New Village

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

715

Date Released

5 Sep 1968

Date recorded

15 Aug 1968

Length of issue (in feet)

729

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1A Tale of Tiles
2. 2Kennedy Mosaic Mural
3. 3New Village

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: The technologists, we hope, won’t spoil all our countryside. Everyone wants to get back to the land and at Hartley in Kent they’re building a new village - not a New Town - to help them do just that. New Ash Green is a concentrated blend of country amenities and all mod cons. The buildings are modern, many of the trees and shrubs have been imported but the atmosphere is distinctly rural. When the six year plan is completed, six thousand people, and no more, will move into a home from home in the country - and within fast commuting distance of London and the Medway towns.

Keywords

Engineering

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

278

Story extras:

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