Durham E-Theses An economic geography of consumer movement and expenditure patterns in county Durham Jensen-Butler, Christopher N. How to cite: Jensen-Butler, Christopher N. (1970) An economic geography of consumer movement and expenditure patterns in county Durham, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/10388/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk 2 AN ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF CONSUMER MOVEMENT AND EXPENDITURE PATTERNS IN COUNTY DURHAM. DIAGRAMS To accompany a Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the University of Durham. CHRISTOPHER N. JENSEN - BUTLER. B.A. December 1970. The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. No quotation from it should be published without his prior written consent and information derived from it should be acknowledged. i6,Ji]L.i°e4 Percentages of household bijdgets 36 used for various items. 1967 -By household income 32 (a) one man, one womap households, 28 Ik food 20 16 ^ transpt. housing 12 services durables clothing —- fuel I 12.5 17.5 25 35 Household income £ (b) all households 32 food 24 °/ 'o transpt. 16 — services housing clot ling duribles fuel 0 9 • 12.5 17.5 23.5 27.5 • 32.5 37.5 T5 SOURCE-FE.S. Household income £ ( WEEKLY ) 1. 1898 MURTON-- MORPHOLOGY. housing : 1967 only m predominantly pre 1900 ward boundary I I pred. 1900-39 council railway pred. 1900-39 private, pit area pred. post 1945 council ov. bvens w : Wood's Terrace ] pred. post 1945 private 1 other settlements Cold Hesteden Easingtbn Lane Hawthorn mine INCOME GROUP AND HOUSEHOLD PURCHASE PATTERNS: MURTON. 90 meat (b) 50 INDEPENDENTS CO-OP MULTIPLES percent of households 90 groceries 50 B C D E FG-H B C 0 E FG-H B C D E FG-H SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP AND HOUSEHOLD PURCHASE PATTERNS: MUR TON, 90 meat (a) 50 INDEPENDENTS percent CO-OP MULTIPLES of households 100 groceries 50 socio 0 economic 1-6 8 9 10 17 18-21 1-6 8 9 10 1718-21 1-6 8 9 10 17 18-21 group: HOUSEHOLD SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP AND PURCHASE PATTERNS: MURTON MURTON 3 COMPETING MURTON 3 COMPLETING CENTRES CENTRES women's clothing 100 \ men's clothing \ \ \ \ 50 N 7o 0 I I I 100 shoes \ washing machine \ \ \ \ 50 A / / 7o / 0 lOOi furniture hardware 50 N 0 -I—I I I 8 9 10 17 1-6 8 9 10 17 s.e.g.- 1-6 8 9 10 17 1-6 8 9 10 17 HOUSEHOLD INCOME GROUP AND PURCHASE PATTERNS: MURTON. MURTON 3 COMPETING MURTON 3 COMPETING CENTRES CENTRES men's clothing jewellery 100 women's clothing hardware 50 shoes furniture 50 7o nl B.C.D E FG-H '•'II • income group: B C D E FG-H BCDEFG-H BCD E FG-H CROOK U.D. • WARDS MT TOW PLEASANT 5UMNISIDE LAW U. BRANCEPETH CROOK N .-•I's ,< WILL.W. I WILLINGTON\ VUM, p f. \ CROOK S^AVBVHELMIN\ WILL.S. A- CROOK E. --..-.'-"-r^owv B - WHEATBOTTCiM. \ HOWDEN .-..'^«Y- NEW- FIELD HUNWICK WITTON LE WEAR NBITCHBN\ NEWTON CA£L^ ^' SHILDON U.D : WARDS . ^^•^•/^ YcOUNDOlV. \ I GRANGE WINDLESTONE , » ST. ANDR^, ELDON AUCKLC A- CENTRAL B- SUNNYDALE BYERLEY --/j^f^KLEY NEWTON AYCLIFFE MURTON PARISH SEATON (EASINGTON R.D. ) SEAHAM U.D. , DALTON LE common key ...>>..-.-:.,DALE HETTON •••• \ ) COLD • / EAST _'.,-'HESLEDOI^- ; EAS. / MURTON/ /---•' 3 miles LANE I HAWTHORN N • centre. HASWELL r.d. or u.d. boundary ward/pari'ih boundary built up areas: Crook, Shildon, Murton. 7. mmm INCOME GROUP AND HOUSEHOLD PURCHASE PATTE RNS - SHI L DON Groceries "80 INDEPENDENTS CO-OP 60 ^0 MULTIPLES percent Q of households Meat 80 60 /iO 20 ncome group; BCDEFG-H BCDEFG-H BCDEFG-H SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP AND HOUSEHOLD PURCHASE PATTERNS - SHILDON 80 Groceries 60 INDEPENDENTS CO-OP MULTIPLES 1.0 20 percent 0 of households Meat 80 60 AO 20 S.E.G.: 1-6 8 9 10 11 1718-21 1-6 8 9 10 11 17 18-21 1-6 8 9 10 11 17 18-21 9. SHILDON 5 COMPETING HOUSEHOLD SOCIO-ECONOMIC CENTRES GROUP AND PURCHASE PATTERNS: all durables SHILDON. SHILDON 5 COMPETING CENTIRES 80 men's clothing shoes 50 7c 0 hardware lOOl women's clothing 50j 01 SOi furniture washing machine Vc 1-6 S.E.G.- 8 9 10 11 17 1-6 8 9 10 11 17 1-6 8 9 10 11 17 IrS 8 9 10 11 17 10. SHILDON 5 COMPETING HOUSEHOLD INCOME GROUP CENTRES AND PURCHASE PATTERNS SHILDON. 50 SHILDON 5 COMPETING CENTRES _l I L. shoes men's clothing 50 7o hardware women's clothing 50 7o 0 lOOi furniture jewellery 50 7o B C D E F G-H B C D E FG-H B C D E F G-H B C D E F G-H - income group - 11. ID ri INCOME GROUP AND HOUSEHOLD PURCHASE PATTERNS: CROOK. percent of households 50 meat INDEPENDENTS CO-OP MULTIPLES 0 100 50 groceries income group: B C D E F G-H B C D E F G-H B C D E F G-H SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP AND HOUSEHOLD PURCHASE PATTERNS: OROOK 90 percent of households INDEPENDENTS CO-OP MULTIPLES 50 meat 100 50 groceries socio• economic 1-6 8 9 10 11 17 18-21 -6 8 9 10 11 17 18-21 •6 89 10 11 17 18-21 group: 13. CROOK 90 7 COMPETING CENTRES HOUSEHOLD SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP AND PURCHASE alL durables PATTERNS: CROOK. 50 7o CROOK 7 COMPBT NG CENTR ES 10 men's clothing y shoes /_ y / y 5m 7o 0 100 hardware women's clothing 50 7o furniture washing machine 50 7o 0 -6. s.e g. 8+9 10 11 17 1-6 8^10 11 17 1-6 8^10 11 17 1-6 8^10 11 CROOK 7 COMPETING HOUSEHOLD INCOME GROUP CENTRES AND PURCHASE PATTERNS CROOK. all durables ^ ^' CROOK 7 COMPET NG CENTRES shoes men's clothing 50 7o 0 -»—I—I I 100 hardware women's clothing 50 7o 0 -I 1 L. lOOi furniture washing machine 50 s N 7« n I B . C D E FG-H income group: B C D E FG-H B C D E F G-H B C D E F G-H 15. 16. SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP AND HbuSE HOLD PURCHASE 90 PATTERNS: all durables. percent of Crook, Murton and households 50 Shildon. using competitor using local centre I I—I—I I s.e.g. - 1-6 8 9 10 11 17 1-6 8 9 10 11 17 17. SOCIAL CLASS AND 90 90 HOUSEHOLD PUlRCH- ASE PATTERN^: all durables. percent of households 50 Crook , Murton and Shildon. using local using connpetitor centre social class- I II III IV V I II III IV V 18. 80 80 INCOME GROUP AND HOUSEHOLD PURCHASE percent of PATTERNS: households all durables. using local centre using competitor Crook,Murtoij) and Shildon. mcome group- B C D E F G H B C D E F G H 19. PREDICTED AND ACTUAL INCOME STRUCTURES. 1967. SHILDON CROOK MURTON B C D E F G H B C D E F G H — predicted actual 16. - 19. 51^ • a [!i 0 20. 0 EDi GOB • 8(1(0 it 21. < UJ RELATIONSHIP OF TURNOVER TO SALES AREA : 3 SETTLEMENTS 1,0OOX)00 each point represents 1 retail establish ment lOQOOO annual turnover FOOD SHOPS. 10,000 (log scale) • CROOK o S 1000 HILDON 1,000 10.000 • M URTON sales area: sq. feet (log scale) RELATIONSHIP OF TURNOVER TO SIZE OF LABOURFORCE : 3 SETTLEMENTS. 100,000 NON FOOD SHOPS annual turnover 10,000 (log scale) 1,000 8 size of labourforce 23. WARDS AND PARISHES USED IN THE ANALYSIS North Durham 8-4 South Durham ^ N. Durham/ S.Durham -— L.A. boundary . ward/parish boundary amalgamations use in conjunction with table A. 30 COUNTY DURI^AM HEIRARCHY CENTRE^ NORTH DURHAM WASHINGI STANLEY ® CHESIER LB ® SI CONSEII HOUGHION LE i .©SPRING I EAlSINGTON COLLIERY PEIERLES CROOK SPENNYMOOR ® • ©FERRYHILt. BISHOP AUCKLAND SOUTH DURHAM ® o SHILDON ® ©NEWION AYCLIFFE f + CENTRES M • REGIONAL s ® A LEVEL o B LEVEL • C LEVEL + D LEVEL 3 MILES 25. •o c n 32 2 u "3 3 c 61 «> ft> C O 3 3 V) ^ E > > > > a. n UJ «) M W o I t ^ ^ ° I ^ •- ^ o .i < DQ ,0 Q It 2i2 a: X </j O X u) in in • • I/) • • • -«||«| •! 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