| OLD TOWN FACE LIFT (aka HEMEL HEMPSTEAD NEW TOWN) Hemel Hempstead gets a facelift - the old meets the new. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6090 |
| Catalog #: | 123534 | |
| Clip Number: | 123534-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 734 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:28 - 01:37:27 | |
| Location: | Hemel Hempstead, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1969 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Urban CITY PLANNING: Urban Renewal LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | OLD TOWN FACE LIFT (aka HEMEL HEMPSTEAD NEW TOWN) Hemel Hempstead gets a facelift - the old meets the new. Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. LS new circular building (looks like a fancy parking garage) in New Town, auto traffic in FG. LS people crossing bridge over river running through bustling New Town. LS cars traveling along High Street in New Town, cement planters lining center of street. TLS ornamental water fountain (three large metal saucers) in New Town. Panning TLS water pond & fountain outside building, pan to colorful wall mosaic made of ceramic tiles; CU painted ceramic tiles. MS modern art stone sculpture (think Henry Moore); TLS white woman in red overcoat walking along row of townhouses, sculpture in FG. MS two young white men looking over design plans, one pointing; MCU design plans. TLSs shirtless construction workers in Old Town, renewing road, using shovels & jackhammers; h/a MCU man using pneumatic drill (jackhammer). MS traffic sign connoting Men are Working, tilt up to large hole dug in road. MS two men (one shirtless, the other wearing tank top) digging hole w/ shovels in Old Town. TLS/MS/CUs man placing cobbles into position, constructing cobblestone road. MS dirt being sifted onto cobbles, broom sweeping dirt into cracks. MSs young white man painting poster for "Ind Coope Royal Oak." Tilting shot façade of pub, flower boxes hanging beneath windows. MSs man placing Royal Oak sign into position on overhang. MS man placing filler between bricks (sealing crack) & window frame. MS old fashioned streetlamp with iron bracing. LS Old Town, a tribute to antiquity in an advanced age. MS old spoked wagon wheel above overhang of "The Spinning Wheel." MS sign-- "Erected by Public Subscription 1848" -- tilt down to water tap (spigot). MS streetlight of modern design hanging from brick bldg. MS old fashioned street lamp. CU sign: "Box Moor Right of Pasture, No 251." CU traffic sign: "No Parking 8:30am-11pm." Tilting MS red mailbox (letter box). MS "The Flower Box" store. LS shops in Old Town. MS "Kitchen 46." MS young white woman window-shopping, peering at old fashioned house wares. TLS parking lot in Old Town. | |
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