Lives of Us

Summary

Interviews with people who live in the Sincil Bank area of Lincoln. The film looks at the area through the history of the locally based engineering film Robey and Co. Ltd (1854-1988).

Year:

2019

Duration:

0:11:24

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Genre:

Oral History

Company:

Threshold Studios

Master format:

LTO6

Description

The interviewees are: Eve Harrison; barber Andreas Constantinou who talks about his business which was previously run by his father; Stuart Benn; Reverend Jeremy Cullimore; Carole Sharpe; Mike Rossington who is a former employee of Robey and Co. Ltd; Maureen Cox and Barbara Gooding. Themes covered include the old Robey works, Lincoln's industrial and engineering heritage, changes to the local population and the need for continued community spirit. During the interviews we also see details of Robey literature and artwork, a large mural depicting the area, streets of houses in Sincil Bank and pedestrians on the High Street and the High Street level crossing in Lincoln and the Lincoln Tank Memorial.


Credits

Interviewees: Eve Harrison; Maureen Cox; Andreas Constantinou; Stuart Benn; Reverend Jeremy Cullimore; Carole Sharpe; Mike Rossington; Barbara Gooding
Production Team:
Interviews and Filming: Carron Almack
Filming: Johnny Bell
Film Maker: Ben Harriott
Film Maker: Amanda Russell
Production Co-ordinator: Hattie Coupe
Creative Engagement Manager: Bo Olawoye
Thanks to: Residents of Sincil Bank; Louis' Gents Hairstyling Barbershop; The Sincil Bank Community Hub; Bridge Central and Bridge Church Lincoln; Volunteers at the Central Methodist Church; Paul Carrick - Neighbourhood Manager for Sincil Bank; City of Lincoln Council; Dr Clare Watson - Director of the Media Archive for Central England
Threshold Studios: Barry Hale; Bo Olawoye; Hattie Coupe; Kate Saunders; Samantha Lindley; Uzma Johal
Funded by a National Lottery Grant and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund


Notes

Made by Ben Harriott for Threshold Studios (Northampton) as part of an Heritage Lottery Fund project.