The New Life

From the collection of

Media Archive for Central England
MACE is the strategic lead organisation for screen heritage for the East and West Midlands regions. An independent charity based at University of Lincoln, MACE preserves and makes accessible a collection of more than 100,000 historic moving images representative of the diverse cultures and histories of communities throughout the heart of England from the Lincolnshire coast to the Welsh border.

The New Life


This promotional film made by the Telford Development Corporation paints the new city, then being built under the shadow of the Wrekin, as one for families and people wanting to escape conventional city living. Little mention is made of the jobs that will sustain a new prosperity but we are left with a heady mixture of community local centres, sports facilities and corporation homes free from long waiting lists then familiar to many families.


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