Wakefield, Yorkshire

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Wakefield, Yorkshire

Wakefield
1955
Sound
3m

Travelogue. External shots of houses and public buildings: town hall, county council offices. Internal shots of council offices: decorative plasterwork, paintings, plaster friezes, committee room, council chamber. Narrated by John Betjeman who also offers his views on the nature of Yorkshire people.

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