Metadata
WORK ID: YFA 5397 (Master Record)
| Title | Year | Date |
| THE BRIDGE FOOTPATH | 1984 | 1984-01-01 |
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Details
Original Format: 16mm Colour: Black & White Sound: Silent Duration: 14 mins 29 secs Subject: Working Life |
| Summary This film shows the reconstruction of the road bridge over the River Wharfe on the B6265 between Threshfield and Grassington, from May to September, 1984, in order to provide a footpath over the bridge. |
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Description
This film shows the reconstruction of the road bridge over the River Wharfe on the B6265 between Threshfield and Grassington, from May to September, 1984, in order to provide a footpath over the bridge.
Title - The Bridge Footpath
Close up shots of the bridge at Grassington over the River Wharfe.
Intertitle – 2nd May 1984
There is a road sign for Kettlewell (B6160) 7 miles, Skipton (B6265) 9 miles, and Linton ¾ mile. A man is in a builder’s porter lodge besides the bridge making some...
This film shows the reconstruction of the road bridge over the River Wharfe on the B6265 between Threshfield and Grassington, from May to September, 1984, in order to provide a footpath over the bridge.
Title - The Bridge Footpath
Close up shots of the bridge at Grassington over the River Wharfe.
Intertitle – 2nd May 1984
There is a road sign for Kettlewell (B6160) 7 miles, Skipton (B6265) 9 miles, and Linton ¾ mile. A man is in a builder’s porter lodge besides the bridge making some changes to the engineering drawings of the bridge. Outside half of the side of the road over the bridge has been coned off. Work is taking place taking down the wall over the other side of the bridge.
Intertitle – 10th May 1984
Now both of the outer walls have been demolished.
Intertitle – 24th May 1984
Half the road has been dug up, exposing underlying pipes.
Intertitle – 29th June 1984
Even more of the bridge has been taken out and steel reinforcements have been put in place.
Intertitle – 9th July 1984
More of same.
Intertitle – 11th July1984
Concrete has been poured into the steel frame supports.
Intertitle – Midnight 12th July1984
Work is being carried out during the night.
Intertitle – 6 am 12th July1984
One half of the road is being re-laid.
Intertitle – 22nd August 1984
The stone wall is being rebuilt.
Intertitle – 7th Sept. 1984
Work is started on the other side of the bridge, laying the tar and going over with a roller. The road relaying is completed and the bridge is shown when the job is finished.
Context
It’s not often that someone films major roadworks from beginning to end, and perhaps it is a bit too mundane even in the age of reality TV. But the process of reconstructing a bridge – in this case, the road bridge over the River Wharfe between Threshfield and Grassington from May to September 1984 – has its own fascination. The planning, engineering ingenuity, hard work and danger are all revealed, perhaps helping to placate motorists and pedestrians alike.
It is perhaps surprising that...
It’s not often that someone films major roadworks from beginning to end, and perhaps it is a bit too mundane even in the age of reality TV. But the process of reconstructing a bridge – in this case, the road bridge over the River Wharfe between Threshfield and Grassington from May to September 1984 – has its own fascination. The planning, engineering ingenuity, hard work and danger are all revealed, perhaps helping to placate motorists and pedestrians alike.
It is perhaps surprising that this bridge over the River Wharfe wasn’t widened before 1984, it being a major route into Wharfedale and the rest of the Dales, and just along from the tourist attraction of Linton Falls. At one time it would also have been the route for those in Grassington wishing to catch a train to Ilkley or Leeds, as the Grassington & Threshfield station was located on the other side. Although regular passenger services on the Wharfedale line stopped in September 1930, the station continued to be popular with excursion traffic until the 1960s, when it was closed by Dr Beeching. The station closed in 1969. |
