stratford- jake

Question 1

john……
who?
which century?
influence

Answer 1

John de Countances
mayor
12th century
market town

Question 2

famous author
century
impact

Answer 2

Shakespeare
15th century
tourism

Question 3

when was the first theatre built in stratford

Answer 3

1700’s

Question 4

brewery owners name
date
employed…

Answer 4

flowers brewery- edward flower
1833
employed 300 people

Question 5

…… family
business- size
impact

Answer 5

bird family
Scrapmetal- biggest in Europe 1970s
son diversified and built may bird centre

Question 6

what sector has stratford always been strong in?

Answer 6

tertiary- trade of goods and services

market town ——-> retail outlets

Question 7

transport links

impacts?

Answer 7

endogenous
canal- national waterways, coal in beer out
railway- great western railway- 1850s
linked straford for trade with other places

Question 8

how is the railway and example of economic change

Answer 8

once used for freight, now used for tourism

shows the change from secondary to tertiary sector

Question 9

how do the photos of Birmingham road show economic change in Stratford
type of data
source of photos

Answer 9

flowers brewery —> premier inn on same plot
show how land use has changed from secondary to tertiary
also an external chain business- less local
qualitative
Cambridge university

Question 10

RSC redevelopment
date
cost
shows?

Answer 10

2010
£100 million
how tourism is a large factor for town- large investments

Question 11

exogenous investment projects (2)

dates and costs

Answer 11

Bell court- £30 million- 2017- EU and UK architects

The gateway project- multi-million pound, open to international architects to put forward designs

Question 12

Maybird effect

Answer 12

brought in major retail brands to Stratford

strong tertiary

Question 13

Proportion of jobs advertised in SOA as service, sales and personal care
shows?

Answer 13

2/3
strong tertiary- based on tourism?
suggests discover Stratford is working?

Question 14

trips to straford upon avon districts annually (tourists)

which assessment?

Answer 14

6.3 million

2013 economic impact assessment

Question 15

money spent by SOA tourists

which assessment?

Answer 15

£300 million

2013 economic impact assessment

Question 16

jobs supported by tourism in the district

Answer 16

6’000

Question 17

average spent a month by toruists

Answer 17

£25 million

Question 18

what proportion are overnight trips?

what does this show?

Answer 18

only 10%
that Stratford has limited sights- history attracts tourists but not much to keep them there?
Germain Greer right?
World class Stratford project not working?

Question 19

promotion of tourism schemes (2)
aims
what they show
money invested? (1)

Answer 19

discover stratford- increase employment of residents, increase economic growth. By promoting stratford to get tourists in.

World class stratford project- to make stratford a “world class” destination- £3 million on riverfront gardens

Question 20

% of shop owners who say tourism has benefited their business

Answer 20

77%

Question 21

land price in town centre

impacts

Answer 21

x3 national average

negative impact of economic growth- hard for smaller local businesses

Question 22

% comparison shoops

Answer 22

87%

Question 23

clone town score
1993 —> 2017
shows

Answer 23

24 —>12
more of a clone town
Germain Greer right? “mass produced sandwiches and vile coffee” “emptiness”

Question 24

traffic congestion on Birmingham road

indicates?

Answer 24

as bad as london in rush hour

quality of life decreased due to economic growth?

Question 25

examples to use for negative effects of economic change in SOA (4)

Answer 25

land price
comparison shops
clone town score
traffic congestion

link to germain greer

Question 26

lived experineces- exogenous
quotes (4)
shows

Answer 26

Germain greer- the guardian

“mass produced sandwiches and vile coffee”- clone town? comparison shops? % stay overnight?

“a dump”
“emptiness”
“blank hump of tarmac”- world class stratford not working?

Question 27

lived experiences- endogenous

quotes (4)

Answer 27

ilivehere.co.uk
"no escape from scum"
"kids cause total chaos"
"druggies,rapists, general scum"
"fucking shithole"
compare to inequality stats?

Question 28

stratford through art/photos- 1 in detail

Answer 28

LMS advertising posters- Warwick Goble 1923. great western railway routes advertisement
shows heritage of shakespeare- birthplace in photo
shows natural beauty- riverside

Question 29

stratford through art/photos- others (2)

Answer 29

Birmingham road Cambridge university photos - economic change

freight railway station- friends of Warwickshire collection

Question 30

three qualitative sources for SOA stats

Answer 30

2011- socio-economic census profile
- “equality and diversity profile”
2013- “poverty in SOA”

Question 31

Stratford unemployment compared to UK unemployment

year of census?

Answer 31

SOA- 2.5%
UK- 7.6%

2011 census

Question 32

% of workers in lower skilled compare to nat. average

Answer 32

SOA- 4.6%

UK- 7.2%

Question 33

most expenisve road in west midlands

Answer 33

tiddington road

Question 34

Child poverty- maybird vs alveston vs uk average

Answer 34

Maybird- 22%
Alveston- 8%
child poverty- 20%
maybird- negatives of econ change?

Question 35

benefits- maybird vs alveston

Answer 35

maybird- 15%

alveston- 5%

Question 36

Free school meals- maybird vs warwickshire vs uk average

Answer 36

maybird- 12%
warwickshire- 5%
uk average- 18%

shows inequalities in stratford but that overall it’s still better than nat. average.

Question 37

crime related incidents maybird vs alveston

Answer 37

maybird- 240

alveston- 35