Comments on: The Beginnings of the School of Planning http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/ Memories and Experiences from 50 Years of Planning Education in Birmingham Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:14:16 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ian dovell http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-8771 ian dovell Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:14:16 +0000 http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/#comment-8771 Dear Sophy Please email me at ian.dovell@gmail.com for family history information. Ian Dear Sophy
Please email me at ian.dovell@gmail.com for family history information.
Ian

]]> By: ian dovell http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-8765 ian dovell Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:43:44 +0000 http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/#comment-8765 Dear Sophy I am trying to send you family history information, but the email address m.tidswell@ntlworld.com gives an error message and the information is returned unable to deliver. Would you please confirm address. Ian Dear Sophy
I am trying to send you family history information, but the email address m.tidswell@ntlworld.com gives an error message and the information is returned unable to deliver. Would you please confirm address.
Ian

]]> By: Sophy Tidswell http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-7339 Sophy Tidswell Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:59:25 +0000 http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/#comment-7339 Dear Ian, Please email me at m.tidswell1@ntlworld.com. I have lots of London /Devon Dovell information . . and even more questions !! Sophy Dear Ian,
Please email me at m.tidswell1@ntlworld.com. I have lots of London /Devon Dovell information . . and even more questions !!
Sophy

]]> By: ian dovell http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-6882 ian dovell Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:00:49 +0000 http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/#comment-6882 Dear Sophy Tidswell While going through my deceased father's papers I found a letter from you dated 9.04.81 requesting information about the Dovell family. I would have expected my father to have replied to your letter but I cannot find any further correspondence. As I have only just found documents relating to my grand parents in Islington London in the 1880s I wonder if you have any further information which may throw light on how we may be related. Kind regards Ian Dovell Dear Sophy Tidswell
While going through my deceased father’s papers I found a letter from you dated 9.04.81 requesting information about the Dovell family. I would have expected my father to have replied to your letter but I cannot find any further correspondence. As I have only just found documents relating to my grand parents in Islington London in the 1880s I wonder if you have any further information which may throw light on how we may be related.
Kind regards
Ian Dovell

]]> By: Alan Edgar http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-5849 Alan Edgar Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:07:57 +0000 http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/#comment-5849 Sorry I have only just found these comments To Miriam Bright - Mriam, I would love to know where cousin David is. At one time he dropped off teh fmaily radar. I wil watch this page for any response. To Mike Gibson - Mike we never did have that beer we promised ourselves in Dubai. I wil E you. I too remember coming back from one of the vacs and finding Peter's handwork !!! Alan Edgar b School of Planning 1964 to 1970? Sorry I have only just found these comments
To Miriam Bright – Mriam, I would love to know where cousin David is. At one time he dropped off teh fmaily radar. I wil watch this page for any response.
To Mike Gibson – Mike we never did have that beer we promised ourselves in Dubai. I wil E you.
I too remember coming back from one of the vacs and finding Peter’s handwork !!!

Alan Edgar b School of Planning 1964 to 1970?

]]> By: Sophy Tidswell http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-5797 Sophy Tidswell Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:36:19 +0000 http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/#comment-5797 I'm afraid the dislike of red tape is a family trait !! He moved from Birmingham to the University of Manchester where he was appointed Professor of Urban Design. He ran a masters course there until his retirement. I’m afraid the dislike of red tape is a family trait !!
He moved from Birmingham to the University of Manchester where he was appointed Professor of Urban Design. He ran a masters course there until his retirement.

]]> By: Pat Myhill http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-5792 Pat Myhill Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:00:30 +0000 http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/#comment-5792 Sophy, I remember the scene as it was our welcome as U/G year 1 in 65 and we did have to cope with the hole in the wall for quite some time. Peter Dovell was a great head, an inspirational man and a brilliant lecturer. It was a tragedy that his 'get on with it' attitude made him 'un-pc' and so he didn't get the prof's post he so richly deserved. Judith Knowles was an excellent back up as deputy head and I owe a lot to them, Geoff and Alan Edgar for shaping the raw youth I was at that time. Sophy, I remember the scene as it was our welcome as U/G year 1 in 65 and we did have to cope with the hole in the wall for quite some time.

Peter Dovell was a great head, an inspirational man and a brilliant lecturer. It was a tragedy that his ‘get on with it’ attitude made him ‘un-pc’ and so he didn’t get the prof’s post he so richly deserved.

Judith Knowles was an excellent back up as deputy head and I owe a lot to them, Geoff and Alan Edgar for shaping the raw youth I was at that time.

]]> By: Sophy Tidswell http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-5414 Sophy Tidswell Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:32:04 +0000 http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/#comment-5414 My father is Peter Dovell. I can remember the day he came back home covered in dust after knocking the wall down - I even think we have a photo somewhere. My father is Peter Dovell. I can remember the day he came back home covered in dust after knocking the wall down – I even think we have a photo somewhere.

]]> By: mike gibson http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-493 mike gibson Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:57:29 +0000 http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/#comment-493 <p>Thanks for a good read Alan. I did not realise until now that when - in February 1969 - I met you in the lift on my way to an interview with Alan Edgar & Brian Jackson for a place on the course that you were such a freshly minted lecturer!<br /> I last saw Alan Edgar in Dubai airport 18months ago, when he was in transit back from visiting grandchildren in Australia and I was returning from a conference in Sharja. I think he still lives at the Galleon Hotel, Cuckmere Harbour, East Sussex but I do not know the exact address. If Miriam Bright wants me to find the exact address I would be happy to do so - she can contact me on mikegibson45 at aol.com<br /> Hope to see you in a couple of weeks</p> Thanks for a good read Alan. I did not realise until now that when – in February 1969 – I met you in the lift on my way to an interview with Alan Edgar & Brian Jackson for a place on the course that you were such a freshly minted lecturer!
I last saw Alan Edgar in Dubai airport 18months ago, when he was in transit back from visiting grandchildren in Australia and I was returning from a conference in Sharja. I think he still lives at the Galleon Hotel, Cuckmere Harbour, East Sussex but I do not know the exact address. If Miriam Bright wants me to find the exact address I would be happy to do so – she can contact me on mikegibson45 at aol.com
Hope to see you in a couple of weeks

]]> By: Miriam Bright http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Miriam Bright Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:37:19 +0000 http://planningis50.com/the-beginnings-of-the-school-of-planning/#comment-184 Hello I would like to get in touch with Alan Edgar who you mention above, I have been requested to do this by his cousin (David Sneddon). I'm not sure if this is the same Alan Edgar but would be really grateful for any help you can give. Thank you Hello

I would like to get in touch with Alan Edgar who you mention above, I have been requested to do this by his cousin (David Sneddon). I’m not sure if this is the same Alan Edgar but would be really grateful for any help you can give.

Thank you

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