Central News East: 28.03.1998: Asfordby Superpit Demolished

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Summary

Richard Brown report on the demolition of the colliery at Asfordby in Leicestershire.

Year:

1998

Duration:

0:00:55

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

RAID

Description

Shots of the twin towers of the so-called super pit being blown up as a crowd watches. Emotional vox pops with people in the crowd about the short lived coal mine. Brief interview with Richard Budge, of owners RJB Mining, who said that they had spent £60 million trying to keep it open.


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