Saturday Film Club: Leamington Spa in the late 1950s

 

It's always interesting seeing old film of the place you live - simply spotting the changes in street scenes appeals to me. 

These films are odd. The cameraman seems to have spent his time filming very random bit of traffic. Fascinating now, but I wonder why he was thinking this at the time. 

For me, the big surprise is just how much road traffic there is. Leamington has always resisted the lure of pedestrianisation, preferring to have a four-lane main road running through the town centre. It's obvious that this has always been a busy road too.