BAADE Kentish Town Evaluative Report

Scavenger Hunt – Evaluative Report

To research and create the scavenger hunt we effectively worked in a group together. We found that some Internet and library research could only get us so far. We found that real word research was the best way to go about making a scavenger hunt. We visited Kentish Town on a number of occasions to find things out and to work the route out see what was best.

For instance, the Beardsmore Gallery (www.beardsmoregallery.com) doesn’t have a particularly large amount of information on its website about its history or its ethos etc. When we actually visited the Beardsmore we found the owners to be particularly helpful. They told us all about the history of the gallery, it used to be the owners own architectural practice. They even gave us an ‘Archeology’ which was the leaflet which directed us to the other gallery that we used in the scavenger hunt. Upon visiting the Archeology exhibition, we found out some more information about the building itself, the shows on at the time and that you could become a member for free! We used this in our scavenger hunt too. Upon walking around Kentish town, we noticed quite a strange hairdressing salon. It had loads of paintings up no the walls. We talked to the owner and found out that the salon was also a gallery. They had openings in the evenings and we found out that it was also possible to take life-drawing classes at the salon. This again was used in the scavenger hunt and we found it by simply walking around Kentish Town.

That’s not to say that, obviously, that library and Internet resources aren’t useful. We used the Camden Borough website to find out where the library in Kentish Town was, this was useful, because we used the library’s online catalogue to find a book which we could get the team to look for in the game. This book could then have a clue related to it, so the team could find there next or a later location to visit.

Maps were useful too, we used London A-Z’s and Google Maps, but we found the best map was the one provided in the tube station. It meant that the team could pick one up whilst on the hunt and it was also very clearly labeled and easy to follow. From the map we could also see the street names, which were also important for clues.

Also, one Saturday, Lucrezia and I went to test the game out to see if it worked. This proved to be very, very useful because we found that a lot of the clues didn’t work because it assumed the team had some knowledge of Kentish Town, which they obviously didn’t have. So we changed a few things around.

Overall, I think that a combination of library, Internet and real world research worked out best for the hunt. We needed to find things out first from books and internet etc, but it was very important to get into Kentish Town and work them out for real.

Bibliography

Books
Title: London contemporary architecture, an explores guide
Author Kenneth Allinson
Published in 2006,
Publisher Architecture press, where London


Title A-Z
Publisher: Geographic A-Z Map company LTD, copyright of geographic A-Z Map Company


Map
Title: Camden & Kentish town community, published in London, Author: community advertising

Web

http://www.beardsmoregallery.com/ last accessed 20.11.07 http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure/libraries-and-online-learning-centres/kentish-town-library/ last accessed 20.11.07

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kentish_Town&oldid=167517588 last accessed 20.11.07

www.londontown.com?LondonEvents/TheBuzzcocks/2ff58 editor Seoren Johansen, last accessed 21.10.07

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps


http://www.thegreatscavengerhunt.com/scavenger_hunt_lists/The%20Great%20Scavenger%20Hunt%20List%2004-14-07.doc , last accessed 20.11.07


http://cindex.camden.gov.uk/inform/wpdmaps/WardsKentishTown.htm, last accessed 20.11.07