This town forgot to be a city
Channel: Tom Scott
Category: Education
Description: Rochester, in the south-east of England, was a city for nearly 800 years. And then, in 1998, an administrative error took that city status away, likely forever. Here's the story. Research and script assistance from Jess Jewell REFERENCES: BBC article: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/england/1991827.stm Kent Online article: kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/labour-lost-city-status-deliberately-say-tories-191729 Minutes of the meeting: whatdotheyknow.com/request/minute_1197_policy_and_resources Additional research links: city-of-rochester.org.uk/features/rochester-city-status Local Government Act (1972) see: lawteacher.net/acts/local-government-act-1972.php Charter Trustees Regulations (1996): legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/263/made I'm at tomscott.com on Twitter at twitter.com/tomscott on Facebook at facebook.com/tomscott and on Instagram as tomscottgo
