Hemel Hempstead 1961

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M/S and L/S of the old part of the town of Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire; the street scenes show rows of shops and people walking about on a sunny day.

High angle L/S of the high street in the new part of Hemel Hempstead. Commentator talks of the "many Londoners who, since 1947, have come...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2148
Sort Number:
CP 351
Time in/Out:
01:53:19:00 / 01:55:27:00
Canister:
CP 351
Film ID:
155.17
Issue Date:
18/09/1961

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