Liquid materialities in the landscape of the T hames
Mills and weirs from the eighth century to the nineteenth century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8360490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart Oliver (St Mary's University Twickenham London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 223-229 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Area (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/area.12018 |
| OpenAlex | W1571751685 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 11 |
The geography of the former watermills on the River T hames demonstrates the state of contingency upon which the liquid materiality of landscape is founded. Watermills were introduced into E ngland during the R oman occupation and came to have an important role in the socioecology of the T hames, and an important place in its medieval and early‐modern landscape. The pattern of mills established on the river by the eleventh century remained stable for some hundreds of years because of the locational constraints enforced by a framework of capital investment and legal rights. However, the built form of the mills caused conflict in the use of the river between milling and navigation, and this conflict was worsened by the growth of traffic in the early‐modern period. By the late eighteenth century the ownership and operation of mills was perceived a significant element in the crisis affecting the Thames. That crisis was only resolved in the nineteenth century with the marginalisation of milling in the socioecology of the river and therefore in its water landscape
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |