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Battle Abbey auction

Title
Battle Abbey auction
Genre
News report; Interview; Speech
TX Date
Jun 1976
Year of production
1976
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Duration
00:03:33
Description
Report on the auction of Battle Abbey amid fears it may be turned into a commercial enterprise and be inaccessible to the general public. Includes speech at the auction by Matthew Thompson-Royds of Save Battle Abbey Group; the auction itself under Colonel Judd; statement on the buyer, the Department of the Environment, read by Colonel George Judd; interview with other high bidder Lord Lonsdale (James Lowther). Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
Matthew Thompson-Royds; George Judd; James Lowther
Keywords
Auctions; Architectural heritage; Battle Abbey

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