Changing Spaces , Making Places KQ1 Flashcards
Who was hawks head orginially owned by ?
The monks of Furness abbey
When was hawks head grammar school built ?
1585
What was the population of hawks head in 1901 ?
2100
Which 2 famous people lived in Hawkshead ?
Beatrix potter and William Wordsworth
What is hawkshead like now /
Lots of land owned by national trust
Car free village centre
Cobbled streets
Whitewashed cottages
Houses topped with local Lakeland slate
What was ancoats the birthplace of ?
The Industrial Revolution
When was the first cotton mill built in ancoats ?
1790
When was Rochdale canal opened ?
1804
What was ancoats population in 1801 and 1831
11,000
31,000
Increased by 20,000
When did Italians migrate to ancoats ?
1900s
They created “little Italy”
What happened to ancoats in the 1960’s ?
Became very run down
Notorious for crime and deprivation
Mills fell into despair
Mass clearance of areas terraced houses
what was ancoats population in 1861 ?
56,000 (larger than bury and Blackburn )
In ancoats and hawkshead what is the percentage of unemployed people compared to national average ?(2021 census )
A- 4.1%
H-0.2%
E-3.5%
What percentage of ancoats and hawkshead are economically active compared to national average ?
A-22.4%
H-37.3%
E-39.1%
What is the percentage of people with very bad health in ancoats and hawkshead compared to national average ?
A-1.1%
H-0.6%
E-1.2%
What percentage of one person households in ancoats and hawkshead compared to the national average ?
A-36.4%
H-32.8%
E-30.1%
What percentage of ancoats and hawkshead can’t speak English well compared to the national average ?
A-2.8%
H-0.2%
E-1.6%
What percentage of ancoats and hawkshead is highest qualification is a degree compared to the national average ?
A-60%
H-47.1%
E-33.9%
What are the cultural characteristics like in hawkshead ?
Prosperous medieval wool town
Whitewashe houses
Narrow streets
Originally part of Furness abbey
Griezdale forest
Baptist chapel
What are the cultural characteristics of ancoats ?
Little Italy
Former factories
Cotton mill industry
Terraced houses
Red brick
Catholic Churches
Canals
What do Cumbria county council want to do ?
Improve education , libraries , youth services ,waste disposal , highways
What are some local groups in hawkshead ?
Hawkshead agricultural society
What to Manchester City council want to do ?
Want to reform public services
Improve neighbourhoods and living quality
Improve services and facilities
What are some local groups in ancoats ?
Ancoats visual arts group
Ancoats community choir
Ancoats canal project
How did Rochdale canal shape ancoats identity ?
Without the canals , raw cotton would not have been delivered to mills
So the mill industry would not have boomed
And many migrants may nt have moved due to no work opportunities
How does migration shape ancoats place identity ?
Little Italy
Communities
Irish and italian - Roman Catholic churched built
Overcrowding of terraced housing
Could have led to spread of diseases (cholera )
What are some socioeconomic factors ?
Types of families
Income levels
Leves of education achieved
Types of employment
Quality of health
What are some demographic factors ?
Total pop size
Faith
Sexuality
Race
Age
Gender
What does place identity mean ?
A space which has meaning , which local people attach to it
What are the politics like in ancoats ?
Larger “ward” within a larger area
Overwhelming labour supporters (Andy burnham), compared to national government (conservative )
What are the politics like in hawkshead ?
Smaller settlements
More active parish council
Community have greater access to this local group (thy can decide on planning/lighting/playgrounds )
What is the built environment like in ancoats ?
Red brick mills - between 2 and 6 storeys high - pitched slate roofs
Murrays mills and McConnell building - now apartments
Snakes soap factory - now nightclub
Green quarter - incorporating properties using green energies and materials
Manchesters Italian and Jewish quarters - museums and cultural centres
What is the built environment of hawkshead ?
Strict development and planning rules
Whitewashed houses
Pedestrianised areas
How did parts of ancoats become a conservation area in 1989 ?
Acquisition of large areas by North west regional development agency and new east Manchester urban development company gave Manchester City council the confidence to designate a part of ancoats as a conservation area in 1989
What money has been given to ancoats ?
From the single regeneration budget (city council ), NRDA funds , grants from English heritage and grants from lottery funding
What money has been given to hawkshead ?
Funding from Lake District national park authority
2014 ,£5,000 given to hawkshead parish council for the hawkshead squares project (protecting the charm of the area )
EU funding (b4 brexit ) , support 1,200 farms in the region as 2,500 people are employed in the industry
How much is the visitor spending in Cumbria ?
£2.6 billion
What are some features of built environment ?
Age and style of buildings
Building material
Density of housing
Local traditions
Clubs
What are some feature of physical geog of an area ?
Altitude
Slope angle
Aspect
Drainage
Geology
What is the pop of hawkshead ?
510
What % of hawkshead are christian ?
50%
What age are the most of hawkshead ?
55-59
What % of people in hawkshead are born in England ?
95.1%
What percentage of people in hawkshead are muslim ?
0.4%
What is the impact of shifting flows of people in hawkshead ?
Tourism is a big industry
Japanese tourist signs throughout village
What is the pop of ancoats ?
14,800
What age are most people in ancoats ?
20-40
What percentage of ancoats were born in the uk ?
69.3%
What percentage of ancoats are christian ?
32.6%
What percentage of ancoats are Muslim ?
8.8%
How many people were living in 1 house in the 1800s in ancoats ?
20
What percentage of houses in ancoats had no plumbing in the 1800s
55%
What is an example of an Italian business in ancoats ?
Granellis ice cream
Rudys pizz and pasta
What were housing conditions like in the Industrial Revolution in ancoats
No housing regulations
Back to bac k(no outdoor space )
Led to spread of cholera
Builders kept adding extensions (overcrowded )
What are the shift in flows of people in ancoats ?
Pop declined in 1891 due to mills and became working class community
Italians formed tight nit community - turned jersey street into little Italy
Half the men in ancoats in 1851 were Irish
How much did new Islington cost ?
£250 million
How many new homes did new Islington supply ?
1,700
What did new Islington include ?
31 acre eco park
Regeneration of old card room estate - which became run down in 1990s
Energy efficient business
New healthcare centre
What are the negatives of new Islington ?
Not providing enough affordable homes
What impact does the green quarter impact on its modern day identity ?
Better for environment
Changing the imag of ancoats having heavy pollution
What are some things which shape a places identity?
Migration
Loss of local investment
Lack of resources
Spending by TNC’s
Tech
How many people serve in hawkshead parish council?
8 elected people
What ward is ancoats part of ?
Ancoats and Clayton ward
One of 32 wards in Manchester City council
