This film is a study of English town-planning from pre-Roman settlements to modern housing estates. The survey includes the fortification of medieval feudal towns, the dignity and elegance of the 18th century mansions, and the chaos which the industrial revolution caused for the vast majority of the population of cities. After World War 1 new ideas for housing and town-planning were formulated but much remains to be done. World War 2 brought bomb damage to hundreds of English communities.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002813
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Housing
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Housing development - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing development - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing development - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing
History → Great Britain - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)