Detroit Flashcards
Where is chipping campden located
Gloucestershire, Cotswolds, UK
What did Campden use to be?
Market town
What is the main monument
St James church - built 500 years ago with money from the wool trade
Give examples of 2 festivals in the area
Dovers games, Scuttlebrooke wake
Name a famous feature of the town
Market Hall, built 1627
What demonstrates the development of the town
Used to be a market town (shown by St James)
Name 5 types of shops found in the area
Books Antiques Gifts Cutlery General
what types of shops are found in the town
service sector (tertiary)
What examples of modern day does the town hold
broadband, hourly bus service
When was chipping Campden school founded
1440 (then became all boys school until 1906)
What did the wool trade do for Campden
Made it very wealthy
What is the democracy of Campden like now
Still very wealthy, old
What are taking place around Campden
Housing developments (estimated price £600,000)
what was the previous function of chipping campden?
wool market town
what is the function now of chipping campden
popular tourist destination
What was the previous function of campden
wool market town
What is the function now of Campden
Tourist destination
What is an example of a building function that has changes
Police station - built 1920’s , closed 2002
Now a post office, offices and tourist information centre
What is an example of building functions that haven’t changed
Post office - built 1967
Almshouses - built 1612
what was the population of campden in 1851
2351
what was the population of campden in 2016
2288
what was the population in 1921
1627 (due to world war 1)
why did the population increase between 1921 and 2016?
advancement in technology , improvement of transport links , more jobs available in the town
how has the age of the population changed
become an ageing population , 1/3 of residents aged 65 or over