Episode 268 - Building better communities: celebrating two pioneering women

Published: May 23, 2024, 5 a.m.

Today, we\u2019re joined by English Heritage historian Dr Rebecca Preston and Professor of real estate practice law, Carrie de Silva to reveal the stories of two 20th-century women who have recently been honoured with London blue plaques. During their lifetimes, both Irene Barclay and Lady Marjory Allen contributed to improving people\u2019s lives through their surroundings \u2013 Barclay as a convention-breaking housing reformer and Allen as a landscape architect and pioneer of children\u2019s adventure playgrounds.\nTo learn more about our blue plaque scheme, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices