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JB Priestley's tour of 1950s Bradford celebrated in film screening
[i]A SNAPSHOT of Bradford in the 1950s will be shown during a film screening featuring one of the city's famous sons.
Lost City - A Return Journey With JB Priestley shows the writer and dramatist taking a tour of Bradford after several years away.
The footage shows him arrive in the district by train and meet the press.
One of the journalists, Mavis Dean, challenged Mr Priestley on his outspoken views about Bradford and she will be talking about the experience at the filming.
The playwright took her on a tour around the city, including his childhood home on Saltburn Place, off Toller Lane.
The pair also visit the Swan Arcade, Bradford Market and the Theatre Royal, before taking in a rehearsal of the Halle Orchestra and a dance hall.
The 1958 black and white film will be shown at the National Media Museum on Sunday, January 31, at 2pm. Its screening is part of an event called An Afternoon with JB Priestley, which will also feature Pathe newsreel clips of Bradford-born Mr Priestley from the 1930s and 1940s.
Ms Dean will take part in a Q&A session, conducted by Bill Lawrence, a member of the JB Priestley Society Council.
She is expected to recollect her experiences as a young journalist and talk about the feeling Mr Priestley had for the city. She will also offer a comparison between 1950s Bradford and the present day and how the city has changed.[/i]
[i]A SNAPSHOT of Bradford in the 1950s will be shown during a film screening featuring one of the city's famous sons.
Lost City - A Return Journey With JB Priestley shows the writer and dramatist taking a tour of Bradford after several years away.
The footage shows him arrive in the district by train and meet the press.
One of the journalists, Mavis Dean, challenged Mr Priestley on his outspoken views about Bradford and she will be talking about the experience at the filming.
The playwright took her on a tour around the city, including his childhood home on Saltburn Place, off Toller Lane.
The pair also visit the Swan Arcade, Bradford Market and the Theatre Royal, before taking in a rehearsal of the Halle Orchestra and a dance hall.
The 1958 black and white film will be shown at the National Media Museum on Sunday, January 31, at 2pm. Its screening is part of an event called An Afternoon with JB Priestley, which will also feature Pathe newsreel clips of Bradford-born Mr Priestley from the 1930s and 1940s.
Ms Dean will take part in a Q&A session, conducted by Bill Lawrence, a member of the JB Priestley Society Council.
She is expected to recollect her experiences as a young journalist and talk about the feeling Mr Priestley had for the city. She will also offer a comparison between 1950s Bradford and the present day and how the city has changed.[/i]
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The JB Priestley Society marked his life with a similar event at the National Media Museum in 2014.
Mr Lawrence said: "Bradford is changing quite dramatically with things like the Broadway development.
"It [the event] gives the chance to show people previous shifts in Bradford. The film is about how cities change. There are some fantastic views of Bradford in this film.
"It is a snapshot of 1950s Bradford. It shows how the city has developed between now and then.
"In the film he [Priestly] is quite negative about famous landmarks that had disappeared in Bradford. He had not been there for while. He was previously in Bradford during the Second World War.
"JB Priestley's film work is not really well known. He even went to Hollywood."
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14227399.JB_Priestley_s_tour_of_1950s_Bradford_celebrated_in_film_screening/
David Wilson, director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, said: "This film is a good way of reflecting on Bradford's rich cultural heritage.
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"It will be a fascinating insight into Bradford in the late 1950s."
JB Priestley died in 1984. Last year, Salts Mill was used as a backdrop for one of his best-known plays, An Inspector Calls.
Mr Lawrence said: "Bradford is changing quite dramatically with things like the Broadway development.
"It [the event] gives the chance to show people previous shifts in Bradford. The film is about how cities change. There are some fantastic views of Bradford in this film.
"It is a snapshot of 1950s Bradford. It shows how the city has developed between now and then.
"In the film he [Priestly] is quite negative about famous landmarks that had disappeared in Bradford. He had not been there for while. He was previously in Bradford during the Second World War.
"JB Priestley's film work is not really well known. He even went to Hollywood."
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14227399.JB_Priestley_s_tour_of_1950s_Bradford_celebrated_in_film_screening/
David Wilson, director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, said: "This film is a good way of reflecting on Bradford's rich cultural heritage.
Share article
"It will be a fascinating insight into Bradford in the late 1950s."
JB Priestley died in 1984. Last year, Salts Mill was used as a backdrop for one of his best-known plays, An Inspector Calls.
'a comparison between 1950s Bradford and the present day and how the city has changed.'
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or since the late 80s Kenny .
i have a pic of me in central Bradford by a busy roundabout taken 1988 - i looked at the exact spot on googimages for 2014 and EVERYTHING behind me had vanished ,all new buildings
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or since the late 80s Kenny .
i have a pic of me in central Bradford by a busy roundabout taken 1988 - i looked at the exact spot on googimages for 2014 and EVERYTHING behind me had vanished ,all new buildings
Hi Coach. JB was bemoaning the loss of several splendid buildings in the 50s, which was his first visit since WW2. so it's happening all the time, sadly.
Saw the tram on Shipley Glen on Look North last week Kenny, remember going on that when I was 6, getting the red west yorks bus from leeds with me mam and dad and seeing the overhead lines for the blue trolley buses, happy memories
Ah, Shipley Glen, we all went there. Plus a visit to Dick Hudson's after. Loved the railway track, fascinated me as a youngster.
found out some of the buidings taken down were just from the last century ,1950s etc - one was the Police station ,and a large insurance building was one of them too amongst others - not sure if there were really old buildings .
I was in Bradford today ..not the greatest place in the world 
Jan 25, 2016 -- 6:17PM, Coachbuster wrote:
'a comparison between 1950s Bradford and the present day and how the city has changed.'______________or since the late 80s Kenny .i have a pic of me in central Bradford by a busy roundabout taken 1988 - i looked at the exact spot on googimages for 2014 and EVERYTHING behind me had vanished ,all new buildings
The council demolished that entire part of the city to put their rat swimming pool in.
there are some nice buidings in Bradford - some still need to go though .
Noticed the footbridge to the car park has gone too
Noticed the footbridge to the car park has gone too
Massive fire there at the moment - a big Mill at Manningham, 25 fire engines attending.
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