Hometown: A Million Bricks

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Hometown: A Million Bricks

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Details

Location

Springfield Park

Year

1999

Date

Transmission 30/08/1999

Length

1hr 30min 08sec

Audio

sound

Format

DVC

colour

Source

Digitised as part of the UTV Archive Partnership Project (ITV, Northern Ireland Screen and PRONI)

Courtesy

Department for Communities, ITV, Northern Visions, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

Rights Holder

ITV, Northern Visions

It is illegal to download, copy, print or otherwise utilise in any other form this material, without written consent from the copyright holder.

Description

Frank Martin presents this documentary centred around Springfield Park before and during the troubles. Past residents share their fond memories and recall the horror of 9th August 1971.  

Unlike many parts of Belfast, Springfield Park at the beginning was a mixed development with people moving from predominant the Falls or Shankill Road and as the viewers are told at the beginning "for the original residents it was one community".

The first part of the programme sets up the neighbourly dynamic and friendly relationships between those who lived there, this is consistent throughout. However, part two, is the beginning of the troubles, with army beginning to be a common occurrence on the street and the rapid erection of two new estates on either side of Springfield Park.

Part three and four gives detail to the riot that occurred after internment was announced and how the residents were affected.

Credits

Northern Visions Production for UTV.

Hometown, Belfast Community Video Award Scheme is funded by Making Belfast Work, Northern Visions and Channel 4.

Produced and Directed by Frank Martin and Seamus Kelters

Executive Proder: Marilyn Hyndman

With thanks to UTV, BBC Northern Ireland, Airfix Productions Ltd and The Moore and Fusco Familie.  

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