The Churchill-Roosevelt Bases of 1940

The Question of Heritage in their Adaptive Reuse

Bibliographic Data

ID5884844
AuthorsJohn E Tunbridge, John Tunbridge (corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume10
Issue3
Pages229-251
Publication date2004-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Heritage Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1352-7258 • E-ISSN: 1470-3610
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1352725042000234433
OpenAlexW2027496268
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited7

The US military bases in the British Western Atlantic colonies, negotiated between Churchill and Roosevelt and formalised in the 1941 Destroyers–Bases Agreement, were all abandoned by the 1990s. In the process of their reuse the question of heritage meanings arises. From existing thoughts on heritage in older military bases, the paper considers the legitimacy of recent (living memory) bases as heritage, by reference to various cases among which Malta is particularly persuasive. The Churchill–Roosevelt bases and their heritage potential are then reviewed. The paper examines the three principal naval/military bases involved, namely Argentia (Newfoundland), Bermuda and Chaguaramas (Trinidad), with respect to what heritage perspectives exist among redevelopment agencies and other concerned institutional actors. In all cases heritage constitutes a recessive if not contentious issue among the priorities of base reuse in now post‐colonial environments

Adaptive Reuse · Archaeology · Legitimacy · Political science · Redevelopment · Reuse · Sociology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering · History · Law · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Public Administration

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