Accession Number

B179

Series Title

[UNKNOWN]

Programme Title

DUKE OF EDINBURGH UNVEILS A PLAQUE

Producer

[Unknown]

Other Credits

[Unknown]

Transmission Date

01/01/77

colour , sound (sep), 02 mins 40 secs

Synopsis

B179/1: Programme looks at Liverpool's Housing Association, known as 'Merseyside Improved Housing' (MIH) (now Riverside Group). Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is shown arriving by car at Liberton Court, a MIH scheme for the elderly in Everton, Liverpool, whilst local people look on. Prince Philip is seen in Martenson Street, Wavertree visiting an example of a MIH-improved property, chatting to local people there; he then unveils a plaque to commemorate MIH's fiftieth anniversary and gives a speech. 02m40s B179/2: Opens with views of traditional Housing Association properties - terraced, back-to-back houses - in Liverpool. Presenter Richard Duckenfield (not seen) mentions the history of Merseyside Improved Houses; Ellen Rathbone (Liverpool's first female councillor and the driving force behind MIH's foundation in 1928) and the organisation's expansion in the 1960s. The Chief Executive of MIH, Barry Natten, is interviewed about the provision of purpose-built housing for the elderly, disabled and ex-psychiatric patients. He states that the shady practice of 'fee generation' - where professionals on Housing Association governing bodies steer lucrative work to their own firms - no longer happens. There are various shots of workers renovating terraced houses. Mrs Lucy Harding is shown in her MIH-owned house. The interior of a MIH flat at Liberton Court, Everton is shown. Filmed before Prince Philip's visit. 05m04s