FOLAR Talks summer 2021: Changing Attitudes to Open Space and Landscape Preservation in the UK 1920-1930s

FOLAR offers three different perspectives on the defence of open space from an era which saw the founding of the Institute of Landscape Architects.

In Talk 1, Dr Navickas will examine the Open Spaces Society's collection of lantern slides, held at the Museum of English Rural Life. The Society was founded in 1865 and has campaigned ever since for the preservation of public open spaces and rights of way. The slides offer a view of the ideal landscapes that they sought to preserve in the early 20th century. The talk will focus on the designed landscapes in the image collection, including the metropolitan parks and commons, in an era of suburbanisation.