Reading the Landscape

Synopsis

Looks at two landscapes and traces the social history that created them. The first is that of East Lulworth in Dorset where the changing pattern of power relationships and ownership are traced through the village church, the castle, the army tank ranges and nearby Binden Abbey. A 17th-century Catholic chapel ‘hidden’ in the castle grounds reveals the religious loyalties of the local landowning gentry. The second landscape is that of Styal in Cheshire where the shift from land-based to industrial power and its associated social developments (the creation of the working class) is revealed by the cotton spinning and weaving mill at Quarry Bank, a 19th-century ‘green field’ development, and the specially built mill workers’ village. Includes a discussion of ‘heritage’ and the lessons to be learned from the way the histories of Lulworth and Styal are being ‘re-presented’ to the public.

Series

Society and Social Science: A Foundation Course, Course D103

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.

Year of production

1991

Availability

Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

History

Keywords

Cheshire; Dorset; heritage centres; industrial development; industrialisation; Lulworth; social history; Styal; textile industries

Credits

Producer

Jeremy Cooper

Cast

Stuart Hall

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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