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Costain Houses

1931 - 1933 , Dagenham (Essex)

Cat no. 542

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Semi-detached houses under construction

High-angle shots of semi-detached houses under construction. Bricklayers at work and chimneys being completed. Close-up shots of faces. At Rylandes Estate, Dagenham, a sewer is under construction. There are shots of a crawler tractor and men digging a trench and putting in sewerage pipes. A couple look round one of the un-finished house sand then pose for the camera.There is a shot of the Elm Park Estate at Hornchurch. Some people are seen leaving a train. Back at the Elm Park Estate, which is bedecked in flags, the official party is seen on a canopied platform. There are speeches and then entertainment in the form of Scottish dancers and pipers

Featured Events

The opening of the Elm Park Estate, Hornchurch, 1933

Keywords

Building construction; Housing; Housing estates

Intertitles

Rylandes Estate, Dagenham. Commenced 1931. Elm Park Estate, Hornchurch. Commenced 1933. The End.

Other Places

Hornchurch, Essex

Background Information

Richard Costain became the Chairman of the Harlow Development corporation and features in many of the Archive's films about Harlow New Town. The Scottish dancers and pipers may be the Dagenham Girl Pipers - we have no definite information about this.

Manifestations

Costain Houses

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