ID:329 | Open in NocoDB | Type:Photo | Themes:7 | Attachments:1 | Finding:91 chars | Connections:0→0 | Location:52.51093693843039, -2.0814178218917982 | Weather:None | Date:Thursday 1 September 1983 | Press 'D' to close

Dudley Time Portal

"Dudley High Street looking towards Lower High Street and Bottom Church in September 1983."
Added to Archive Thursday 24 February 2022
Experienced Thursday 1 September 1983
Location 52.51093693843039, -2.0814178218917982
Type Photo
Themes Past Old Consumption Commerce Vehicle People Memory
What was/is/if What was
More tagged with type Photo
First collage mock-up of one side of the highstreet - Michelle Gartside High St Collage.png
The Spiers home furnishing store in Dudley High Street in April 1970 -
High street facade colour palette - High street facade colour palette south.png
With the current High Street, there is very little to entice people to spend their time there. - Untitled.png
More tagged with theme Vehicle
Slow car 11, faster car 9, faster van 1 - 210715 1600 Speeds.png
Car radio - 210730 1515 Tiny Things.png
Looking to be the centrepiece of our exhibition, we proposed to create a site model of Dudley Highstreet at 1:200 scale with buildings modelled in a simple form. Local residents and visitors to the exhibition are then invited to decorate a chosen building to how they would envision it sat within the context of a greener Highstreet. We want to tie in our themes of biodiversity and materials by proposing that buildings can, and do, have the potential to be a lot healthier, sustainable, and interactive on the street. This site model also helps gain vital public opinions on the Highstreet and prompts discussion of areas most in need of attention. To ensure that the model is utilising the MDF to the most efficient standard possible. First, the centres of the massing blocks have been hollowed out. This allows a reduction in materials used as other buildings can be cut in the centres of the model. Then the top is finished with a solid piece. The waste material is placed into the recycling rack where other students can reuse it; otherwise, if the material left cannot be used for another project, it is recycled correctly by the university. The model spanned just over 3.4m long and over 50cm wide. With the majority being cut from scrap woods that would fit the jigsaw of the shape, we were able to drastically cut down on waste. We also got some small benches and bee hives printed from recycled plastics, and used dried flowers as trees to represent the green spaces. Ultimately, the model seemed like a huge success, and really helped portray our ideas about Dudley High Street to those who came by. Everyone from Dudley who saw the model knew that it was the High Street, and interacted well with it. The size did make it difficult to move, especially to carry to the site, but it sat nicely in the centre of the the room and really drew people in to interact with it. The model brought people in from outside to play with, write on, interact with. It became a spectacle for the public to come in and see what was happening and offer their ideas about what could be done. The event was a success. Many people from the public (those who heard about the event, and those who just happened across it on the day) came in to interact with the model, which sat as the centre piece in the room. Kids liked to play with the pieces while the adults talked about things that could come from actions to help the High Street, not just leave it as is. SOME OF THE KEY IDEAS WERE: - The Shops need to be inviting for everyone. It’s no good having these places to go if people would rather take a bus to the next town. - Just putting up boards across the windows is awful. Paint, Posters, Graffiti: Anything that actually makes the High Street look still alive is better than just wooden boards. - More Green is needed. While it is obvious that there is a lack of Trees, many people wanted to push for these small bushes or planting spaces that could easily be implemented across the street. - Spaces for public events or for people to at least gather at. While there is the Market and Fountain, it is not enough for the people of Dudley. - Something needs to be done about the cars on the High Street. Some were Pro-Removal of all Cars, while some just wanted to limit when they could access the High Street. Following the exhibition we created a series of drawings with our own interpretation of Sarah Wigglesworth ‘The Dining Table’ drawing. The drawings are a perfect representation of the our interactive model at the ERA Environmental Exhibition and Event. Showing the interaction the public had with the model, as well as the conversations that were held around the model. - Table 7.png
Car exhaust - 210731 1403 Smell.png
More tagged with theme Old
Great sculpture - 210731 1335 Old 2.png
Rubble + stone - 211007 1500 Waste 1.png
Old and abandoned - 210731 1335 Old.png