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Originally published in 1973, Semi-Detached London looks at the great suburban expansion of London between the two world wars. The book covers all aspects of urban history, presenting an authoritative and balanced account of the Great Suburban Age, and the final uninhibited forty years before the Green Belt and Development Plan. The roles of the speculative builder, the estate developer and the local authorities receive careful attention and the author's special knowledge of London's transport systems ensures that the leading part they played is fully developed. Students of social, urban and transport history will find this book a valuable source of reference.
List of contents
Author’s Preface Abbreviations 1. The Fertile Ground 2. Suburbia 1900-14 3. Council Cottges 1900-14 4. Case Studies 1900-14 5. Some Homes for Heroes 1919-25 6. Speculators’ Suburbia 1923-39 7. Building Estates 1920-39 8. Homes for the Mortgaded 9. Council Cottages 1920-39 10. Life in the Neo-Georgian Suburbs 11. Suburban Money 1925-39 12. Selling the Suburb 13. Transport for the Suburbs 14. Neo-Georigan Case Studies: (1) Edgware, the Underground Suburb 15. Neo-Georgian Case Studies: (2) Southern Electric Stoneleigh 16. Neo-Georgian Case Studies: (3) The LCC Cottage Estates 17. Hitler Stops the Sprawl Epilogue: Or Planning Unplanned Appendix 1. Greater London Population 1901-39 2. Suburban Electric Tramway Development 1901-32 3. Suburban Motorbus Route Development 1910-39 4. New Suburban Railway Facilities 1901-40 5. Co-partnership Housing Estates 6. Specifications and Plans of London Suburban Houses Select Bibliography Index
About the author
Alan A Jackson
Summary
Semi-Detached London looks at the great suburban expansion of London between the two world wars. It covers all aspects of urban history, presenting an authoritative and balanced account.
