Dunstable
1966 , Dunstable (Bedfordshire)
Cat no. 205999
Anglia Television programme looking at life in the Bedfordshire town of Dunstable.
Michael Partington visits Dunstable, a town that flourished for centuries on the country's roads and transport, but was punished for its rejection of the railway and has only recently come back into its own in a new era of roads and road transport. The town now plays a key role in Britain's manufacture of lorries and vans, with Commer, Vauxhall and related vehicle components factories employing the bulk of the working population. As the town centre develops as a shopping hub for the surrounding districts, there are plans afoot to make Dunstable into a cultural hub, with the new Civic Centre at the heart of redevelopment plans. And with the history of Dunstable tied up with its place as a historic transport hub, the building of the motorways has now bought the town closer than ever to London. As such, the town plan also incorporates a rapid expansion in population, and the film concludes with a visit to nearby attractions including the London Gliding Club, nestled at the foot of the Dunstable Downs section of the Chiltern Hills, as well as the world-renowned Whipsnade Zoo.
Featured Buildings
Commer Factory, Dunstable; Civic Hall, Dunstable; Priory Church of St Peter, Dunstable
Keywords
Community; Industry; Manufacturing; Leisure; Tourism; Town and country planning
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Production company : Anglia Television
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Presenter : Michael Partington
Manifestations
Dunstable
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0:12:22
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- 23/10/2011
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0:12:22
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0:12:22
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- 23/10/2011
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0:12:22
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- 708063
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0:12:29
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- 23/09/2024
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- 14:13:16
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- 675324
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- 89/66
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- 23/11/2007
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- 653352
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- sound
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- neg
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- 22/11/2007
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- 89/66
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- 16mm film
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- bw
- Has Image
- Y
- Has Sound
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- Image Polarity
- pos
- Modification Date
- 22/11/2007
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- 653223
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- 89/66
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- 16mm film
- Has Sound
- Y
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- Modification Date
- 22/11/2007
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- sound
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Genre: Television / Documentary / Portrait of a Place
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Locations: Dunstable (Bedfordshire)
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Description Type: monographic
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Related to: Focus On
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Related to: Anglia prog
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Subject: town and country planning / industries / road transport / London Gliding Club
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