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Road And Bridge Building Scenes

c. 1972 , Norwich (Norfolk)

Cat no. 922

Film made for Norwich City Council to record the road and bridge building projects throughout the 1960s and early 1970s.

15th May 1961: on Colegate and Oak Street men bore and prepare pipework. 1962 : a car ride through Norwich, drives through Tombland, down Magdalen Street, past the junction of Magdalen Street and Botolph Street, along Exchange Street and St Giles going down towards City Hall. Then along St Andrew's Street towards Redwell Street and finally a shot of City Hall from the bottom of Guildhall Hill. The widening of St Stephen's Street. Demolition scenes and Queen's Road with the bus station in the background. Demolition on Queen's Street and a traffic jam on St Stephen's. Shops display closing down signs. Queen's Road junction, houses backing onto the city walls at Queen's Road, St Stephen's and an alleyway off St Stephen's. 27th March 1962: the Mayor officially starts the redevelopment. The old road is lifted and new kerb stones and tarmac is laid. There are views of St Stephen's from the top end after demolition of the shops and houses being demolished on Queen's Road. Further road construction in August 1962 is followed by site clearing at St Stephen's and general views from the top of the street including the city walls. 1972: the flyover in Magdalen Street under construction. The Odeon cinema can be seen.

Featured Buildings

Norwich City Hall; Odeon Cinema

Featured Events

Official start of Norwich City Centre redevelopment

Keywords

Bridge building; Demolition; Flyovers; Roadworks; Town planning

Manifestations

Road And Bridge Building Scenes

  • Barcode
    INV396342
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:29:08
    Modification Date
    25/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734512
  • Barcode
    INV323260
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:29:08
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724940
  • Barcode
    INV379541
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:29:08
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724174
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV339632
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:29:08
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    709685
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV273569
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:29:25
    Has Sound
    N
    Modification Date
    21/05/2009
    Parts
    Reference
    679979
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV180276
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 563
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    23/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673557
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV237290
    Canonical Identifier
    A-377
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    KodachromeII
    Colour Type
    colour
    Has Sound
    N
    Identification Notes
    Neg / Pos Type (data migration 25/06/2021): camera
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561286
    Sound
    silent

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