Midlands News: 28.03.1968: Asian Pub Landlord

Summary

John Meredith interviews Mr. Hans Raj Dhanjal, who is believed to be the first Indian landlord in the Midlands, at the Heart of Oak pub in Wolverhampton.

Year:

1968

Duration:

0:02:00

Film type:

Black & White / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Reporter John Meredith walks up to the bar in Heart of Oak pub and asks for a drink. We then cut to an interview with Hans Raj Dhanjal about why he has taken the job and his expectations of the role including a comment about him not always being able to understand the Black Country accent.


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Notes

Story number - 68-321. The Heart of Oak pub was on Newhampton Road West in Wolverhampton. Mr Dhanjal was not the first Asian landlord in the Midlands see news item about Sohan Singh who ran the Durham Ox in Leicester from December 1962.