
Ours to Keep
1985
Six films about people determined to defend historic buildings against the destructive effects of social change and market forces.
Production
BBC Bristol Productions
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
February 28, 1985
Last Aired
April 4, 1985
Networks
BBC Two
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Selling Shilstone
Air date: 1985-02-28
A widow forced to sell her late parents' Dartmoor farmhouse may have other options after a National Parks adviser identified parts of it as medieval.
E2
Incomers
Air date: 1985-03-07
The Spitalfields Historic Buildings Preservation Trust succeeded in thwarting the property developers who wanted to sweep away derelict buildings to build profitable office blocks.
E3
Millstones
Air date: 1985-03-14
Three men seek to preserve redundant textile mills in West Yorkshire's Calder Valley -- buildings in Halifax, Hebden Bridge and Todmorden.
E4
The Rev David Wyatt's Seven Deadly Sins
Air date: 1985-03-21
The Rev David Wyatt fights to save Manchester's remaining Victorian churches.
E5
Defence of the Realm
Air date: 1985-03-28
Shipwright Brian Patterson and his Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Society fought to have the dockyard designated a heritage centre.
E6
Living on the Past
Air date: 1985-04-04
The people of York seek to combine modern amenities with their medieval and Viking past. Last programme of the series.
















