Reconciling History with Modernity: 1940s Plans for Durham and Warwick

John Pendlebury
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John Pendlebury: Global Urban Research Unit (incorporating CREUE), School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, England

Environment and Planning B, 2004, vol. 31, issue 3, 331-348

Abstract: During the 1940s a series of remarkable and radical planning documents, generally now collectively referred to as ‘reconstruction plans’, were produced for many British cities. Universally, these sought to introduce a highly interventionist, comprehensive planning, often with strong elements of ‘clean sweep’ reconstruction. The author considers two such plans, for the historic cities of Durham and Warwick. He examines how the authors of these plans sought to reconcile the desire to achieve functional modern places with historic character, in a period of growing consciousness of the historic qualities of place. The author concludes by briefly considering the legacy of these plans on ideas about planning in historic towns and cities.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1068/b29102

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