1st Edition

The End of Tradition Country Life in Central Surrey

By John Connell Copyright 1978
244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1978, The End of Tradition is the history of four Surrey villages, the Horsleys and Clandons, close to London but isolated and protected from it by the Green Belt. Towards the end of the last century, a period of rapid change began in rural England as a new way of life centred on the nearby towns and cities replaced a traditional rural village life. Estates were broken up,... Read more

Preface 1. Rural England 2. The Past as Prologue 3. Contemporary Countryside 4. Migration and Housing: Elites and Council Tenants 5. Country Life 6. Participation and Planning: Preservation and People 7. The End of Tradition Notes Index

Biography

John Connell