October 8, 2013 4.10 pm This story is over 133 months old

Blast from the past: Lincoln in the 1970s

Window to the past: Footage from the Lincolnshire Film Archive shows Lincoln in the 1970s, “a city of commerce and industry, bustling with activity”.

Colour footage from the Lincolnshire Film Archive shows Lincoln in the 1970s, “a city of commerce and industry, bustling with activity” and “modern office blocks interspersed amongst the older buildings.” The video wast shot circa 1973.

Going back even further, black and white footage from 1937-58 shows a time when double-decker buses were still crossing the High Street and going under the Stonebow in Lincoln, before the area was pedestrianised.

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