History of Ronan Point tower block and safety worries

Title

History of Ronan Point tower block and safety worries

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

10 Oct 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:05:55

Description

Report on the history of Ronan Point, a tower block in Newham, east London, which raised doubts about the safety of large panel system buildings after a section collapsed due to a gas explosion in 1968. Includes Movietone archive clips of Leslie Mitchell reporting on the incident. Followed by an interview, possibly with Newham Council spokesman, on the vested interests which led to continued construction of these types of building despite safety worries. Female reporter and male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Movietone; Leslie Mitchell

Keywords

Accidents; London; Housing; GLC; Council housing; Housing maintenance; Construction industry; Safety; Costs; Disasters (events); Building construction; Explosions; Gas explosions; Social housing; Building design; Housing design; Newham; Housing construction; Building costs; Residential buildings; Ronan Point; Ronan Point building collapse (1968); Building contracts; Construction engineering; Building standards; Housing provision

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