The East Anglian Film Archive, the first and largest Regional Film Archive in England, was established in 1976. Since 1984, EAFA has been owned and operated by the University of East Anglia, Norwich (UEA), to support research and work to preserve our moving image heritage. More than 250 hours are freely available online as examples of the wide range of film which attracts interest the world over.
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Cambridge - St Ives
Amateur film capturing the Cambridge to St Ives Eastern Rail route prior to its closure following the Beeching Report.
Amateur film 1968 8 mins
Overview
From the collection of:
Edward Thorp, known as ‘Chib’, an undertaker from Leigh on Sea, spent his weekends throughout the year documenting the rail routes in East Anglia with wife Edna and their dog Micky. Chib always took along his 8mm camera, a good supply of Kodachrome film, and a tape recorder, to document their trips. On this journey Thorp travels along the Cambridge to St Ives rail route that British Rail have announced will shortly be closed to passengers.
- Genres
- Amateur film
- Released
- 1968
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Location
- CambridgeHistonOakingtonLongstantonSwavesey
- Language
- English
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