VG Suburban Guides: 1 Folk Suburb

Having been reading about the old Shell guides, 'Recording Britain' and John Piper's and J.M. Richards work recently, I though that we'd have a shot at a gazeteer in the spirit of these things - getting out and about in the neighbourhood like the neighbourhood oddball.

Built between 1953 and 1962 on one of the last of the dying landed-estates, I was interested to discover that the developers continued making ad-hoc additions to their ordinary suburb, largely in the form of small buildings (garages, sheds etc), well into the 1960s.  Records of many of these remain, and it is the search for and recording of what remains of them that will form the backbone of this guide.  I am expecting disappointment in most cases.

Hopefully, other sections will deal with hidden areas I come across on my searches where the past was not developed, and the old folk magick can survive; and also with examples of Suburban Folk Art.

I hope, all things being equal, to have the first entry up soon.

Important Warning
At virtually all sites, the visitor on foot is likely to be the only pedestrian.  Special care must be taken to avoid arousing suspicion.