In todays lesson we visited the forum exhibition by Josh a architect graduate, we were looking at all of the images, comments, stories, names and stories created in the exhibition, and left by visitors to the exhibition.
I found looking at all lf the images and reading peoples comments and stories extremely interesting it was really nice to see all of the positive and negative events that have created Croydon into what it is today.
We looked at the structure, the layout, the differences, the fashion and the events.
Here are the images and stories and comments I found most interesting:
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| Marks and Spenser's NOW and THEN |
The bottom image is much more populated and looks a lot more friendly with images of friends all going out to the centre together.
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| The Whitgift centre in celebration NOW and THEN |
stain glass window
In this image you can see the centre of the whitgift centre whilst in decoration.
the top image is of the 2013 whitgift centre with Christmas decoration up all over the centre, the decorations are very large, sparkly and commercialised hanging from the ceiling. whereas in the bottom image you can see just a banner congratulating the Prince of Wales and Princess Diana on their engagement/wedding. I chose this image because of the difference I decoration, as you would expect there to be more decoration for such an event as the royal wedding yet it is he 2013 Christmas decorations that are more elaborate.
here is a picture of the stain glass window that was displayed in the forum exhibition.
I really like the stain glass window because it connects back to the Whitgift centre origins as it was set up in memory of Archbishop Whitgift.
This image also connected to a story I found in the forum exhibition about the FORUM PUB that was originally part of the Whitgift centre until it was knocked down as part of development. The story talked about the fun and family orientated events in the pub when the Whitgift centre was first built.
I found the book really interesting because it showed how the exhibition reached out to all ages, the comments were really interesting because they were all comments of thanks and amazement at the exhibition. However the visitors book could have asked for more information from the public as this could have helped us when doing our project.
things they could have asked:
do you live in Croydon?
how long have you lived in Croydon?
what do you come to Croydon for?
if you were to do the exhibition if there anything you would have added?
what we discussed:
- the development and change of the building
- change in community between 1940-now
- carnivalesque celebration
- dismissal of health and safety- example is a picture of buses driving through the town centre whilst people were crowded to celebrate
- fashion change
- entertainment dissolved over time
- network rollers- music busker groups
- constant event and celebrations
- serious significant events- couple blown off balcony
- people of Croydon are Croydon
- post events impact on present events
- connection between past and present
- Miss Whitgift event
- director of centre was dragged out by bailiffs
- open air- tree in centre square (ROOTS OF CROYDON)
- usage of centre
- constant need to modify
- personal stories- post it notes
- protests/riots 2011
- do you think the riots effected Croydon?
- do you think Croydon has developed positively?
- what is your fondest memory of Croydon?
- have you/your ancestors always lived in Croydon?
- have you always lived here, would you like to live somewhere else and if so why?
- what do you think are the stereotypes of Croydon now and in the past? how does this effect you? who do you think this effects?
- what do you think has changed most in Croydon?
- what do you think Croydon will be like in the future?
- do you think the Whitgift centre has changed Croydon?
- do you think Westfield's will effect/change Croydon? for the better or for the worse?
- what do you think about the crime that has happened/is happening in Croydon?
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