epw048667 ENGLAND (1935). Farmland near Kidsleypark Villa, Smalley, 1935. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.

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Details

Title [EPW048667] Farmland near Kidsleypark Villa, Smalley, 1935. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.
Reference EPW048667
Date July-1935
Link
Place name SMALLEY
Parish SMALLEY
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 441596, 345561
Longitude / Latitude -1.3800443041665, 53.005438353499
National Grid Reference SK416456

Pins

View from about here looking generally north 13/04/2014

Class31
Monday 14th of April 2014 09:46:58 AM
A608 Heanor Road

Class31
Saturday 4th of January 2014 11:18:16 AM
I think this pair of houses is visible in EPW048666, right at the top of the image.

Andrew Bennett
Sunday 6th of October 2013 11:24:39 PM

User Comment Contributions

Wonder if these photos were taken as a precursor to the mining operations. Most of the field boundaries were put back the same.

TomRobin
Wednesday 8th of January 2014 10:27:43 AM
Hi TomRobin,



You may be interested to know that the original Aerofilms Ltd Register entry reads "Field at Derby Capt. W.H. Marshall". Maybe you can tie him to the firm that carried out the quarrying? Or did he own the land and sell it to the quarrying company? Either way, that entry reads more like a private client than corporate client. Would be interested if you can find out more!



We'll update the catalogue and post the new data here in due course.



Yours, Katy

Britain from Above Cataloguing Team Leader

Katy Whitaker
Wednesday 8th of January 2014 10:27:43 AM
See same area in 1949 as open cast mine, EAW011227

TomRobin
Thursday 2nd of January 2014 04:18:52 PM
Housley Town

TomRobin
Monday 9th of December 2013 06:00:51 PM
Housley Town, Smalley

TomRobin
Monday 9th of December 2013 05:55:25 PM
I think EPW048664 EPW048665 EPW048666 (EPW048667) are of same area.

Andrew Bennett
Sunday 6th of October 2013 11:23:20 PM
This rural picture stands between pictures also taken in July 1935 of the Manchester and Sheffield areas, suggesting it is somewhere between the two. This could be narrowed down to it being on the edge of one or other of the built-up areas as most of the space between the to cities is taken up by the Peak District.



While not offering a location, this picture does provide a clear image of pre-greenbelt Britain. The line of semidetached and detached houses 'stranding' out along the (main) road suggests some uncontrolled development, with a farmer (land owner) taking the opportunity to sale of some accessible land. The gaps in the rows of houses often led to the development of side roads with further housing as the original 'ribbon development' was consolidated. There were many examples of ribbon developments along roads around towns and cities, which became one of the reasons for the introduction of green belts to control the extent of urban sprawl.

Maurice
Saturday 29th of June 2013 07:04:40 AM