ATV Today: 31.01.1974: Old Currency

Summary

Tony Maycock visits a butcher's shop at Knightwick in Worcestershire where prices are still charged in the pre decimal currency.

Year:

1974

Duration:

0:02:35

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Tony Maycock piece to camera outside the butcher's shop which has been in business for 700 years. It is situated within a building on Bromyard Road at Knightwick called the Flying Horse. Shots of butcher at work wrapping meat. Interview with the butcher about his reasons for dealing in old money and vox pops with local residents who mainly prefer to deal in pounds, shillings and pence rather than decimal coins.


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