ATV Today: 02.11.1979: Corby

Summary

John Mitchell visits Corby following the news that the town's steel works will definitely close.

Year:

1979

Duration:

0:02:06

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Views of Corby town centre including an opening high angle shot in which the steel works is visible in the distance. We also see the Festival Hall and the town's market and shopping precinct. Vox pops with shoppers about how they will cope after closure and the feelings of relief now that the decision is final. Interview with Kelvin Glendenning of Corby Borough Council about the shock of the news but the sense of defiance that exists in the town. The final shot shows St John the Baptist church, a traffic roundabout and the steel works in the distance.


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