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WEA - Bernard Weatherill Papers
PP - Political papers: Parliamentary papers
V - Video Collection of television broadcasts involving the Speaker and other recordings, 1984-1993
Ref No
WEA/PP/V/21
AltRefNo
0561777
Collection
Bernard Weatherill Papers
Title
Video about South Norwood Park and its opening, 1989
Date
1989
Extent
1 videocassette (VHS, 30 min.)
Description
The film documents the changes of the 120 acre site from a derelict area to a park, which includes a playground, walkways and wildlife areas on the sites previously occupied by a former sewage farm and civil defence buildings. A short speech is made by Councillor Ernest Noad, Chairman of the Parks and Recreational Services Committee about the improvements. The film also shows the opening of South Norwood Park on 13 May 1989, with Weatherill making his speech on horseback and later touring the site with the Mayor.
Notes
Previous reference number: WEA/PP/V21/0561777
Subject
Leisure
Parks
Playgrounds
Fauna
Flora
Horses
Waste water
Related Person
Noad, Ernest, (fl 1989), Croydon Borough councillor
Related Organisation
Croydon Borough Council
Related Place
South Norwood, Croydon, London
Category
Moving image recordings
Access conditions
This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU. On site access at the University of Kent only. Access to audio-visual recordings is through digital listening/viewing copies. The University of Kent acknowledges the intellectual property rights of those named as contributors in this recording and the rights of those not identified
Copyright
Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study.
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