| WIVES MAKE A ROAD Fed up with muddy road outside their houses, women in Hockley resurface it themselves! | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5950 |
| Catalog #: | 164005 | |
| Clip Number: | 164005-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 65/20 | |
| Timecode: | 01:02:06 - 01:03:21 | |
| Location: | Hockley, Essex, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1965 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Roads & Highways LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Essex | |
| Description: | WIVES MAKE A ROAD Fed up with muddy road outside their houses, women in Hockley resurface it themselves! Hockley, Essex. Exterior. Various shots group of women building a road. We see them digging, amongst them is Mrs. Tibbles, aged 71. M/S woman driving a tractor, surrounded by others digging. C/U women on tractor. Interior. Various shots Joseph Burt cooking dinner while Mrs. B. is out road building. Various shots of Mr. Trevor trying to change a baby's nappy. More shots of the women road building. M/S local MP Bernard Brain talking to one of the women. C/U ditto. The road is Plumberow Avenue, it used to be a muddy track. Both the Rural Council and the County Council refused to resurface the road, so the women the women took things into their own hands! Excellent item for showing reversal of traditional gender roles. | |
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