| NEW HOMES FOR THE BLITZED Croydon Corporation rehouses people who have lost everything in the Blitz. London. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5563 |
| Catalog #: | 57543 | |
| Clip Number: | 57543-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/96 | |
| Timecode: | 01:38:49 - 01:40:05 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Houses, General DOMESTIC LIFE: Various HABITATS, HUMAN: Houses, General LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: War Damage | |
| Description: | New homes for the "Blitzed". Croydon, London. L/S of blitzed buildings in Croydon. Corporation Official Wilson Edwards stands outside a house which will rehouse bombed victims. He speaks about how the corporation have furnished the places so the bombed out people will not go homeless. While he talks, we see various shots of what the houses contain, furniture, cutlery, etc. M/S of Mrs Street who has one of the houses, she tells of her ordeal, and of her new home. | |
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