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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

2499

Title

CENTRAL LANCASHIRE NEW TOWN

Producer

Cinephoto Film Productions for the Central Lancashire Development Corporation

Date

1974

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Running Time

39 mins 27 secs

Description

Film showing how the Central Lancashire Development Corporation (now known as English Partnerships) hopes to Orchestrate the development of 55 square miles of Central Lancashire. The film is based on the Outline Plan of the Corporation and deals with development under six headings; housing, employment, education, shopping, recreation and transport. Features aerial footage, maps animation and diagrams as well as footage of many places within the Central Lancashire Development Corporation and some outside, such as Lancashire and Liverpool.

 

 



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