Tower House hostel visit

Title

Tower House hostel visit

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Feb 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:32

Description

Unidentified Tower Hamlets councillors on their visit to controversial homeless hostel, Tower House, in Whitechapel, east London. They comment on poor fire standards and sanitary conditions. Also includes interview with Jim Lawrie(?), resident; John Ward-Henderson, vice-chairman of Tower Hamlets Tenants Association. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Jim Lawrie(?); John Ward-Henderson

Keywords

London; Tower Hamlets; Homeless; Hostels; Camden; Rowton Hotels; Tower House

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