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Place Parts, Episode 1: A Sustaining Place Companion
Welcome to Place Parts, Episode 1, a short video feature in anticipation of the release of my third book, Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character: Principles and Best Practices, available very shortly in the United States, and eventually, around the world.
Place Parts goes beyond two-dimensional blogging and will appear at least once per week going forward, anchored here, at sustainingplace.com.
Today, we’re here on the River Lambourn in Shaw Village, Newbury. Berkshire, England, with a very simple message.
Places change, and I argue more than ever as the pandemic unwinds that we must understand them contextually as we apply solutions that will restore our public health, offset climate change, and achieve just, resident-informed environments.
Historical records suggest a mill on this spot for almost 1000 years. In 1386, the buildings were reported as being in a poor and ruinous state. There is a reference to the mill being rebuilt in 1537. In 1766, buildings that look much the same were damaged in the Newbury Bread…
