Structural moves in Norlands

Carless, Tonia

Abstract

This chapter is derived from an interdisciplinary panel group who were participants of an online
symposium Relate North 10: Possible Futures hosted by Yukon University Canada January 27-28
2023. The participants included Magnus Mårtesson (MM), House Moving Contractor (Nya Töre
Husflyttningar) and his son Andreas Mårtensson (AM) who previously worked in this industry: they
have been recorded in an interview in January 2023 and this was set against videos of a single house
move, a 10 km move out of the city of Umeå, into the rural context of Degernäs. It is one of over 400
moves made by Magnus over a 40 year period. He is one of only two housemovers still working in this
traditional way, without the use of heavy cranes and cages.

• Online Publication Date: Dec 20, 2023
• Publication Date: Dec 20, 2023
• Deposit Date: Jul 10, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 28, 2024
• Series Title: Relate North
• Series Number: 10
• Edition: 10
• Book Title: Possible Futures
• ISBN: 97898953600
• Keywords: Relocation, Housmoving, Un-building
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10927611
• Publisher URL: https://www.insea.org/insea-publications-2-2/
• Contract Date: Jun 22, 2023