LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Rose Theatre preservation

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

16 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:40

Description

From Westminster, Paul Rowley reports on the proposals to preserve the remains of the Elizabethan Rose Theatre in Southwark, London which is being denied ancient monument status. Includes Commons speeches by Environment Secretary Nicholas Ridley on current plans to conserve whilst allowing development on the site; Clive Soley (Labour); Gerald Bowden (Tory); Simon Hughes MP and campaign leader.

Contributors

Nicholas Ridley; Clive Soley; Paul Rowley; Simon Hughes; Gerald Bowden

Keywords

London; Southwark; Historic buildings; Building construction; Urban development; Heritage conservation; English Heritage; Ancient monuments; Rose Theatre

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