How to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee?

Title

How to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee?

Genre

Interview

TX Date

12 Oct 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Sir Horace Cutler, leader of the Greater London Council, is interviewed about the idea of holding the World Trade Fair on the derelict Docklands. The idea was put forward as a way of celebrating the centenary of Queen Victoria’s coronation in 1887. St Katharine Docks is included as an example of a place where the rates payable on buildings have raised money for the local area. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Murphy and Peter Spencer).

Contributors

Horace Cutler

Keywords

London; Docklands; Royal jubilees; Buildings; Queen Victoria; Celebrations; Jubilees; Crystal Palace; Hyde Park; Wembley; Building costs; Fairs (trade); Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom; St Katharine’s Dock; World Trade Fair

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