Stoke on Film: 1950's
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This was a period of great change in the Potteries - as elsewhere. The 1951 Festival of Britain heralded a new optimism following years of post-war austerity. Freed finally from utility regulations , the pottery industry could now produce colourful ware in exciting new designs - but faced the end of coal - firing , new techniques ans corporate mergers - and the Burslem School of Art was training the new designers. The Coronation of 1953 boosted the nation's morale and the sale of T.V sets. Rationing was finishing, there was a housing boom and more people had cars and a better standard of living. Rock 'n' Roll arrived and the decade ended with the City's Jubilee - 50 years since Federation. People looked forward to the "You've never had it so good" Sixties. This collection of 1950s films incorporates comments from Ernest Warrillow Niblett, Philip Donnella, Bill Morland , Arthur Chollerton, , Colin Melbourne, Eric Ball, Barry Blaize, Dave Wallet, Eric Newton, Mel Hill, Barry Slann and others. - Studio:
- 4 DVD
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Music & Musicals, Special Interest