Bygone Lincoln DVD third edition

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DVD Three features the fascinating "Changing Face of Lincoln" film that shows the many changes that occurred when the Pelham Bridge flyover was built in the City Centre during the 1950s.

Hundreds of local people are seen going about their business.....on bicycles, or in the cars, buses, vans and lorries of the day. Hundreds more are shown on a wet day in June 1958 watching Her Majesty the Queen declare open the bridge.

The amazing film record of the marathon redevelopment was achieved by the late Ron Blow who took hundreds of shots on 16mm stock between 1955 and 1958.

They include the forgotten streets that were bulldozed to make way for the bridge, steam engines and early diesel multiples on the former Great Northern and Midland Lines, and City Councillors of the day inspecting the site. We see construction workers, the scary delivery of a 95 feet long girder through the streets, and the first users of the Bridge. There are many glimpses of forgotten homes and businesses.

The film recalls Lincoln's love-hate relationship with its railways. Before the new bridge, the so-called Durham Ox Crossing was where the former Great Northern and Midland lines enjoined and crossed the important road traffic through route at Pelham Street.

Exasperated motorists sometimes found the crossing closed for more than 30 minutes in every hour. The Durham Ox pub which once stood alongside the crossing is seen in the DVD before the bulldozers arrived.

Also in DVD three:
How nearby villagers lived in wartime and the RAF planes that flew over.
Lincoln celebrates the Coronation of George VIth (1937)
City FC win promotion in 1948.
A North Hykeham family�s films from the 30�s and 40s
Before WW2, Lincoln socialists march against fascism.
The last train to Wragby in 1960.

DVD 3 has brought very favourable comments from the pre-launch viewing panel. "I was amazed how much road traffic there was in the 1950," said one viewer. Please note: some material first appeared on VHS.

Produced and Narrated by Andrew Blow. DVD running time: 73 minutes