Learning on ScreenHigh Living
Series
- Series Name
- Look At Life
Issue
Story
- Summary
- BFI synopsis: Looks at the problems of housing and growing population in Britain, and the styles of building being adopted to help the situation in the future, namely by high rise blocks of flats. New blocks of flats and their facilities are looked at in Bristol, with comments by Dr. John Skone, Deputy Medical Officer of Health for Bristol, and two tenants, Mr Clive Baker and his wife. Features such as lifts, laundry facilities, central heating and safety catches on windows are considered. Other aspects include garages, open spaces, community rooms, playgrounds etc. Flats which overlook Bristol City football ground are also seen. Developments in London are also considered, including Balfron Tower in Poplar, the latest and tallest block of flats in London, designed by Erno Goldfinger. He lives on the 26th floor of this block and is interviewed.
- Researcher Comments
- Look At Life Series 36 comprises Issues 456-468.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Design
- Locations
- London; Bristol; England; Poplar
- Written sources
- British Film Institute Databases Used for synopsis
British Movietonews Listing
- Credits:
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- Support services
- Hugh Castle
- Commentator
- Martin Jarvis
- Editor
- Roy Drew
- Production Co.
- The Rank Organisation Special Features Division
- Camera
- William H.A. Hooker
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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- Web
- http://reuters.screenocean.com/
- Phone
- +44(0)1954 262052
- Address
- 124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX - Notes
- British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
- Series held
- View all series held by Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
- Series held
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