what's in a place? Toxteth + Lympstone Flashcards
housing in toxteth and lympstone
terrace houses but lympston has been gentrified and toxteth have decayed (£1 for houses)
what are the characteristics of a place?
physical geography; drainage, geology, vegetation
demography; no. of inhabitants, ages, gender, ethnicity
socio-economic; employment, income + education
cultural; religion, societies, local clubs
political; local, regional + national govts
built environment; age + style of buildings, density of housing
what was the wind rush generation?
after the war people guaranteed jobs in Liverpool from Caribbean
Where is Lympstone?
Lympstone is 12km from Exeter situated on the River Exe Estuary
Describe the physical elements of Lympstone:
Red breccia cliffs, on a tidal estuary 1.5km wide with large mudflats, small beach of pebbles + gravel
Describe the history of Lympstone:
Saxons established it and was originally a small port. Was a traditional fishing village which turned to shipbuilding in 19th century where it expanded a little. Tourism started in 1840’s with introduction of railway in 1860’s. In 20th century it became a dormitory settlement to Exeter.
Describe demographic of Lympstone:
Top heavy age structure
Population density = 16.6 people per hectare
16-65 year olds = 55.6% and over 65’s = 24.6%
Ethnically homogeneous - 98.9% white
Socio-economic facts and figures of Lympstone:
Avg. household size = 2.3 people
Owner- occupiers = 66%
Bad health = 4.1%
Over 16 w/ no qualifications = 14.1%
Describe the politics in Lympstone:
Parish council w/ 11 elected people
Devon county council above parish
East Devon has electorate of 72,000
Describe built environment in Lympstone:
strict planning rules as local residents protect the architecture
Some new houses on village’s periphery -> large houses on cliff top
Older housing style
Describe changing flows in Lympstone (recent):
shift towards services + growing significance of knowledge economy
- 1/3 of employed residents are managers, directors or senior officials
- Meteorological office moved to Exeter in 2003 (biggest move of IT in Europe)
Increased tertiary sector employment -> provided strong economic stimulus for the region
- growing higher education sector inc a uni of 3000 staff
Where is Toxteth?
Inner Liverpool, 1.5km south of city centre.
Describe the physical elements of Toxteth.
Beside the fast flowing River Mersey, the land is undulating rising up from the banks.
Describe the history of Toxteth.
Saxons established it. It became a large royal hunting forest under King Johns rule in 13th century and remained a forest for 300 years after. Opened up for farming during 16th century and during 17th century small-scale industry increased making use of water power out of damned stream. Industrial revolution saw a copper works in 1772 and then a ceramics factory. The river became lined with shipbuilding yards. Toxteth was given to an ambitious housing scheme creating large villas and wide roads. Attractive Greenfield site fr developers who built for middle class population to escape congestion —> became a dormitory settlement. In 19th century demand for space increased so back-to-back poorly constructed housing built behind villas —> to house dock workers and their families, overcrowding led to typhoid and cholera epidemics. Over 150 years toxteth changed from a small community to inner city suburb.
Describe demographic of Toxteth.
Few elderly
Population density = 87.8 people per hectare
75.5% 16-65 year olds
Ethnically diverse = 78.6% white
