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Britain's New Motorway 1958
Description
Full title reads: "Luton. Britain's New Motorway".
Luton, Bedfordshire. Work starts on the London to Birmingham motorway - the M1.
Looking down on part of the motorway construction site. SV Board reading "Ministry of Transport, London-Birmingham Motorway. Estimated cost £16,000,000."...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 49329
- Sort Number:
- 58/025
- Time in/Out:
- 01:27:58:00 / 01:29:26:00
- Canister:
- 58/25
- Film ID:
- 1523.11
- Issue Date:
- 27/03/1958
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