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the building of houses in a continuous row along a main road: common in England between the two World Wars 带状发展; 沿主要道路两侧延续分布的建筑,常见于两次世界大战之间的英格兰
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But they are reminiscent of the very movement that brought about the green belt in the first place, with groups like the CPRE lobbying during the 1920s and 1930s for safeguards against urban sprawl and so-called "ribbon" development.
It's just a picture of a tartan ribbon and may seem unremarkable, yet it marks a crucial moment in the development of colour photography and forms the basis of the photographs we take today.