| NEW TOWN England's "New Towns" Relieve Crowding | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5005 | |
| Catalog #: | 364588 | |
| Clip Number: | 364588-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 67/6 | |
| Timecode: | 01:38:36 - 01:39:56 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CITY PLANNING: Housing CITY PLANNING: New Towns LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England MAIL: Post Offices SHOPPING: Malls & Commercial Districts | |
| Description: | NEW TOWN A look at old village of Milton Keynes, and new town Harlow, Essex. City planning; housing. Milton Keynes, a village northwest of London selected to be built up to relieve the city's overcrowding. Also film of an already developed "new town". (city planning; suburbs; new town; village; thatched roof cottage; church; cemetary; post office; shopping mall; architecture; modern) London Opens with sign: "Milton Keynes" by side of road. Then moving down road through village - quaint traditional English rural cottages with thatched roofs. Shot of old church and graveyard. Man and woman; wearing warm jackets standing at side of road across from cottage; tall hedge. More houses. Post office; which is another cottage with tall sloping roof and chimney but has sign saying "Milton Keynes Post Office". Harlow, Essex Dalton; called a "new town" - which is to say it looks like a typical suburb to Americans. Dalton Post Office - modern; block-shaped; big glass windows. Man comes out onto street. Several pedestrians. Another sidewalk scene - many shoppers; carrying bags; wearing coats. More shots of pedestrian strip mall - many shops and people. DS of factory district. DS of highway intersection - roundabout. Shot of modern church. Back to Milton Keynes' 600-year-old church and churchyard with trees; old stone wall; gravestones. Shot of local pub; which just looks like another large cottage; car in front. | |
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