The New Jerusalem – A home of your own – 1995
July 13th, 2010
UPDATE: Watch it on YouTube -> New Jerusalem
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband” – Revelation 21:2 – King James Bible
This fifty minute documentary covering the period from the end of the Second World War in 1945 until the arrival of Thatcherism in 1979 provides a comprehensive look at both the motives and the actions of the major players in the field of slum clearance and post war reconstruction with a particular emphasis on Birmingham and its problems.
Title shot – click above for larger image – original VHS
So begins this wonderful evocation of the feelings at the time that here was a new world to build.