TELFORD - The New Town -The First Estates - Part two (The Ultimate guide)

Telford - The New Town (The ultimate guide) Part two
Welcome to The Ultimate guide to Telford new town.
In this part we look at depth at Tweedale, Sutton Hill & Halesfield
This video series has been researched and created by Steve Bowers better known as the New Homes Historian.
This series of videos are to celebrate Telford becoming 50 in 2018.
narrated by Emma B
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A lot of the content in this video is available via the internet,
It is impossible to find the original owners of the pictures, But if you do own a picture we have used please email we will be happy to credit you.
I would like to Thank "Adam Hollick" for his Holmer lake footage (I have no contact details)
Also "View with altitude" for your town center footage (I have no contact details)
"Bic Bickerton"for the guttersnipe clip (no Contact information)
"Haynesjohndavid"for the Randlay clip.
Mace archive for non profit use
John franklyn for Sutton hill footage

[@jonjon9047]

They dug test bores but nobody thought to look at an old map? Genius.

[@mikehudson8884]

Excellent films: The Radburn system didn't work, it was just awful and still is yet the actual house designs were terrific.

[@patrickbonham949]

The Radburn system was absolutely terrible, as for the house design omg!!😲 😞😭😢

[@compusmentus5476]

Very interesting! I lived in 7 Sunny Mead for a while in the very early '70's with my parents before we moved back to Wales when I was about 14-15 years old. I loved it there. My mother liked the design of the house. I find it quite sad hearing about the social problems that later blighted the area.

[@philgc11111]

Revisit Tweedale ind estate, looks so much better.

[@thornbird6768]

These towns were great when new 👍🏻 fit for purpose , factories , shops , bus routes , schools , new houses , play areas , pubs and community centres , all sadly left to rot !! Back in the day the criteria for council housing was very different than it is now , and it shows , the sense of community and pride is long gone , very sad 👎🏻

[@jhareng]

There was no pride in 1969 with the undesirables from Brum and Scouseland. The only ones that showed pride were the ones that 'bought' new housing, we got out late 1971 video passes bought houses on right at 20.35 Spring Meadow Sutton Hill.

[@davidaston1644]

​@@jhareng I moved to Spring meadow aged 4 , in 69, we lived there until 73. I loved it! and was sad to leave ! Oswestry where we moved to seemed like going back to the 29 40s in my young mind .

[@terrybarnhurst7119]

Keep up the good work

[@imppar]

Will Hollinswood be looked at?