A personal impression of what happened to the people of the Abercrombie district of Liverpool when they were transplanted en bloc to the monstrosity of suburban, high rise planning. The residents regret the almost overnight obliteration of their old community and resent the unwelcome isolation of their new bewilderment.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
306298
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Great Britain
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Liverpool (Merseyside, England)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → High-rise apartment buildings - Social aspects
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development, Urban
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social conflict
Places → Cities and towns - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)