Manningham: Character and diversity in a Bradford suburb(Informed Conservation)

This book raises awareness of the wide range and varied character of the historic landscape and buildings which constitute Manningham, and the forces and trends which have contributed to its appearance over time. It tells the story, through its buildings and landscape, of Manningham’s development from a thinly populated rural township to a fully developed, mostly middle-class, fashionable, 19th-century city suburb full of self assurance, civic pride and high-quality architecture. It examines how successfully and in what ways the suburb and its buildings have subsequently continued to function, following the decline and disappearance of the traditional industries on which its success was originally based and a substantially changed cultural and demographic profile. The publication will appeal to all of those with an interest in Bradford and its buildings. In addition, by supplementing the research project and literary work with a major outreach and film project, the fruits of which help to inform the publication text and are incorporated into the book as a DVD insert, the publication will be extremely effective in engaging and developing new audiences amongst the people living and working in Manningham. It gives them a ‘voice’, allowing them to share their memories and put forward their own views and opinions on the district which has become increasingly known to outsiders only for its problems of economic out-migration, increasing levels of crime and headline-making outbreaks of civil unrest. The publication also serves as a response to recently growing nation-wide development pressure on historic suburbs and this will increase understanding of historical suburban development and modern adaptation, and appeal to those with an interest in social, urban and industrial history.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements Foreword 1. Introduction: a Bradford suburb 2. A lost landscape 3. Manningham's Victorian heyday Villas and mills The pioneering new rich The succession of middle orders Housing Manningham's lower classes Industrial development Life in Victorian Manningham A mosaic 4. New cultures 5. Conservation and change Notes References and further reading Tales and Trials of Manningham DVD (ONLY AVAILABLE WITH PRINT VERSION)

About the Author :
Simon Taylor is a Senior Investigator with English Heritage Kathryn Gibson is a Historic Buildings and Areas Supervisor with English Heritage

Review :
'What makes this sensitively written account particularly evocative is the inclusion of a DVD that captures the views and memories of today's residents, and their hopes for the future.' Context 'Another gem in the 'Informed Conservation' series from English Heritage . . . This is an important book in showing how the conservation of existing buidings can co-exist with new developments, and how a multi-ethnic community has tried to come to terms with a Victorian suburb.' Industrial Archaeology Review