PARK HILL HOUSING PROJECT (1957)

Park Hill was Sheffield City Council’s first redevelopment scheme after the War. Work began on the site in April 1957, and it was formally opened by Hugh Gaitskell on 16th June, 1961. The film shows the Park Hill Flats in Sheffield shortly after the completion of their construction as well as the first stage in the development of Hyde Park Flats.

Duration: 25 minutes

Suggested credit: Park Hill Housing Project (1957) © Yorkshire Film Archive

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