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Hartcliffe from the air (c1960s)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paul Smith\u2019s talk will draw on his research into the history of Hartcliffe, designed by planners in the 1940s on the garden city model, built as a housing estate in the 1950s. This tale of the steady removal of planned facilities and the reduction in the quality of homes presented huge challenges to a community of \u2018pioneers\u2019 exported to the outskirts of the city. The story of Hartcliffe was repeated across the country as estates were built on the edges of towns and cities. This story has messages for the promoters of modern urban extensions and 15 minutes neighbourhoods.<\/span><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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