First purpose-built gypsy camp in Britain
1975 , Wisbech (Cambridgeshire)
Cat no. 116931
Anglia TV news report about the first purpose-built Council-run travellers’ site in Britain at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Anglia Television news piece about a travellers’ site in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, which is, in fact, the first purpose-built council-run Caravan Site that accommodates travellers in the UK. Greg Barnes, reporting for Anglia Television, interviews some of the tenants, asking why they choose to live in permanently located mobile homes. Is the site the antithesis to the old gypsy way-of-life? Greg Barnes also interviews the Site Warden and Gypsy Liaison Officer, John Prior.
Keywords
Gypsies, Housing; Travellers, Alternative Lifestyle, Traditions; Social Customs.
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Interviewer : Greg Barnes
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Production company : Anglia Television
Manifestations
First purpose-built gypsy camp in Britain
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Genre: News / Television
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Locations: Wisbech (Cambridgeshire)
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Description Type: monographic
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Related to: Anglia news
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