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Local film enthusiast Jim Hendry explains his unrivalled access during the bridge's construction in 1958
Jim Hendry was a farm inspector and local cine film-making enthusiast when he started shooting bridge construction in 1958. With unrivalled access to bridge workers over a six year period his 16mm film footage represents a lasting legacy of one of Scotland’s most important construction projects.
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