The Working Man's Green Space: Allotment Gardens in England, France, and Germany, 1870-1919

Illustrations

Figures 1. General view of a phalanstère, 1847, Arnout and Lemercier 12 2. Harvest festival, allotment site “Gemütliche Rehberger,” Berlin, wedding, August 1906 18 3. Autumn vegetable competition display from seeds sown in July and August 1916 18 4. Paris fortifications with allotment gardens in the moat along the walls, 1917–19, Jules Girard 19 5. Railway-side allotments, 1918 26 6. Garden City and rural belt, 1902, Ebenezer Howard 38 7. Ward and center of Garden City, 1902, Ebenezer Howard 39 8. Hampstead Heath with allotments, 1917–22 46 9. Plan of Ladywell and District Horticultural Society Allotments, Lewisham, London, 1896 49 10. Register of Small Holdings and Allotments, entry for East Ham allotments, ca. 1902 52 11. Register of Small Holdings and Allotments, plan of East Ham allotments, ca. 1902 52 12. Register of Small Holdings and Allotments, entry for Millmeads allotments, West Ham, ca. 1902 53 13. Register of Small Holdings and Allotments, plan of Millmeads allotments, ca. 1902 53 14. Register of Small Holdings and Allotments, map of West Norwood small holding, original holding, 1902 54 15. Register of Small Holdings and Allotments, map of West Norwood small holding, present holding, 1904 54 16. Register of Small Holdings and Allotments, register page for West Norwood small holdings, after 1892 55 17. Postcard of Berlin allotment showing open shelter as required by police regulations, early twentieth century 60 18. Allotments near Mietskasernen, Berlin, Neukölln, Colonie zum Nordpol, 1900 75 ILLUSTRATIONS Illustrations x 19. Allotments on the Laubenkolonie Rehberge, Berlin, wedding, ca. 1924 76 20.Allotment site Marienthal in Berlin with the Neukölln gasworks in the background, 1912 77 21. Social gathering outside the canteen on the allotment site “Ost-Elbien,” Berlin, Neukölln, 1900–1905 78 22. Skat (card) players on the allotment site “Ost-Elbien,” Berlin, Neukölln, 1900–1905 79 23. Bowling and drinking on the allotment site “Ost-Elbien,” Berlin, Neukölln, ca. 1900 79 24. Wilmersdorf Gardening School, Berlin, 1915–19 92 25. Portrait of abbé Lemire 104 26. Abbé Lemire during a visit to the jardins ouvriers in Roubaix, 1907 113 27. A consultation in the jardins ouvriers in Roubaix, 1907 114 28. Allotments and sheds in the moat of the Paris fortifications, 1917–19, Jules Girard 117 29. Gate to the Renaudin gardens in Sceaux, 1907 122 30. Interior of house in Renaudin garden and housing project, Sceaux, 1907 124 31. Allotment site with cart and gardener assessing the rough terrain, 1911–19, Jules Girard 127 32. Coffee and Sunday-afternoon respite enhanced by the rituals of sociability for the Rohnke family on the allotment site “Rudow,” Berlin, Neukölln, 1910 129 33. Allotment site laid out near Paris with plots, paths, rudimentary fences, and gates, 1911–19, Jules Girard 132 34. Model cropping for allotment or small kitchen garden, 1917 134 35. Members’ meeting on the allotment site “Ost-Elbien,” Berlin, Neukölln, 17 November 1898 135 36. Functional layout of allotments near Paris with parceled plots, paths, and sheds, with water tower in background, 1911–19, Jules Girard 137 37. Working-class family life on the allotment site “Ost-Elbien,” Berlin, Neukölln, 1900–1905 142 38. Allotment garden near Paris with vegetable beds and sheds, 1911–19, Jules Girard 145 39. Model allotment (müster Kleingarten), 1925, Leberecht Migge 152 40.German People’s Park of the Future, plan with allotments, 1913, Harry Maasz 153 41. Bird’s-eye view of an allotment, 1913, Harry Maasz 154 Illustrations xi Tables 1. Enclosure of commons in England between 1690 and 1957 23 2. Allotments in England and Wales between 1840 and 1970 41 3. German allotments between 1912 and 2005 88 4. French allotment gardens between 1903 and 1996 111 ...