Moving Mountains

Moving MountainsThis is a collection of documentary films and interviews charting the important and monumental changes to the local environment achieved by the Planning Team of Stoke on Trent City Council in the 20 years from 1968. We start with the opening of two films made in the days of ccoal firing, to give an insight into the obstacles facing the planners. Joe Monks Neill architect of some of the major reclamation schemes sets the scene in the 1960s and explains

art critic and artist Peter Davies explores Arthur's distinctive personality and wealth of artistic achievement

1900-1930”)

and wee black and white and colour film of production at various factories during the decade

THE MITCH AT 60

archive film and re-enactments to bring the past to life

at that time in Staffordshire

and subsequently a road of importance

They are mostly extracts from longer archive films and are dated from 1901 to 1964

puts the new Leyland Beaver through its paces in 1961

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Milestones in Gladstone’s history caught on film:-

King George and Queen Mary in Burslem