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Episode 268 - Building better communities: celebrating two pioneering women
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Today, we’re joined by English Heritage historian Dr Rebecca Preston and Professor of real estate practice law, Carrie de Silva to reveal the stories of two 20th-century women who have recently been honoured with London blue plaques. During their lifetimes, both Irene Barclay and Lady Marjory Allen contributed to improving people’s lives through their surroundings – Barclay as a convention-breaking housing reformer and Allen as a landscape architect and pioneer of children’s adventure playgrounds.
To learn more about our blue plaque scheme, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques
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303 episodes
Manage episode 419736523 series 1265747
Today, we’re joined by English Heritage historian Dr Rebecca Preston and Professor of real estate practice law, Carrie de Silva to reveal the stories of two 20th-century women who have recently been honoured with London blue plaques. During their lifetimes, both Irene Barclay and Lady Marjory Allen contributed to improving people’s lives through their surroundings – Barclay as a convention-breaking housing reformer and Allen as a landscape architect and pioneer of children’s adventure playgrounds.
To learn more about our blue plaque scheme, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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