“Cabbage Island”
Fort Luton is pleased to be a partner on Icon Theatre's Cabbage Island local history project
‘Cabbage Island’ is Icon Theatre’s local history project designed to uncover, research, share and celebrate the hidden historical sites, local vocabulary, cultural traditions and memories that make up the history of Luton’s community and its people. A touring exhibition with facts uncovered and local stories opened in July, starting its tour at the All Saints Community Centre, then moving to Chatham Library on 6 August-28 September 2018, and finally onto Luton Library from 2-31 October.
Cut off from the rest of Chatham by a steep hill, a Victorian railway viaduct and the open space of Horsted Valley, Luton is an area that has experienced significant changes throughout its history. This project has taught volunteers how to identify and record local heritage and engaged a broad range of participants in exploring and celebrating their local history.
The project has discovered hidden histories including: finding out about Roman and Pre-Roman burials at Fort Luton; discovering that the Victorian painter Richard Dadd’s father Robert, (who would later be murdered by him) found fossils including a mammoth tooth in Luton; and that a Luton man built an airplane in his backroom on Magpie Hall Road (not far from Fort Luton,) in the 1930s!
As part of the project, Icon Theatre has run local history activities in Fort Luton, Chatham and Luton Libraries, Medway Archives, and Victory Academy and All Saints COE Primary School. A history trail and a film with Physical Folk will also be launched over the summer.
20 oral histories have been recorded from a wide selection of people who live in Luton, which will be available to read or listen to at the exhibition, or listen online at https://vimeo.com/user5938368.
Nancy Hirst, Director of Icon Theatre says that “this project has given us an amazing insight into the people who live in and have lived in Luton and its hidden gems.”
The project has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund with additional support from Medway Council’s Arts Development Team, and with assistance from our partners; Fort Luton, All Saints Community Project and Arches Local.
Find out more about the project: http://icontheatre.org.uk/take-part/projects/1133/
Fort Luton is pleased to be a partner on Icon Theatre's Cabbage Island local history project
‘Cabbage Island’ is Icon Theatre’s local history project designed to uncover, research, share and celebrate the hidden historical sites, local vocabulary, cultural traditions and memories that make up the history of Luton’s community and its people. A touring exhibition with facts uncovered and local stories opened in July, starting its tour at the All Saints Community Centre, then moving to Chatham Library on 6 August-28 September 2018, and finally onto Luton Library from 2-31 October.
Cut off from the rest of Chatham by a steep hill, a Victorian railway viaduct and the open space of Horsted Valley, Luton is an area that has experienced significant changes throughout its history. This project has taught volunteers how to identify and record local heritage and engaged a broad range of participants in exploring and celebrating their local history.
The project has discovered hidden histories including: finding out about Roman and Pre-Roman burials at Fort Luton; discovering that the Victorian painter Richard Dadd’s father Robert, (who would later be murdered by him) found fossils including a mammoth tooth in Luton; and that a Luton man built an airplane in his backroom on Magpie Hall Road (not far from Fort Luton,) in the 1930s!
As part of the project, Icon Theatre has run local history activities in Fort Luton, Chatham and Luton Libraries, Medway Archives, and Victory Academy and All Saints COE Primary School. A history trail and a film with Physical Folk will also be launched over the summer.
20 oral histories have been recorded from a wide selection of people who live in Luton, which will be available to read or listen to at the exhibition, or listen online at https://vimeo.com/user5938368.
Nancy Hirst, Director of Icon Theatre says that “this project has given us an amazing insight into the people who live in and have lived in Luton and its hidden gems.”
The project has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund with additional support from Medway Council’s Arts Development Team, and with assistance from our partners; Fort Luton, All Saints Community Project and Arches Local.
Find out more about the project: http://icontheatre.org.uk/take-part/projects/1133/
