Synopsis
Six films about people determined to defend historic buildings against the destructive effects of social change and market forces.
Episodes
Season 11E1Selling ShilstoneA widow forced to sell her late parents' Dartmoor farmhouse may have other options after a National Parks adviser identified parts of it as medieval.39m2E2IncomersThe Spitalfields Historic Buildings Preservation Trust succeeded in thwarting the property developers who wanted to sweep away derelict buildings to build profitable office blocks.39m3E3MillstonesThree men seek to preserve redundant textile mills in West Yorkshire's Calder Valley -- buildings in Halifax, Hebden Bridge and Todmorden.39m4E4The Rev David Wyatt's Seven Deadly SinsThe Rev David Wyatt fights to save Manchester's remaining Victorian churches.39m5E5Defence of the RealmShipwright Brian Patterson and his Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Society fought to have the dockyard designated a heritage centre.39m6E6Living on the PastThe people of York seek to combine modern amenities with their medieval and Viking past. Last programme of the series.39m
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