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Title:
Katharine Buildings, 1885-1962

Subject Categories:
Housing
Community and urban studies - Society and culture

Depositor(s):
Townsend, P., Institute of Community Studies

Principal Investigator(s):
Townsend, P., Institute of Community Studies

Sponsor(s):
Nuffield Foundation

Abstract:
This unpublished study of social change focused on the inhabitants of Katharine Buildings in Stepney, London. The Buildings were established in 1885 as an experiment in improving working class housing conditions and were influenced by the ideas of Octavia Hill, Beatrice Webb and Ella Pycroft. Professor Townsend's study includes his analysis of the original ledgers and notes kept by Webb and Pycroft. In addition interviews with residents, some of whom were descendants of the original inhabitants, were also conducted. The accounts of interviews and questionnaires - with many open-ended questions - provide a unique picture of a working class community in transition through such issues as family history, household composition, occupation, income and leisure pursuits.


Main Topics:
Social change; housing; urban communities; urban renewal; working class life; family life; community life; family networks; rented accommodation; tenants.

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: 1885-1962
Dates of Fieldwork: 1957-1962
Country: England
Geography: London; East London
Spatial Units: No spatial unit
Observation Units: Individuals; Families/households
Kind of Data: Textual data; Numeric data; Questionnaires; Interview summaries; Documentation

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:Subnational
Population:Tenants of Katharine Buildings

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
Sampling Procedures: Purposive selection/case studies
Number of Units: 187
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Weighting: Not applicable

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: Host archive conditions apply
Availability: These data are available from a service other than ESDS, UK Data Archive - National Social Policy and Social Change Archive. Albert Sloman Library Special Collections, University of Essex. Contact ESDS Qualidata, UK Data Archive, in the first instance.
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Copyright:
Copyright Professor Peter Townsend

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