On the 24th of November 2023, Compiler invited you to take part in a 3D scanning workshop and reimagine the landscape of rural Walthamstow from 200 years ago, as part of the Radical Landscapes events and activities programme at the William Morris Gallery.

Using their own experience of the urban landscape of today and inspiration from the Radical Landscapes exhibition, workshop participants made modelling clay sculptures to add to Coe’s 1822 map and create a collaborative artwork. Together, we 3D scanned the sculptures and built a digital Walthamstow using the foundations of the 200-year-old map.

What is the Coe Map?

The Coe Map of 1822 (from the Waltham Forest Archive collection at Vestry House Museum) was produced by John Coe and depicts Walthamstow as it was in 1822, before urban expansion took hold and the landscape was changed forever.

Explore the 3D scanned creations on this website! For more information and images please visit the event page on the Compiler website.