The facade of power and the power of the facade: memory and meaning in Victorian cities

• Richard Rodger ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Edinburgh
• Localización: Urban history, ISSN-e 1469-8706, Vol. 50, Num. 4, 2023, págs. 703-738
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Terraces and tenements provide the facades upon which are inscribed texts and decorative images. Embedded in the walls, these ‘plaques’ convey meanings and memories that saturate the built environment with references to the past. Evidence based on property surveys, maps and archival documents form the empirical basis from which it is concluded that images and inscriptions presented a wider geo-political and historical awareness in the everyday setting of local residents.