"I should leave those alone, if I was you...this is governed by the law of ancient lights."
When Mr Max Jenkins bought his house - a substantial Victorian villa in the village of Bacton-on-Sea - he thought he'd snagged himself a bargain. There was only one, minor issue with the property - an unusual wooden structure, just three feet from his windows, obscuring the view of the sea - but he could surely dismantle that, couldn't he?
Nationwide reporter Susan Hall investigates this bizarre case involving the 'law of ancient light', and the reclusive Miss Day.
Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, Tuesday 14 March, 1972.
