AT HOME

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 7th Year

Issue

Issue No.

12

Date Released

Aug 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1AT HOME
2. 2TAMWORTH GALA
3. 3CUT & CARRY
4. 4BALLETOMINES

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: Houses built for miners in Dordon, Midlands
NCB Commentary - The Coal Board’s programme calls for twenty-thousand new houses for miners for miners throughout the country. In the West Midlands alone nearly five thousand are going up, and they are going up fast, to rationalised systems of building such as this, where factory-made units are swung into place in double-quick time.
At 97, Coppice Drive, Dordon, near Atherstone, there was a brief ceremony the other day to hand over the key to 29-year-old miner, P. J. Gallagher and his family on the completion of an estate of 234 houses.
While tea was served in a neighbouring marquee, the Gallaghers furniture was shifted in with clockwork precision.
After the opening ceremonies the Gallaghers were left to settle in. Patrick and Jean, the Gallagher children will find Warwickshire a change from their native Lancashire.

Researcher Comments

Commentary recorded 2 July 1954.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Children; Domestic life; Mining

Locations

England; Staffordshire; Tamworth

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
Film User   Vol.9 No.104 June 1955, p302.
The National Archives COAL 32   /3 Scripts for Mining Review, 1949-1956

Credits:

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Sponsor

National Coal Board