****Update: This video is identical to the Romford Traffic Problems video previously posted except it now contains audio from a VHS version of this clip. It does start approx 1:00 minute into the video. The audio does go slightly out of sync at certain times but is still enjoyable.****
Romford's Traffic Problems c1962 Presented by Councillor Pat Ridley. The film was made by Romford Borough Council Planning Department.
A consideration of the congestion problems on Romford's back roads as a result of the expansion in motor traffic, and the Borough Council's plans to alleviate them.
Shots of busy traffic around the junction of North Street, South Street, Market Place and the High Street serve to illustrate part of the problem. At the Town Hall, a moustachioed man uses maps and aerial photographs to discuss the issue further. One aerial photo shows central Romford looking north east towards Brentwood.
On the map of Romford town centre, he presents the planned ring road taking cross traffic away from the Market Place, and the operation of a one-way system.
Film of the Market Place shows pedestrians and road users sharing the space with market traders. Rumford's Shopping Hall appears in the background.
More footage of traffic in the town centre concentrates on the bus routes, and how the buses crowd the roads, making it difficult for other traffic and pedestrians crossing.
A Havering Library Service film in partnership with London Screen Archives & Screen Heritage UK.
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