Critically examines documentaries, newsreels and propaganda films which dealt with pre-war public housing and slum clearances in Britain and assesses their reality. Includes postwar footage and a complete 1942 documentary about redevelopment made by the Ministry of Information ‘New Towns for Old’.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009910
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 → City planning - London (England)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing development - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - London (England)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing development - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Slums
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)