Dartmoor National Park was designated in 1951, the fourth of the first wave of designations under the second Attlee Government. This raised new expectations, particularly among national park advocates, about how developments within the park would be managed. In earlier work, Professor Matthew Kelly discussed how conflicts between different state agencies played out on the moor, particularly conflicts between the park authorities and the Forestry Commission, the statutory water authorities, and the Ministry of Defence. In this talk, he turns to smaller, more everyday sources of contention, including municipal developments and those that arose as residents sought to take advantage of the opportunities presented by increased mobility and tourism. This depended on roadside advertising, new buildings, and places to park; it also produced a lot of rubbish. How could this unruly entrepreneurialism be reconciled to the commitment of the park authorities and its attendant pressure groups to a particular aesthetic, a form of visual amenity, that should prevail throughout the park?
Date: Tuesday 4 March
Time: 19:00–20:20
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Roland Levinsky Building
Ticket information: £6, £4 concessions, free to University of Plymouth students and Historical Association Members
Time: 19:00–20:20
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Roland Levinsky Building
Ticket information: £6, £4 concessions, free to University of Plymouth students and Historical Association Members
The Historical Association
Dartmoor National Park Authority
