581-600 (end)

581
Lincoln  c 1986
2.25 min  Colour  16mm Silent
A familiar Lincoln landmark, the railway bridge over (?) Street, is demolished using oxy-acetylene cutters and a large crane to lower the massive girders to the ground.

582
Fulbeck  1988
2 min  Colour  16mm Silent
Outdoor ceremony with clergyman, dignitaries, serving officers, veterans, and civilians (including children), to dedicate this Bomber Airfield Society memorial.

583 BACKING BRITAIN
Sleaford  1968
3 min  Colour  Std 8 mm Silent
A ‘Viking’ rides through the town, meets the Mayor, ceremony with scroll, etc.  A car is raffled. Lots of Union flags.

Note: Limited technical quality.  Of local and/or ‘period’ interest only.

584 
Waddingham  c 1965
6 min  Colour  Std 8 mm Silent
A Grimme harvester [large diameter rotating drum at rear] lifts the potato crop.  A reaper/binder harvests the wheat.  Well shot material with good close-ups, especially of the Grimme.

585 
Grimsby area/London  c1948-66
26 min  Colour  16mm Silent
A range of activities filmed on different occasions.  Good formal and informal camp scenes at the Springfield site (with many traditional features such as a trek cart), a cub/scout leaders’ training course, a cross-country run, etc.  Later a large group camps in Kent, and visits Heathrow and the Piccadilly Circus illuminations.

586 
Salmonby (Nr Horncastle)  c 1979
3.5 min  Colour  Super 8mm Silent
After slaughtering at a farm, a pig’s carcass is scraped to remove the bristles, and then eviscerated and cut in two.  Not for the faint hearted.

587 
Lincoln  1951-2 c
6 min  Colour  Std 8mm  Silent
Brayford Pool, new housing, Roman Remains, level crossings and the racetrack are seen in this selection of items from a longer film, other parts of which are subject to deterioration.

Note: Technical quality of this material is limited

588 
Lincoln  1957-58
11 min  Colour  Std 8 mm  Silent
Scenes showing the building of Pelham Bridge and its opening by H.M. the Queen in June 1958.

Note: Technical quality of this material is limited

589 
Lincoln  1962-63
22 min  Colour  Std 8mm  Silent
Numerous good street scenes of the period, including many effective ones from moving vehicle.  Useful views of the racetrack, and of Newport Arch being rebuilt after its destruction by a lorry crash.  Also seen is the film unit shooting the now forgotten feature film ‘The Wild and the Willing’.  Ian McShane is filmed buying a bunch of flowers.

590 
Lincoln  1962-63
22 min  Colour  Std 8mm  Silent
Numerous good street scenes of the period, including many effective ones from moving vehicle.  Useful views of the racetrack, and of Newport Arch being rebuilt after its destruction by a lorry crash.  Also seen is the film unit shooting the now forgotten feature film ‘The Wild and the Willing’.  Ian McShane is filmed buying a bunch of flowers.

591 
Lincoln  1962-63
22 min  Colour  Std 8mm  Silent
Numerous good street scenes of the period, including many effective ones from moving vehicle.  Useful views of the racetrack, and of Newport Arch being rebuilt after its destruction by a lorry crash.  Also seen is the film unit shooting the now forgotten feature film ‘The Wild and the Willing’.  Ian McShane is filmed buying a bunch of flowers.

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