Gill: Road Widening and Derby Station

Summary

Road widening schemes in Derbyshire including the A6 at Matlock Bath filmed c1968 and the final days of steam locomotives at Derby station filmed c1965.

Year:

1968

Duration:

0:04:20

Film type:

B&W/Colour / Silent

Genre:

Home Movie

Master format:

8mm

Description

We see work underway on a road widening scheme in Derbyshire including shots filmed through the windscreen of a moving car (Matlock Moor?). This is followed by views of steam locomotives at Derby station including a freight train passing through. We then see work on a new footbridge at Matlock Bath to link Lovers Walk with Jubilee Gardens followed by views of road widening underway on the A6 at Matlock Bath.


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