London’s Screen Archives enables Londoners see their past come alive on film. Managed by Film London, we are a unique network of historic film collections that cares for, collects and screens heritage film across the city. Together we preserve London’s rich film heritage from feature films to home movies, public information films, newsreels, and records of the capital’s many different industries.
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Stately Homes of Newham: Then and Now
Newham's historical buildings are brought back to life and contrasted with the new in this short documentary by a local council filmmaker.
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Overview
This excerpt takes us on a tour of the historic buildings of Newham before comparing them to the more modern structures of 1986. Taking in views of the bustling Stratford Broadway, a quiet residential street in Plaistow and a shopping area in East Ham, the film paints a vivid picture of the sites' history and former inhabitants. With the borough having undergone major redevelopments since it was filmed, ironically some of the modern buildings portrayed no longer exist.
This film is from the collection of Newham Local History Resource Centre, a member of the London's Screen Archives Network.
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