1963: HOW LOCAL IS YOUR LOCAL? | Tonight | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

As areas of Salford were being flattened for new development, Julian Pettifer went to look at some of the few remaining buildings which were left standing. While their days may also have been numbered, the pubs of Hanky Park were still being frequented by loyal, longstanding customers, some of whom travelled miles to carry on drinking at their 'local'.

Clip taken from Tonight, originally broadcast on BBC One, Tuesday 30 April, 1963.




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