothy Betteridge E. Kirby R. J. Weedon Amelia Scholey Matilda Weaver Rosina Sullivan Winnie Wheeler Edie Haynes Lisa Page Roy Grant
Contributor:
Jaqueline Connatty Bob Taylor Jayne Tyler Georgina Attrell Marion Devoy Selma Alice Piran & Sukey Montford Lisa Page Sarah Clarke Alistair Thomson Peter Messer Elfrida Oldfield Lavender Jones Brighton Borough Council Planning Department Peter Messer
Type:
text
Format:
application/pdf
Subjects:
Memoirs photographs Brighton community demolition construction disrepair neighborhood social system poverty blueprints
Latitude:
50.8432373638571
Longitude:
-0.153352274607745
Location:
Brighton
Language:
English
Source
Preferred Citation:
"Backyard Brighton", Digital Collections, FWWCP
Reference Link:
https://library.bc.edu/ds/fwwcp/items/fwwcp07se04150.html
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