Thurrock: Refill Quarries (1970-1979)

Unissued / unused material. Colour item. Thurrock, Essex. News report by John Stapleton about plans to convert cement quarries into land for housing, parks and shops. Stapleton interviews wasteland reclamation officer, local authority representative and Conservative councillor about their hopes and fears for the reclamation. Interviews continue over shots of diggers and trucks at work. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé