This is a topic which many of the new 'AS' specs. Every Monday when I drive into Sheffield along the Parkway, I see the familiar bulk of Hyde Park and Park Hill flats on the high ground behind the railway station. I've driven past them hundreds, maybe thousands, of times. Urban Splash : a company that specialises in rebranding and redesign has bought the flats and has released this video. Some interesting comments.
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Enjoying reading " Real England " by Paul Kingsnorth, which has an accompanying BLOG , which I'm of course very much in favour of... There are some very good sections in the book for geographers. One I read last night is in Chapter 6 of the book, and features the Queen's Market in Upton Park , London "Saving the market is not just about money, it's about our culture, and our culture is priceless" Poet Benjamin Zephaniah on Queen's Market This is a market which has been in operation for many decades, and has a remarkable cosmopolitan feel to it. The market apparently hasn't had a lot of investment in recent years, but has now been made available to a redevelopment firm called St. Modwen. This has not gone down well with all of the traders, some of whom fear that the rents will be increased once the development has finished. There is a website to help keep the market: FRIENDS OF QUEEN'S MARKET Image by Adrian Arbib from http://www.friendsof...