ABSTRACT
The special quality of Quarry Hill Flats is to be, in a paradox, uniquely typical. No single aspect of the estate that has been discussed in the previous chapters is without parallel in its own and more recent times. Any conclusions, therefore, must relate not only to this one estate but to the whole school of planned housing, its ideology and assumptions. As well as recommendations of a practical kind we have to consider the implications of the Quarry Hill story for this school: whether it is confirmed in its assumptions, in what way it should be improved or modified, or whether it should be replaced by a completely different kind of planning. In direct terms, we want to know, should we continue to do this kind of planning? If so, what changes in it ought we to make? Or if we think something different would be better, what form should this take? Since any interpretations, assessments and recommendations depend ultimately on how we define the field of enquiry, and the methods and sources of evidence that we choose to use to evaluate the model estate, it is appropriate to preface our conclusions with a reminder of the methods found useful in this case study.
