Projects
Landscape Visions
This project, led by a landscape architect/photographer in collaboration with landscape archaeologists, an oral historian and a specialist in heritage interpretation, considers the legacy of land reclamation within the Great Northern Coalfield, following the closure of the last deep mines. We aim to understand the reclamation process, not just the social, political and economic drivers, but also the visions which shaped the reclaimed landscape. How did these arise? What was not valued and what has been lost?
Key Collaborators:
Dr Arieti Galani (heritage studies), Professor Sam Turner, Dr Oscar Aldred (archaeology), Sue Bradley (oral history), McCord Centre for Historic and Cultural Landscapes, Durham County Record Office, Woodhorn Museum Northumberland
ARC People: Ian Thompson