Midlands News: 00.08.1958: Farmer Protests Against Pylons

Summary

Farmer Reg Hillard from Evesham is in dispute with the Midlands Electricity Board over pylons on his land.

Year:

1958

Duration:

0:00:28

Film type:

Black & White / Mute

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

We see Reg Hillard working on his land (looks like fruit picking) and a shot of an electricity pylon. A man in a suit arrives and attempts to give a piece of paper to Mr Hillard but he refuses to accept it (probably some sort of legal order). The electricity board have put up pylons on his land but he is refusing them access to connect the cables.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

Story number - 1375