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Film Number |
233 |
Title |
TOWN BELOW THE MOOR |
Producer |
Granada TV |
Date |
1966 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
19 mins 50 secs |
Description |
Rochdale's development through the industrial revolution and after is the theme - road, rail and canal building; sheep farming; weavers cottages; the development of factories; large mills and the emergence of steam power; the Rochdale canal; steam trains leaving Littleborough and Rochdale stations; the pollution of the River Roch; slums in the town centre created by the factory system; shots of council housing in the 1920's and general views of the town and its centre. |
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