'The aerodrome': art, heritage and landscape at former RAF Coltishall

TY - JOUR

T1 - 'The aerodrome'

T2 - art, heritage and landscape at former RAF Coltishall

AU - Schofield, John

AU - Cocroft, Wayne

AU - Boulton, Angus

AU - Dunlop, Gair

AU - Wilson, Louise K.

N1 - Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 2012/2

Y1 - 2012/2

N2 - English Heritage and others are often called upon to record historic aviation sites, along with a range of other comparable (in scale and complexity) former military and industrial places. Recording typically takes place once the site is abandoned and prior to its redevelopment. RAF Coltishall (Norfolk, UK) presented a rare opportunity to record the site while it remained in use, and to continue to record it during the period of drawdown and closure; to watch as things were packed away and as families left. This seemed too good an opportunity to miss, and to take full advantage English Heritage decided to share the task, gathering together a team of artists and archaeologists whose interests were focused on the types of material culture and methodological issues which Coltishall presented in abundance. In this article we describe the background to this project, the methodology we developed, and ultimately our various (and at times very different) responses to the site.

AB - English Heritage and others are often called upon to record historic aviation sites, along with a range of other comparable (in scale and complexity) former military and industrial places. Recording typically takes place once the site is abandoned and prior to its redevelopment. RAF Coltishall (Norfolk, UK) presented a rare opportunity to record the site while it remained in use, and to continue to record it during the period of drawdown and closure; to watch as things were packed away and as families left. This seemed too good an opportunity to miss, and to take full advantage English Heritage decided to share the task, gathering together a team of artists and archaeologists whose interests were focused on the types of material culture and methodological issues which Coltishall presented in abundance. In this article we describe the background to this project, the methodology we developed, and ultimately our various (and at times very different) responses to the site.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84856925762

U2 - 10.1177/1469605311426549

DO - 10.1177/1469605311426549

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84856925762

SN - 1469-6053

VL - 12

SP - 120

EP - 142

JO - Journal of Social Archaeology

JF - Journal of Social Archaeology

IS - 1

ER -