Goodbye Longfellow Road

helical scan open-reel videotape unknown Unknown 1977 40:00

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Summary: Documentary telling the story of a London street, showing poor housing conditions and corruption in local government. Made by Yorkshire Television and transmitted on 08 Mar1977

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David Sherman wrote on September 5, 2022:

Yes my Dad Sidney Sherman worked at John Wrights.
Linda Bayliss wrote on July 6, 2022:

My grandparents Charlie and Eleanor Solomons, my great grandfather Pop Painter and his son Alf Painter lived at number 52.…

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My grandparents Charlie and Eleanor Solomons, my great grandfather Pop Painter and his son Alf Painter lived at number 52. Living in rural Devon I remember the excitement of staying there for family visits in the 1950s
brian casey wrote on April 28, 2022:

My father worked for the company at the end of the road John Wright and Sons they were into manufacturing…

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My father worked for the company at the end of the road John Wright and Sons they were into manufacturing Veneer my Dad was a stoker there.
Marjorie Thomson wrote on February 20, 2022:

My mother and her family lived in Longfellow Road.I watched the programme either and would love to see it again.
Anne Jones wrote on October 27, 2018:

My nan lived in 67 Longfellow road, I have many happy memories of the road , I have a…

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My nan lived in 67 Longfellow road, I have many happy memories of the road , I have a recording of the documentary they made on the street and my nan kept saying bloody squatters! On film!

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Goodbye Longfellow Road

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