The opening mute shots show scenes in and around Ladywood in Birmingham. We see new tower blocks and maisonettes followed by terraced houses due for demolition including a small back courtyard and street with gas lamps. We also see Icknield Port Road, the frontage of an Atkinsons pub, children walking towards a school, a shot of Monument Road and demolition work underway. A walking point of view takes us through a back alley to reveal children playing in a courtyards followed by children playing on the derelict redevelopment sites. Standing outside Gwyn Richards interviews Canon Norman Power, the vicar of Ladywood, about his book 'the Forgotten People which he has written about the redevelopment of the area. He talks about the mistakes being made in putting all people of the same social class together and the mess and debris from demolished areas that in some cases has lasted for years. (+ 1 minute of trims showing a new office building towering over old terraces).
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