Belfast Baths: Exploring and interpreting the historic spaces of the Victorian industrial city
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen's University Belfast
Department Name: Sch of Hist, Anthrop, Philos & Politics
Abstract
In partnership with Belfast City Council and engagement with the local community this project aims to present the multi layered social history of not only the Templemore baths in Inner East Belfast but also the surrounding area. This shall be done by looking at how the institution and local community has changed over the past hundred years. The main themes would include but are not limited to social capital, community, memory, deindustrialisation and heritage commercial repurposing.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Olwen Purdue (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Rhianne Louise Morgan (Student) |
| Description | Appeared on History Now TV Programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I went on History Now a TV Programme on NVTV to discuss my project for a half hour long episode. During this interview I discussed the history of the baths and the project going forward. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.nvtv.co.uk/page/3/?s=history+now |
| Description | Oral history training workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A local group of 12 people attended the workshop I conducted on oral history training in order to use for their local heritage project through the EastSide Partnership. This meant that due to the training I gave at least half of the attendees used oral history in the project afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Public lecture at the Eastside Partnership Building |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 25-30 people attended a forty minute lecture I gave on one of my thesis chapters around childhood and adolescent memories of the Templemore Baths. This talk sparked interesting questions and discussion afterwards which led to increased interest in the baths regeneration project and their usage. Subsequently, people asked me to keep them informed of further events I hold and the pop up exhibition I am hoping to open in the coming months. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |