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Street Prospect

A look at landscape treatment in residential areas, contrasting Bournville with Selly Oak, Birmingham

Documentary 1947 15 mins Silent

Overview

A look at different methods of landscape treatment in residential areas and the use and misuse of natural features and contours. The film uses the development of Bourneville Village to the south of Birmingham over the previous 50 years as an illustration, before contrasting it with nearby Selly Oak.

Genres

Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Location

BournvilleSelly Oak

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

Subjects

Town planning

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