Download Exploring the smaller towns of North West England from the Middle

LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Regional Heritage Centre
Department of History
Saturday 17 January 2015
Exploring the smaller towns of North West England
from the Middle Ages to the Victorian period
Venue:
Biology Lecture Theatre (marked 43a on new campus maps), Lancaster University
(nearest parking areas: South West Drive; Farrer Avenue or Fylde Avenue. Due to ongoing building work on campus there are some
access issues – if you require Blue Badge parking please contact us for up-to-date information. Library Avenue is closed until further
notice.)
Much of the published urban history of the North West looks at the Industrial Revolution and its dramatic
impact in terms of mushroom towns, huge cities, and rapid urbanisation. In this day school we ignore most of
that and focus on the little towns which were relatively unaffected by industrialisation and which remain
comparatively small even today. Smaller towns were very important as centres for their local area, and they
include some of the most attractive places in the region. We look at places such as Croston, Kirkby Stephen,
Hornby, Brough, Garstang, Appleby and Alston, and at themes as varied as markets, mining, tourism and
administration.
All presentations in this study day will be given by Dr Alan Crosby of the British Association for Local History
9.30 a.m.
Assemble Biology Lecture Theatre (tea/coffee is not served at beginning of the day – but is
available to purchase on campus*)
10.00 - 11.00
Introduction: small towns in North West England - their role and function as local centres
before and during the Industrial Revolution
Coffee/tea & biscuits
From Appleby to Ambleside: the plan, morphology and appearance of the small towns
Lunch
The vagaries of fate and circumstance: success, failure, decline and revival of small towns in
our region
Tea/coffee & biscuits
Power and authority: how, and by whom, were small towns governed before the late Victorian
period?
11.00-11.30
11.30 - 12.30
12.30 - 1.30
1.30 - 2.30
2.30 - 3.00
3.00 - 4.00
Fee for this event: £25 (£23 for Friends and Patrons of the Centre) (fee includes coffee/tea & biscuits)
Lunch: *Sandwiches/coffee/tea can be bought on the University campus (either at SPAR supermarket or Gregg's). Hot
and cold snacks and drinks are also available at Café Republic – or you are welcome to bring your own lunch.
Parking: On Saturdays free parking is available on campus. Please note that some of the most convenient
parking areas for the Biology Lecture Theatre, including the car park at the back of the lecture theatre (on
Library Avenue), are currently unavailable due to the Library refurbishment programme. You may find the
following advice helpful:
For those of you who attend our events regularly and are reasonably familiar with campus, we recommend
that you head for Fylde Avenue car park, and walk through the back entrance to Fylde College into the foyer,
and then out into the quad. Go up the steps (or there is a ramp) and walk off to the right, passing Café
Republic, go up the steps (or use the lift) and you will find Biology Lecture Theatre on your left. This is
probably the closest car park to use on Saturdays.
If you are less familiar with campus, we recommend that you park around the Chaplaincy Centre area. As you
come up the main University drive, you turn left, then immediately right. You can park all around this
area. You will then need to head for the building marked University House, and walk through into Alexandra
Square. Head off across the square and walk down the spine between the 'boarded-over' Blackwell's
Bookshop premises (this will become part of the new Library), and the travel agency. You should see a sign
above your head that says National Rail Ticket Office. You will see The Deli food outlet on your left. A couple
of yards further on your right is Biology Lecture Theatre.
Campus maps can be downloaded at: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/contact-and-getting-here/maps-andtravel/maps/
Biology Lecture Theatre is 43a on the campus map
Do e-mail us at [email protected] if you need any further information...including if you require Blue Badge
parking as we will be glad to provide up-to-date information.
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the Study Days and Events pages on our website http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/users/rhc/ Alternatively you can
contact us to make a booking by phone or request a paper booking form: [email protected] or 01524 593770
Our events are extremely popular and many book up within the first few weeks. We strongly recommend that
you book early to avoid disappointment. If you do have to cancel your booking please give us four full working
days’ notice and we will happily arrange a refund. [Please note that refunds can now only be made via electronic
means. Should you require a refund we will need a note of your account name, account number and sort-code. Payments
originally made by credit card can be reimbursed via the same card details.]
Please note: We do not enrol people on the day unless this has been arranged in advance.