History and the high street 1750s to 2030s: Uppingham reimagined

由于我申请的项目是CDA，所以项目的大部分重点已经确定。但是，我仍然有足够的机会进一步发展这个项目。例如，我觉得这个项目最重要的元素是乌平厄姆人民的历史，以及政策是如何影响他们的。为了探讨这一点，我需要查阅各种资料，包括人口普查和报纸，以及照片和信件。口述历史在这个项目中很重要，在讨论如何改善未来的时候也很有用。由于我没有很多使用和收集口述历史的经验，我将参加培训课程，并与我的导师一起工作，以确保我正确地进行这项工作。小镇历史上的具体事件对于了解小镇的发展非常重要。这包括该镇的伤寒疫情，这可以与目前的Covid-19大流行相提并论。诸如奈杰尔·理查森的《1875 -1877年的乌平厄姆伤寒爆发：公共卫生改革中的农村案例研究》和《乌平厄姆的伤寒：1875 -1877年危机中的维多利亚城镇和学校分析》等作品将有助于这一点。更广泛的社会和经济历史也将在这个项目中使用，将乌平厄姆置于国家其他地区的背景下。例如Martin Daunton的《财富与福利：1851-1951年英国经济社会史》和FML Thompson的《剑桥英国社会史，1750-1950》的所有卷。在展望乌平厄姆和商业街的未来时，像科尔·莫伦纳尔（Cor Molenaar）、保罗·诺克斯（Paul Knox）和海克·迈耶（Heike Mayer）这样的历史学家将发挥重要作用。

As the project that I am applying for is a CDA, much of the focus of the project is already set in stone.However, there is still ample opportunity for me to develop this project further. For example, I feel thatthe most important element of this project is the history of the people of Uppingham, and how policy hasaffected them. In order to explore this, I will need to consult a variety of sources including the census andnewspapers, as well as photographs and letters. Oral history will be important in this project and will beof use when discussing how Uppingham can be improved for the future. As I do not have a lot ofexperience using and collecting oral histories, I will attend training courses and work with my supervisorto ensure that I undertake this correctly.Specific events in the town's history will be important in understanding the development of the town.This includes the town's Typhoid outbreaks, which could be compared to the current Covid-19 pandemic.Works such as Nigel Richardson's 'The Uppingham Typhoid Outbreaks of 1875 -1877: A Rural Case-Studyin Public Health Reform' and 'Typhoid in Uppingham: Analysis of a Victorian Town and School in Crisis,1875-77' will help with this.More general social and economic histories will also be of use in this project to place Uppingham in thecontext of the rest of the country. Examples include Martin Daunton's 'Wealth and Welfare: An Economicand Social History of Britain 1851-1951' and all volumes of 'The Cambridge Social History of Britain,1750-1950' by FML Thompson. When looking towards the future of Uppingham and the high streetnationally, historians like Cor Molenaar, Paul Knox and Heike Mayer will be important.