LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Stonehenge hippies forced out by riot police

Genre

News report

TX Date

21 Jun 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:00:37

Description

Police with riot gear force 3000 hippies away from the ancient monument of Stonehenge in Wiltshire during a dawn siege where they were trying to celebrate summer solstice. They have claimed police brutality. Julie Benson reports from the scene for IRN.

Contributors

Julie Benson

Keywords

Police; Subcultures; Stonehenge; Wiltshire; Ancient monuments; Countercultures; Solstices; Protection of monuments

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