Down Memory Lane: Community and Change in a London Street - Softcover

White, Stephanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842900498 ISBN 13: 9781842900499

Publisher: Wisdom House Publications Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

This is the story of a suburban street told by the people who live in it, from when it was built early in the last century up until the present day. Stephanie White talked to the oldest residents, to learn how they had lived through the Depression of the 1930s, the Blitz, and then the post-war years. What emerged was a picture of how the street has operated as a village-like community. Residents tell the story in their own words, and the tale is brought up to date by comments from a group of younger people who have recently moved into the Avenue, with todays's lifestyles, and today's problems. The two groups combine to give a vivid and human picture of how a community can evolve.

About this title

About the Author

Stephanie White trained as a sociologist and has worked as a researcher, a teacher and a campaigner. She started her career by working for the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations on economic and industrial research. Then she moved out to Chiswick to raise a family and soon became involved in community issues such as setting up play schemes and supporting children at Chiswick Women's Aid. She worked as a teacher for thirteen years before going back to university to study development. In recent years she has become an active campaigner for development issues and works with refugees in Brixton. Though still reluctant to think of herself as a Londoner, she has lived in the same street in Chiswick for over thirty years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wisdom House Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842900498
• ISBN 13: 9781842900499
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200