Saving the People\'s Forest
Saving the People\'s Forest The growth of 19th-century London was unprecedented, swallowing up villages, commons, and open fields around the metropolitan fringe in largely uncontrolled housing…
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Saving the People\'s Forest
The growth of 19th-century London was unprecedented, swallowing up villages, commons, and open fields around the metropolitan fringe in largely uncontrolled housing development. The history of this campaign is usually presented as having been fought by members of the metropolitan upper middle class, who played out their battles mainly in parliament and the law courts. In the mid-Victorian period opposition to this unbridled growth coalesced into a movement that campaigned to preserve the London commons.
He shows how throughout the 19th century such places were venues for both radical politics and popular leisure, helping to create a sense of public right of access, even 'ownership.' London's suburban growth was partly In this fascinating book Mark Gorman tells a different story--of the key role played by popular protest to preserve Epping Forest and other open spaces in and near London.
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