I walked with Daisy along the River Don from the Wardsend cemetery to Neepsend. At Wardsend, we started off a … More
Category: urban dereliction
Confronting objects, waste, histories: a conversation between Amanda Crawley Jackson and David McLeavy
Diary Entry, September 2012 (Amanda) Furnace Park is being cleared by two men sent by the University’s environmental services team. I … More
plastiCities – a symposium jointly hosted by occursus and the School of Geography at the University of Sheffield
plastiCities Tuesday June 3rd 2014, 10am-5pm G03, Jessop West, 1 Upper Hanover Street, University of Sheffield Scientific discourses on neuroplasticity … More
Research paper on Furnace park, Weds April 10, 4pm
Unmapping the Urban: Contemporary Art from France and Insurgent Public Space A talk by Dr Amanda Crawley Jackson Humanities Research … More
Furnace Park – amidst the cracks in the concrete
Catherine Annabel, ‘Manchester, so much to answer for’
Great text on northern cities in literature by Catherine Annabel: http://cathannabel.wordpress.com/ …in fact this ground is steeped in history they find … More
project reflections #21
Photographs taken in Upperthorpe by Joshua Holt
project reflections #20
Sycamore In order to escape the violent winds that blew in these parts throughout early January, I took to rambling … More
project reflections #14
Fireweed The branches come out of the ground in great numbers, growing, to the height of sixe foote, garnished with … More
project reflections #13
Before the eating and drinking began on Christmas day, I decided to take advantage of Upperthorpe and the surrounding areas … More
