The garden suburb has its origins in London, and, contrary to widespread belief, its earliest phase took place not at the beginning of the 20th century, with the much discussed garden-city movement, but one century earlier, with the creation of the Eyre brothers' villa estate in the London suburb of St. John's Wood. Drawing on the resources of the newly catalogued Eyre archive, Mireille Galinou describes how London acquired one of its most attractive and influential suburbs and how generations of the Eyre family shaped, fought over, lost, and revitalized their inheritance. Little did they know that they were making world history with their winning formula, which set the green suburb agenda for middle classes around the world.
- ISBN10 0300167261
- ISBN13 9780300167269
- Publish Date 15 November 2010
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Yale University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 480
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=9780300167269