April 17th April at Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, 2.00pm
We frequently visit mansions, built by the wealthy but in this lecture the emphasis was changed to look at the often neglected development of housing for workers.
Our speaker Elizabeth Davey has written extensively about the Wirral and Birkenhead. In her talk she used the Wirral as an example of how workers’ housing developed, equally applicable to the situation in Chester and Cheshire.
This talk was originally prepared as a tribute to the late Professor Tarn, who in his two books, Working-class Housing in 19th Century Britain (Architectural Association, 1971) and Five Per Cent Philanthropy: An Account of Housing in Urban Areas between 1840 and 1914 (CUP, 1974) went a long way to popularising the subject of artisan dwellings.
A retired teacher and lecturer, Elizabeth has a particular interest in the built environment and has written and lectured on numerous aspects of local history for many years.
Refreshments followed the talk. The cost was £7.50.
