Knowledge (XXG)

White City, Gloucester

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30:, there was a national movement to improve working-class housing, and rehouse families living in city centre slums. Land nearby had already been used for model housing in 1914, forming Northfield Road and Northfield Square. In 1927, Gloucester Corporation compulsorily purchased Starveall Farm to build the new homes that became White City. 52:
Roads in the estate include Avening Road, Barkis Bungalows, Barnfields, Beaufort Road, Bibury Road, Broadway, Darwin Road, Dickens Close, Finlay Place, Finlay Road, Hazelton Close, Nickelby Bungalows, Northfield Road, Northfield Square, Reservoir Road, Sapperton Road, Selwyn Road and Stow Close. The
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Despite its long standing, White City did not appear on any official maps of Gloucester. Residents of White City successfully campaigned for their neighbourhood to be recognised officially as a district of the City, and to appear on maps and road signs. In October 2012, the present
248: 97: 37:, in a tree-planting ceremony held on 14 July 1928. In the 1990s, the estate was substantially rebuilt. Many of the old homes were demolished by 133: 197: 180: 162: 62: 241: 34: 115: 390: 234: 299: 42: 269: 38: 148: 349: 359: 334: 284: 369: 329: 82: 324: 54: 53:
street names reference Gloucestershire villages as well as characters from the novels of
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was invited back to mark White City’s new standing.
57:who had visited Gloucester docks in the 1850s. 242: 8: 249: 235: 227: 181:"Duke of Gloucester set for White City" 163:"White City to be formally recognised?" 74: 33:The estate was formally opened by the 7: 134:"White City Residents Association" 14: 98:"White City deserves recognition" 83:"Old Gloucester in photographs" 1: 116:"Looking back at White City" 19:is an estate in the City of 407: 43:Oxbode Housing Association 265: 41:, and new homes built by 270:Abbeydale and Abbeymead 185:This is Gloucestershire 167:This is Gloucestershire 120:This is Gloucestershire 102:This is Gloucestershire 39:Gloucester City Council 285:Barton and Tredworth 391:Areas of Gloucester 209: /  96:Jenkinson, Jerry. 63:Duke of Gloucester 35:Duke of Gloucester 378: 377: 398: 325:Kingsway Village 251: 244: 237: 228: 224: 223: 221: 220: 219: 214: 213:51.845°N 2.236°W 210: 207: 206: 205: 202: 189: 188: 177: 171: 170: 159: 153: 152: 147:Bartlett, Anne. 144: 138: 137: 130: 124: 123: 112: 106: 105: 93: 87: 86: 79: 406: 405: 401: 400: 399: 397: 396: 395: 381: 380: 379: 374: 261: 255: 217: 215: 211: 208: 203: 200: 198: 196: 195: 193: 192: 179: 178: 174: 161: 160: 156: 146: 145: 141: 132: 131: 127: 114: 113: 109: 95: 94: 90: 81: 80: 76: 71: 55:Charles Dickens 12: 11: 5: 404: 402: 394: 393: 383: 382: 376: 375: 373: 372: 367: 362: 357: 352: 347: 342: 337: 332: 327: 322: 317: 312: 307: 302: 297: 292: 287: 282: 277: 272: 266: 263: 262: 256: 254: 253: 246: 239: 231: 218:51.845; -2.236 191: 190: 172: 154: 139: 125: 107: 88: 73: 72: 70: 67: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 403: 392: 389: 388: 386: 371: 368: 366: 363: 361: 358: 356: 353: 351: 348: 346: 343: 341: 338: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 316: 313: 311: 308: 306: 303: 301: 298: 296: 293: 291: 288: 286: 283: 281: 278: 276: 273: 271: 268: 267: 264: 260: 252: 247: 245: 240: 238: 233: 232: 229: 225: 222: 186: 182: 176: 173: 168: 164: 158: 155: 150: 143: 140: 135: 129: 126: 121: 117: 111: 108: 103: 99: 92: 89: 84: 78: 75: 68: 66: 64: 58: 56: 50: 48: 44: 40: 36: 31: 29: 24: 22: 18: 364: 295:Coopers Edge 275:Alney Island 194: 184: 175: 166: 157: 142: 128: 119: 110: 101: 91: 77: 59: 51: 32: 25: 16: 15: 315:Hunts Grove 216: / 28:World War I 365:White City 310:Hucclecote 290:Coney Hill 259:Gloucester 201:51°50′42″N 69:References 26:Following 21:Gloucester 17:White City 345:Quedgeley 320:Kingsholm 300:Elmbridge 257:Areas of 204:2°14′10″W 385:Category 360:Westgate 350:St Pauls 340:Podsmead 335:Moreland 305:Hempsted 280:Barnwood 355:Tuffley 370:Wotton 330:Matson 47:Beazer 45:and 387:: 183:. 165:. 118:. 100:. 49:. 250:e 243:t 236:v 187:. 169:. 151:. 136:. 122:. 104:. 85:.

Index

Gloucester
World War I
Duke of Gloucester
Gloucester City Council
Oxbode Housing Association
Beazer
Charles Dickens
Duke of Gloucester
"Old Gloucester in photographs"
"White City deserves recognition"
"Looking back at White City"
"White City Residents Association"
"Gloucestershire's connections with Charles Dickens"
"White City to be formally recognised?"
"Duke of Gloucester set for White City"
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Gloucester
Abbeydale and Abbeymead
Alney Island
Barnwood
Barton and Tredworth
Coney Hill
Coopers Edge
Elmbridge
Hempsted
Hucclecote
Hunts Grove

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