IHBC President David McDonald will be presenting a paper on placemaking in seaside towns at the ‘Wish You Were Here’ conference organized by the Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust and Great Yarmouth Cultural Heritage Partnership on 20 October in Great Yarmouth’s St George’s Theatre.
The organisers write:
The British Seaside resort, often emblematic of social and economic developments as well as changing tastes, has remained a fixture of British culture and heritage since the 18th century. Quickly emerging as a cultural phenomenon alongside the advance of the pleasure industry, the seaside town has shaped a unique and often quirky identity, which has since generated a shared public nostalgia for this distinct culture. This conference aims to explore the significance of seaside heritage, investigating its undulating history as well the challenges it has faced in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Being situated in Great Yarmouth, ‘Wish You Were Here’ will aptly address the social, economic and cultural conditions of seaside towns, discuss the importance of coastal heritage and consider the uniqueness and other worldliness of the place between land and sea.
Speakers for the day:
- Anna Keay (Landmark Trust)
- David McDonald (IHBC)
- John Schofield (University of York)
- Sara Crofts (HLF)
- John Knell (RSA)
- Jonathan Clark (Big Lottery)
- David Allen (Allen Scott)
- Esther Graham (Scarborough Museums Trust)
- Simon Robinson (Easy on the Eye)
- Darren Barker (GYBC)
- Charlotte Paddock (GYBC)
