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Boldness diminished? The post-war battle to replan a bomb-damaged provincial city

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2008

STEPHEN ESSEX  and
MARK BRAYSHAY
STEPHEN ESSEX
Affiliation:
School of Geography, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
MARK BRAYSHAY
Affiliation:
School of Geography, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
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Abstract

The retreat from bold reconstruction planning in Britain's blitzed cities is now well established, although there are two notable exceptions: Coventry and Plymouth. While the circumstances in Coventry have been fully researched, the narrative in Plymouth remains untold. The aim of this article is therefore to evaluate the main formal measures required to embark on the comprehensive redevelopment of Plymouth's heavily blitzed core area and whether, despite Whitehall's failure to deliver the necessary legal and administrative powers in a timely and co-ordinated manner, the city maintained its faith in bold plans and planners.

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Urban History , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , December 2008 , pp. 437 - 461
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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