ATV Today: 10.11.1967: Birmingham to Worcester Canal

Summary

David Lloyd reports from Stoke Prior basin in Worcestershire on the Birmingham to Worcester canal.

Year:

1967

Duration:

0:04:05

Film type:

Black & White / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Interview with Alan Picken who has been instrumental in making the Birmingham to Worcester canal navigable following years of decline. Picken has also made a study of the Severn and Canal Carrying Company and we see a display of collected artefacts. We also see extracts from an archive film showing canal boats on the Severn around Bristol that Picken has discovered and shots of boats moored at Stoke Prior basin.


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