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Seen that many times. It's running on a loop in Lavenham Guildhall*. There are, apparently, a number of errors in it. For instance, the children heading to school are walking in the wrong direction.
It was part of a series of films about Britain made primarily for foreign troops (primarily the Yanks) arriving in Britain from 1942 onwards.
*Not at the moment, obviously as it's shut during lockdown.
Looks much the same today, all those timbered old houses. it's about time they replaced them with decent modern ones, they're all wonky for heaven's sake.
Charming film of Lavenham, 1942 on 07:43 - Mar 16 by GeoffSentence
Looks much the same today, all those timbered old houses. it's about time they replaced them with decent modern ones, they're all wonky for heaven's sake.
There was an attempt in the fifties to more or less completely redevelop the village. Bear in mind at that point many if not most of the houses didn't have mains utilities or indoor sanitation. Despite the villagers didn't want that, and killed the idea of supported by the then head of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Even earlier than that, in the early 20th century, there were instances of houses being literally removed. Princess Louise (a granddaughter of Queen Victoria) succumbed to local opinion in her efforts to buy the Wool Hall (now part of the Swan Hotel). De Vere House was bought in the twenties and was to be shipped to the States, but I think the Wall Street Crash put paid to that. And, if you go to Walberswick and find a house called Mercer's Cottage, that started out its life in Lady Street.