History of Milton Keynes
I have always wanted to research and share the history of milton keynes and I have now accumulated a lot of knowledge, books and other references regarding this great city.
This post is to log the references and build into a coherent article
The making of Milton Keynes
Feature the original architects and their stories and insights into how and why Milton keynes was made and why it was made the way it was.
City of trees
The royal train
History of royal trains and wolverton. Another fascinating documentary.
Over time wolverton became the place where all royal coaches were stored.They didn’t have a royal train just a “special train”
Add these to a post about mk that will celebrate it and show it as a garden city with a see of trees.
The history of Milton Keynes by David Locke
focuses on the recent history from post-war londoners needing houses and Buckinghamshires suggesting to build a new town in north Buckinghamshire.
OU film Understanding Milton Keynes
Focuses on the planning and building of Milton keynes and why it is so unique.
mentions all the points I make and even goes on to say that it’s technically a city inside a forest.
It is such a. Unique space with green corridors everywhere. They acknowledge the east and west expansion areas are mistakes because they don’t follow the mk grid road style. Giving clean air and freedom to move.
Each grid is its own 10 minute village and by car it’s15 t minutes to cross
Part 2
The second part talks more about culture, particularly art. MK had the first new gallery in England for 20 years. It goes into so much more detail about what its like to actually live in milton keynes and how much the residents like to live here because of the way it is designed.
So many comment that it is easier to get around in Milton Keynes than it was in their previous town/village.
Further reading
- The arches theatre The four railway arches, now The Arches Theatre, was once part of the Midland Railway’s Bedford to Northampton line. The line opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1962. The railway line runs through the land belonging to David Pibworth.
