Notting Hill reel 1
Super 8mm film Colour Silent 1973 3:46
Summary: Lost London streets. Ghostly, essential silent footage of streets in Notting Dale shortly before – and even in the midst of – demolition to make way for the Westway.
Title number: 19996
LSA ID: LSA/26440
Description: Extraordinary footage of condemned London streets shortly before they were demolished to make way for the Westway in Notting Dale. Includes shots of houses and shops on Walmer Road, Silchester Street and Bechynden Mews, some of which is already in the process of demolishment. Powerful time capsule of London history before its obliteration, filmed by local man and later councillor Barry Cheese.
Credits: Cheese, Barry (Filmmaker)
Keywords: Urban development; Westway; Shops
Related
Comments