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Not So Much a Facelift…
Philip Harland

Not So Much a Facelift…

  • Documentary
  • History

A quirky look at urban improvement in 1970s Britain

RELEASE

1976-01-01

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

25 min

Description

A short documentary exploring the UK’s 1970s approach to urban renewal through General Improvement Areas. Mixing location footage from Blackburn, Norwich, and Oxford with unexpectedly quirky presentation, the film contrasts small-scale housing improvements with the sweeping redevelopment schemes of the post-war era. Produced as a government public information film and shown at meetings between planners, architects, and residents, it stands as a modest, humane entry in Britain’s civic-minded documentary tradition.

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