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  1. Potbank (1980 Film)

    Director
    Jennifer Tann
    Subject
    Archaeology; Crafts
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A record of the last bottle-oven firing in the Potteries in August 1978 at the Gladstone Pottery Museum. Craftsmen who had not placed saggars for twenty five years returned for this unique occasion to do it...

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  2. Royal Glassmakers (1980 Film)

    Director
    Jennifer Tann
    Subject
    Crafts
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An account of the processes involved in the manufacture of hand-cut lead glass at the works of Royal Brierley Crystal. Shows how the old craft skills and modern technology exist side by side. Shows all...

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  3. Joseph’s Dream (1979 Film)

    Director
    Jennifer Tann
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Traces the planning and execution of Joseph Chamberlain’s great improvement scheme for Birmingham. Carried out under a Slum Clearance Act, the final result was a wide and curving Parisian boulevard lined...

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  4. Aston’s Villas (1977 Film)

    Director
    Nigel E Haverly; Jennifer Tann
    Subject
    Architecture; History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Traces the development of the township of Aston, built within the old park walls of Aston Hall. When the direct line of the Holte family died out Aston Hall was leased to James Watt Jnr and it was only after...

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  5. Five per Cent and Philanthropy (1975 Film)

    Director
    Nigel E Heverly; Jennifer Tann
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Looks at the state of London’s housing in the early to mid-19th century and traces the efforts of Victorian philanthropists to provide improved dwellings. Housing was provided by Charitable Trusts, by City...

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  6. From Back to Back to Bournville (1972 Film)

    Director
    Nigel E Haverly; Jennifer Tann
    Subject
    Architecture; Sociology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Traces the growth of Birmingham from the mid-18th to the early 20th centuries, the development of estates and the emergence of craft quarters in the town. Shows different types of working-class housing...

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