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BBC special on Britain’s oldest building company

Grant Prior 11 years ago
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Britain’s oldest building company will take a look back at its 423-year history in a TV special tonight.

Kent based R Durtnell & Sons is the subject of Hidden Histories on BBC4 at 9pm.

The programme will follow current chief executive Alex Durtnell as he finds out about the company’s past and the development of the UK construction industry.

The company dates back to 1591 and has been handed down from father-to-son for 13 generations.

 

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