Film Number

1983

Title

THE TRIPE COLONY

Producer

Mark Westcott

Date

1994

Gauge

Beta

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Running Time

4 mins 30 secs

Description

This video was entered into a competition run by Granada / Boddington's Festival in 1994. It focuses on Manchester City Council's decision to demolish an area of Miles Platting, known as 'Tripe Colony' on 25th July 1994. Former residents return to the estate and discuss their reaction to the city council's compulsory purchase order, issued in 1993, deeming the houses structurally uninhabitable. Includes shots of deserted streets, boarded up windows and derelict buildings. They describe a thriving community destroyed by a decision they believe to be rooted in Manchester's bid for the Olympics.