Newcastle, 1968
Welcome to Newcastle in 1968, for a thrilling (and short) tour of the city centre. This short cine film was made by Turners Film Productions. We start, where else, at the Tyne Bridge, and there's plenty of historic buildings to see, such as the Baltic flour mill, St Nicholas Cathedral and the Earl Grey monument.
But there's plenty of T. Dan Smith's modernist Newcastle on show too. There's Swan House, designed by Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners and still unfinished in this film. But the Civic Centre is the star, both inside and out, including David Wynn’s sculpture 'Swans in Flight'.
Newcastle is one of my favourite cities, and this film captures it at an exciting moment just before scandals engulfed Smith and his colleagues, and the backlash started against his and planner Wilfred Burns' modern vision. It's good to see that these days people are coming round to this space-age version of the great city.
Here's a link to the film, at the North East Film Archive.
But there's plenty of T. Dan Smith's modernist Newcastle on show too. There's Swan House, designed by Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners and still unfinished in this film. But the Civic Centre is the star, both inside and out, including David Wynn’s sculpture 'Swans in Flight'.
Newcastle is one of my favourite cities, and this film captures it at an exciting moment just before scandals engulfed Smith and his colleagues, and the backlash started against his and planner Wilfred Burns' modern vision. It's good to see that these days people are coming round to this space-age version of the great city.
Here's a link to the film, at the North East Film Archive.
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