Blurred Boundaries : Tracing Urban Layers II

Further developments on the previous cartographic exercises alongside key developments in Huddersfield. Drawing as a process to interrogate palimpsest layers in the town and their implications on its fabric. Today, only echoes of some of the cornerstone developments remain in situ, still present in street names, date stones and the urban block typography.

Fig.1: Huddersfield in the 1780's showing the spatial implications of technological developments and the resulting projects.

Fig.2: Huddersfield in the 1950's showing changing trends in retail and leisure, resulting in the construction of cinemas and re-configured shops.