WR I T EU P Be wdl eyF i r s tI mpr es s i on Af t erv i s i t i ngBe wdl ey,I f oundouti t wasmor ei n t er es t i ngt hanIi ni t i al l y an t i c i pat ed.Atf i r s tIwasuni ns pi r ed byt hel oc at i onduet ot hef ac tt hat Idi dno ts har ean yper s onall i n k st o t hear ea,nordi dIhav ean yf ami l i ar i t ywi t har easoft hi snat ur e. Ne ver t hel es s ,af t erv i s i t i ng t he ar ea I began t o appr ec i at et he hi s t or i c al r el e v anc eoft hi sl oc at i onandwas i mpr es s ed by t he en t hus i as m of t he l oc al s of Be wdl ey. Ast he popul at i on demogr aphi ci s pr edomi nat el y agi ng t her e i sa s t r ong appr ec i at i on f ort i me and t hi shasl ed t ot hi ngst hathav e l as t edt obemor ev al ued.Thi shas pr omt ed me t oc ons i derar c hi v i ng t hi ngst hatImayno ts eeasr el ev an t ,butmaybev er yi mpor t an t t ot hel oc al sofBe wdl ey.
Iwi l lt her ef or el ookatBe wdl eyat di f f er en ts c al est o de t er mi ne t he s or tofc l as s i f i c at i onI wi l l us et odet er mi ne whatwoul d be ar c hi v ed. Al s oI wi l l t r yandus et heanal y s i sof di f f er en ts c al est of i ndf eat ur est hat ar el ar gel ypopul arandbes tr epr es en tBe wdl ey.Iam hopi ngt ounder s t andt hemos ts ui t abl es pac es f ora publ i cr eal m t o be i mpl emen t ed. Al s o Iwi l ldr aw i nf l uenc es f r om wher et heheav i es tc i r c ul at i onc ur r en t l yoc c urandhast hepo t en t i al t o happen.Iwi l lal s ot r yf i nd s pac es t hathav es omes or tofr el at i ons hi p t ot he3s i t esandIwi l ls eewhat s or tofbui l di ngwi l l bes tac hi e v et he n t endedf unc t i onofapubl i cr eal m. i
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-F orex ampl eIwoul dk eepal lt he bui l di ngst hats t i l loper at e on t he or i gi nalf unc t i on i t was bui l tf or . -Al s o Iwoul dk eep An y Bui l di ng t hat c r eat ed a s t r ong s ens e of c ommuni t y,asabel i e v et hear eai s mi s s i ng a s t r onger publ i cr eal m.
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b E WD L E Yl O C A T I O N Be wdl eyi sas mal lt o wnl oc at ed i n t he di s t r i c of Wor c es t er s hi r e. I ti saR i v er s i de T o wnl oc at edwhi c hi saf e w mi l esawayf r om Ki dder mi ns t er . Be wdl eyi sf ai r l ywel ll oc at edwheni tc omest oi t s pr ox i mi t yt ol ar gerCi t i es .I ti s 2 3mi l esawayf r om Bi r mi ngham whi c hi si t s near es t ma j ort r ans por tHub.Ther e i sal ar geamoun tofBe wdl ey spopul at i ont hatwor ki n Bi r mi ngham andKi dder mi s t erandman yofi t soc c upan t swi l l of t ent r av el t oKi dder mi ns t erbec aus eoft h
ac c es st opr oduc t sands er v i c es t hatmay no tbe av ai l abl ei nBe wdl ey. Thi si sa v er yappar en tr eal i t yasal o t oft hes hopsar ec at er edt o agei ngc us t omer sandbus i nes s est hatar ei ndyi ngs ec t or s .F orex ampl e,t her ear e mul t i pl ef uner albus i nes s es ont hes ames t r ee ts ugges t i ngwhatk i ndofs er v i c esar e neededi nBe wdl ey.
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b E WD L E Yl O C A T I O N Be wdl ey swi derl oc at i onwas v er yi mpor t an tbec aus e of t hei ndus t r i est hati thos t ed f or t r adi ng. Be wdl ey was home t oi ndus t r i ess uc has weav i ng, r opemak i ng, gl ov e mak i ng and c appi ng .Thi s tapopul arpl ac ef or madei t r ade i nt he 1 7t h and 1 8t h c en t ur y.Al s obec aus eofi t s ac c es st ot he r i v eri t was v er yi n v ol v edwi t ht r adi ngat t hi st i me. Thi smean tBe wdl ey had s t r ong r el at i ons hi ps wi t hs ur r oundi ngs e t t l emen t s and was of t en a popul ar t o wnt obei n.T odayBe wd-
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l eys t i l l hasageogr aphi cr el at i ons hi pt os ur r oundi ng s e t t l emen t swhi c hmeanst oi s us ual l y af f ec t ed by ma j or c hangesi nt he s ur r oundi ng c i t i es . F orex ampl ei nt hemi d 20t hc en t ur yt her e wasan i nf l uxofi mmagr an t st os ur r oundi ng ar eass uc h asbi r mi ngham and k i dder mi ns t er ,t hi spopul at i on gr o wt h al s or ai s e Be wdl ey spopul at i onatt hatt i measpeopl e us edi thasanes c apef r l ar gert o wnsandc i t i es .
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The Br o wn s ho ws t he popul arar easofBe wdl ey i nt he1 8 8 0s .Att hi sper i odsT r adi ngwass t i l lhi gl y i mpor t an t t o Be wdl ey wi t hmos tofi ts t i l lhappi ng by r i v er ,butR oad us ef orHor s eDr awnc ar r i ageswer ei n us es oa l ar ger ar ea i n Be wdl ey hadt oc at erf oral lt hes e needs .E s pec i al l ybec aus e oft hebr i dget hatt r av el s woul dus et oen t erBe wd l ey.So t hi smean tr oad us ef r om t he Br i dge t o l oadi ngbay sont her i v er hadt obeac c es s abl e. The Gr een R epr es en t s t hepopul arar easi nt he.
1 920s .Thepopul arar eas ofus e dec r eas ed i ns i z e and ac t i v i t i es c onc er ni ng t her i v erdec r eas ed. Thi si s when t he f oc usoft he hi ghs t r ee ts t ar t edt odev el op asBe wdl ey De v el oped a popul armar k e t pl ac e ast he t o wn was mor ef oc us edont r adi ng r at her t han manuc f ac t ur ng and mak i ng. Al s o s ome bui l di ngst hatwe woul d no w des c r i be as war ehous es wer e c ons t r uc t ed. t ohel pc at erf or t hegr o wt hi nt r adi ng. The Pur pl e r epr es en t s t he popul ar ar eas i n t he 1 960s . Her et hes i z eoft he popul arar easdi dn’ t
c hangeasmuc hbutt he popul ar ar eas s hi f t ed s l i gh t yt ot hewes tofBewdl ey. Thi swaspar t l ybec aus eoft henumberof pr i v at eo wnbus i nes st hat wer es t ar t ed and t hes e bus ni es s wer e l oc at ed neart ot hei rhomesor r ant hei rbus i nes s esf r om t hei rhomes .The Bl ac k r epr es en t s t he c ur r en t popul ars pac esi nBe wdl ey,t hi si sf oc us edar ound t hehi ghs t r ee t . Thi sar eai s t hemos tpopul arar eaof bec aus ei ti st he c en t r al r oadt hatl eadst o al lof Be wdl ey.
Be wdl ey Hi ghs t r ee ti sv er yi mpor t an t t ot hei nden t i t yofBe wdl eyandc ar r i es man yr emi nder s of t he di f f er en t pr omi nen tt i meper i odsandho wi taf f ac t edBe wdl ey.
Be wdl ey i sa P opul art our i s t des t i nat i onmai n l ybec aus eof t he r i v er s i de.Cer t ai n bus i nes s hav ec at er ed t hei rs er v i c et o f ol l o wt hi st heme.
Ther ei sac ol our f ulr o w ofbui l di ngst hatf ac e t he r i v erandt he br i dge,t hi sgi v esv i s i t or sa pl eas an ts upr i s east heyc omei nbutper haps mas k st her eal i den t i t yofBe wdl ey.
T r av el l i ng t i me i sv er yi n t er es t i ng i nBe wdl ey, t her ei sanagei ngpopul at i onwhi c hl i k es l o w wal k sand l i k es t andi ng t o appr ec i at et hi ngs . Thi si sac on t r as tt oay oungerpopul at i onwho t r av elf as tandar e al mos tne v ers c ene bec aus et heyar eal way sont hemov e.
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Thi sov er l ays ho wsho wt hes ames pac ei s us edov erdi f f er en tt i me per i ods .I ts ho ws ho w bui l di ngss uc hast heChur c har ev er yi nt egr alt oBe wdl ey si nden t i t yandhasbeen f oral ongt i me. I ti sal s oi n t er es t i ngt os ee ho wt hedi f f er en tmodesoft r ans por thav e us edt hes amer oadwhi c hal s ohi n t satt he n mpor t anc eofBe wdl eyHi ghs t r ee t . i
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Be wdl ey Hi ghs t r ee ti nt he 1 8t h c en t ur y.Ther ei ss l o wert r av el s peed.Thi ngs ar ev i e wed at wal k i ngpac emos toft het i me. .
Be wdl eyHi ghs t r ee tat1 920,t r av el s peedi ss t i l lv er ys l o w,wal k i ngi s s t i l lt he mos tl i k e wayt o mov e ar ound. .Thi s made t he hi ghs t r ee ti mpor t an thase v er y t hi ng wasc l os et oeac ho t her .
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Be wdl ey i n 20t hc en t ur y,t her e ar e mor e peopl e ar ound t r av el s peed i sno wi nc r eas i ng asc ar s ar e bec omi ng mor e ac c es s abl e. Ther ei ss t i l laf oc usont hehi gh s t r ee twhi c hi sno ws t e t c hedac c r os st hewhol eofL oads t r ee t .
Be wdl eyno w,t her e,i sac onf l i c t i nt het r av el s peed, agei ngpopul at i ont r av el s l o werandappr i c i at e t he bui l i di ngs t hey gr e w up ar ound.They oungerpopul at i on ar ei nc ar sorbi k esandt r v el muc h f as t erand ar e no tex per i enc i ng Be wdl ey.
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t a x o n o m y o p e n i n g Openi ngsar ei n t er es t i ngss pac esi nBe wdl ey andar el i t t l e hi n t st owar dst he per s onal i t y ofBe wdl ey.
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t a x o n o m y f a c a d e s The f ac adess ho wst he ec l ec t i cnat ur eofbe wdl eyandi t sac c ep t anc eof di f f er en ts t y l es .Ho we v er t her ei sal i mi tt ot hi sac c ep t anc e and Be wdl ey l oc al soppos et hei deaof f or ei gns t y l es .
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Thear c hi v i s tv al uesan y t hi ngaut hen t i c , t heyi n t er es t edi nunder s t andi ngan y t hi ngt odowi t har t ef ac t .Thei rr oom woul dc at ert ot hi si dea.I ti sa s pac e wher e an y t hi ng t hat c an be s t or ed i s s t or ed,buti ti ss t or edi nawayt hathel pst hem t ounder s t and. whathasbeens t or ed.
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R o o m s Thei deaofc r eat i ngar oom t hatwi l l c hal l enge i deasaboutc ons er v at i onandpr es er v at i on. Can aph y s i c al en v i r on men tf or c ey out oappr i ec i at e anob j ec tt hatmayne v erbeno t i c ed.
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L i gh ti sus ed t oc r eat e an i mmmer s i v e and ov er whel mi ng ex per i enc e.F or ei gn s hapesatanabnor malquan t i t yi sus ed t odi s or i en t at es omeone.
Al l t hes ens esar es t i mul at edt oens ur e t he human ex per i enc ed i sf ul l yc ont r ol l ed.Thi sal l o wsy out oi n t en t i anal l y ai mf oras pec i f i cr es pons e.
Y ay oi K us ama-Vi c t or i aMi r o THEMOVI NG MOME NT WHE NIWE NT TO THEUNI VE RS Ef eat ur esne w pai n t i ngs , t hei c oni cMyE t er nalSouls er i es ,pai n t ed br on z epumpk i nandf l o wers c ul p t ur es
A mas samoun tc an be s t or edi nawayt hati sc l ut er edbuts t i l lt as t ef ul l .The bui l di ng up of‘ S t uf f ’wi t h t hedi f f er en ts i z es ,di f f er en t hei gh t sand wi dt hc r eat es an i n t er es t i ng l ands c ape t hats upr i s i ngl yf i t si n wi t h t henat ur al t er r i an.
The i dea of s t ac k ed f or msonas l oapi nghi l li s pl eas an t l yni c et ol ookat Cant hi sber epl i c at edon o t hers i t esandwi t hl es s i mpos i ngf or ms
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Thes i t ei sf i l l edwi t hal o tofv ege t at i ont hi s al l o wsl i gh t st obet r eat edi nadel i c at eand pur pos ef ul way.
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Sho ws t r av els peed ac r os s t he di f f er en t ar eas of t he s i t e.
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Sho wswhatar easwoul dbebes t f ors pec i f i cs pac es .Sho wst her el at i ons hi pbe t weent hes es pac es .
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Sho ws t he t y pes of f or ms t hat c oul doc c uri ndi f f er en tar easoft he s i t e andho wt heywoul dph y s i c al l y c onnec tt oge t her .
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The s i t e i s appr oac hed wi t h mor ec ar eandt hei deaoft he pav i l i oni ss t ar t i ngt ode v el op.
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P av i ol i onF l oorpl anwi t h agen r ali deaofi n t er nal s pac es .
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B e wd l e y A n a l y s i s The s ame anal y s i st hat was us ed on t he f i l m s t udywasus edonBe wdl ey hi ghs t r ee tt ot r y and i den t i f y t he mai n el emen t st hat def i ne t he i den t i t yofBe wdl ey.F i r es t t hec en t r epoi n tandf oc us wheny ouar eonBe wdl ey Hi ghs t r ee ti st heR oadand R oof s c apel eadi ngy out o t heChur c h. Thi s i s r epr es en t ed i n y el l o w. Thes ur r ondi ngar eai st he s hop f r on t and bui l di ngs pos i t i oned s i de by s i de al ongt hes t r ee t . Thes ear et het womai n par t st hatdef i ne Be wdl ey’ sph y s i c al i den t i t y.
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