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TODAY AT SIX: CRACKS IN BRIDGE AT ALLERDENE BYPASS
1974
1974-01-01
DetailsOriginal Format: 16mm Colour: Colour Sound: Mute Duration: 1 min 4 secs Credits: Organisation: Tyne Tees Television Genre: TV News
Subject: INDUSTRY TRANSPORT
Summary Mute Tyne Tees Television news footage of a new road bridge at Allerdene near Gateshead which has cracks. Includes general views of flats, possibly sheltered housing, and the Royal County Hotel at Durham. The report was transmitted 15 October 1974.
Description Mute Tyne Tees Television news footage of a new road bridge at Allerdene near Gateshead which has cracks. Includes general views of flats, possibly sheltered housing, and the Royal County Hotel at Durham. The report was transmitted 15 October 1974.
The film shows general views of a new road bridge partially completed. The film cuts to a railway that passes under the bridge and a cargo train going under.
The film changes to show a view of flats. Along a road beside the flats come two older women. They go inside. The sequence ends with views of the exterior of the Royal County Hotel in Durham.
