Clean Air for Handsworth

Clean Air for Handsworth


Three Handsworth households get paid to breathe more easily in this jaunty promo about Sheffield's switch to smokeless fuels.

Sheffield signs up for cleaner air in this perky Coal Board promo about Handsworth's switch-over to smokeless fuel. It's a delightful window into the swirly-patterned world of ordinary 1960s living-rooms. Twenty-first-century home-owners may also be astounded by the generosity of local government grants.

Describes what happens when a new smoke controlled area is created, and what the householder has to do. Filmed in the Handsworth area of Sheffield, it shows three conversions to different types of smokeless solid fuel appliances, quoting the costs, the Local Authority grants, and also, in one case, the National Coal Board's Housewarming plan. The film is a section from an earlier film entitled 'Welcome Home' (1967).


Tags