ATV Today: 26.08.1980: British Leyland Canley Closure

Summary

British Leyland's Canley Triumph plant in Coventry closed down today. Men in the social club talked about their disappointment and the old days when everyone was much happier.

Year:

1980

Duration:

0:02:06

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Exterior views of the Triumph car factory at Canley in Coventry. John McLeod talks to men who have been made redundant in the works social club about their feelings. They talk about the days when everybody was happy and there were decent wages and plenty of work.
One worker had composed a short poem as an epitaph to the factory.


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