A place in the country

Title

A place in the country

Genre

Interview; Speech; Special

TX Date

6 Sep 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:47:17

Description

Steve Allen is given a guided tour of the Broadlands house and estate in Romsey, Hampshire, owned by Lord Romsey (Norton Knatchbull), the son of Lord Louis Mountbatten and open to the public. Tour given by guides Barry Sherratt, Helen Templeton and Jan Griffin(?). Interviews with Bill Hughes, estate manager; Tim King, marketing manager. Also includes archive recording of Lord Mountbatten speech. Produced by David Birch(?).

Contributors

Louis Mountbatten; Steve Allen; Barry Sherratt; Helen Templeton; Jan Griffin(?); Bill Hughes; Tim King; David Birch(?)

Keywords

Architecture; Louis Mountbatten; Hampshire; Romsey; Broadlands; Norton Knatchbull; Landed estates; Lord Romsey; Historic poperties

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