Publications

Change in the High Street: a comparison of Yorkshire market towns

By Michael F. Hopkinson
PLACE Occasional Paper No. 5, 2000
ISBN: 0-9524970-6-9. 21 black/white photos and 6 maps.
Price: £1.50

Studies changes in land use in 5 market towns in the 1990s. Looks at Beverley, Malton, Ripon, Thirsk and Selby. The towns constrast in their population, prosperity and the nature of change taking place.

'Heaven Consists of Working Men's Clubs': The origin and early years of the Club and Institute Union, 1860-1920

By Glyn Edwards
PLACE Occasional Paper No. 4, 2000
ISBN: 0-9524970-4-2. 46pp. 13 black/white illustrations.
£1.50

Historical account of how Working Men's Clubs started and the key period in their development. Looks at the ideals, principles and relationships with local communities. Case study of the York City Branch and Acomb WMC. Detailed list of references.

Town and Country: Contemporary Issues at the Rural/Urban Interface

Edited by Michael Hopkinson
PLACE Research Centre, 2000
ISBN: 0-9524970-5-0. 96pp. 11 black/white illustrations.
Price: £2.50 (incl. P & P).

A collection of papers addressing issues affecting the boundary between town and country. Marion Shoard's keynote paper examines the range of opportunities for using marginal land in more imaginative ways. Edward Benson discusses steps towards an integrated transport strategy for North Yorkshire. Michael Hopkinson questions whether York is maintaining a range of open spaces at the urban fringe for the benefit of its residents or succumbing to external commercial pressures. Lynn Crowe et al discuss issues of access for informal recreation. Geoff Lomas and Glenn Gorner relate the varied experiences of a planning authority trying to involve local residents in environmental design. The last two papers focus on species examples. Adam Menuge describes he 18th century Belle Isle in the Lake District. Andrew Sclater looks at public access and protection in the Smithhills Estate, Bolton.