The Geographies of Protest and Public Space in Mid-nineteenth-century London: The Hyde Park Railings Affair

Awcock, Hannah

Abstract

On 23 July 1866, a protest took place in Hyde Park, London, which provides a lens through which to analyse historical struggles over access to, and control of, public space. What began as a protest in favour of manhood suffrage became a conflict over the character and purpose of the park. It sparked public debates about which groups of people could access Hyde Park, and what activities were acceptable within it. These debates raise questions about who was entitled to make such decisions and the impact of these decisions on London's radical culture.

Citation

Awcock, H. (2019). The Geographies of Protest and Public Space in Mid-nineteenth-century London: The Hyde Park Railings Affair. Historical geography, 47(1), 194-217. https://doi.org/10.1353/hgo.2019.0006

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 19, 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Deposit Date: Oct 22, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 1, 2021
• Journal: Historical Geography
• Print ISSN: 1091-6458
• Electronic ISSN: 2331-7523
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 194-217
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hgo.2019.0006
• Keywords: Public Space; Protest; Nineteenth Century; London
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/2975061