A Protest at the New City Offices, Lurgan

A Protest at the New City Offices, Lurgan

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Location

Lurgan

Year

1966

Date

Production 20/09/1966

Length

55sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Protestors against the cheap buying of land for the new city at Lurgan gather to hear arguments at the New City Offices in Lurgan. Farmers were very unhappy at the prices offered for their land. 

Notes

The ‘new town’ of Craigavon, situated between Lurgan and Portadown, was created after the ‘Belfast regional survey and plan’ report written by Sir Robert Matthew was presented to the Northern Ireland government in 1963. Sir Robert proposed the creation of the town to accommodate a growing population and to encourage people to move out of over-crowded areas of Belfast.  

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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