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BFI Archive Features Town Centre

Monday 4 July 2011

A new clip posted on YouTube shows scenes of archive footage of Hertford town centre in 1961.

The short film about the work of a Hertfordshire Mercury reporter has been posted by the British Film Institute.

The film opens with scenes of a town council meeting at Shire Hall during which plans are approved for a swimming pool on Hartham Common.

Further scenes show the reporter walking around the town centre, including Maidenhead Street, Sailsbury Square and Railway Street.

 

You can see the complete film and over 2000 other titles free in the BFI Mediatheques - www.bfi.org.uk/mediatheque.


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