Hampton Court fire

Title

Hampton Court fire

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Apr 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:44

Description

Report on the Hampton Court Palace fire. Includes a history of the palace; interviews with Gerald Drayton, building works officer; Graham Callow, resident; Kenneth Baker, Environment Minister; Lord Montagu of Beaulieu (Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu), chairman of English Heritage. Male reporter not identified (poss. Rodney Bennett).

Contributors

Kenneth Baker; Graham Callow; Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu; Gerald Drayton; Rodney Bennett?

Keywords

Fires; Historic buildings; Paintings; Surrey; Palaces; Hampton Court; Tudor period

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