Plan analysis of the medieval boroughs of Northumberland
In the first part of the first section, earlier work on boroughs is considered, highlighting the failure to study morphology. The changing emphasis after 1955 is identified, stressing the continued focus on individual towns. It is the failure to consider the basic elements which this research project is trying to overcome. The second part of the first section discusses the reasons why boroughs rather than towns were chosen as the subject of the study. The common and peculiar features of boroughs are outlined, indicating the comparative ease with which Medieval boroughs can be identified in the surviving documents. Section one concludes with an explanation of why Northumberland was chosen as the area of study. Section two involves a discussion of the sources used to identify the boroughs, including the problem of survival and the effects of desertion, replanning and industrialisation. The plans of three boroughs are traced back to 1500 and the evidence concerning change before then is analysed. A discussion of the comparability between Medieval and modern measurements is followed by an explanation of how to achieve the most accurate measurement of the plots. Finally, each of the reconstructed boroughs is analysed
Wilson, Marian L.
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Plan analysis of the medieval boroughs of Northumberland. In the first part of the first section, earlier work on boroughs is considered, highlighting the failure to study morphology. The changing emphasis after 1955 is identified, stressing the continued focus on individual towns. It is the failure to consider the basic elements which this research project is trying to overcome. The second part of the first section discusses the reasons why boroughs rather than towns were chosen as the subject of the study. The common and peculiar features of boroughs are outlined, indicating the comparative ease with which Medieval boroughs can be identified in the surviving documents. Section one concludes with an explanation of why Northumberland was chosen as the area of study. Section two involves a discussion of the sources used to identify the boroughs, including the problem of survival and the effects of desertion, replanning and industrialisation. The plans of three boroughs are traced back to 1500 and the evidence concerning change before then is analysed. A discussion of the comparability between Medieval and modern measurements is followed by an explanation of how to achieve the most accurate measurement of the plots. Finally, each of the reconstructed boroughs is analysed
plan analysis medieval borough northumberland first_part first_section early_work consider highlight failure study morphology change emphasis identify stress continued focus individual town failure consider basic_element project try overcome second_part first_section discus reason rather towns chosen subject study common peculiar feature outline indicate comparative ease medieval identify survive document section_one conclude explanation northumberland choose area study section_two involve discussion source_use identify borough include problem survival effect industrialisation plan borough trace_back evidence_concern change analyse discussion comparability medieval modern measurement follow explanation achieve accurate measurement plot finally reconstruct borough analyse