Roads Matter; Scotland : booklet issued by the Roads Campaign Council/British Roads Federation, c1957 : Dunfermline, Fife
The Roads Campaign Council, an umbrella group that comprised a wide range of parties interested in road transport, was backed by the British Road Federation and seems to have been active in the post-war years as road transport began to grow and investment in roads was seen as being tardy. The 1950s saw the serious development of schemes for major routes such as motorways and ambitious plans for new roads as part of urban redevelopments and these would, of course, be brought to fruition in the 1960s onwards.
The Campaign seem to have issued a series of publciity or propaganda booklets and this is called "Roads Matter - Scotland" and this makes you wonder if other regional booklets in the dame format were issued? I have similar booklets issued by them for specific groups of English towns. The twenty page booklet has text and a series of images showing congestion in urban areas, such as Glasgow, Stirling and Dunfermline as well as 'dangerous roads' such as the A74 Anglo-Scottish trunk road and the A77, the route from Glasgow into Ayrshire.
The photos are of good quality and show street and roadscapes now lost along with many contemporary vehicles and period features that prove to make for fascinating research! I've scanned and posted a selection. The book credits a designer - John Denison-Hunt FSIA - and although not dated appears to be 1957.
This splendid image shows the intersection of what is described as the A907 and A994 in the centre of the ancient Fife city. That's thrown me a bit as I've always known New Row as historically being the A823 but it is a long time since I've been to Dunfermline!
The traditional backend of a bus can be seen, an Alexander's Fife vehicle with the common painted advert for Askit headache powders just visible. Amongst the streets, vehicles, cyclist and pedestrians can be seen many shops and facades.
Roads Matter; Scotland : booklet issued by the Roads Campaign Council/British Roads Federation, c1957 : Dunfermline, Fife
The Roads Campaign Council, an umbrella group that comprised a wide range of parties interested in road transport, was backed by the British Road Federation and seems to have been active in the post-war years as road transport began to grow and investment in roads was seen as being tardy. The 1950s saw the serious development of schemes for major routes such as motorways and ambitious plans for new roads as part of urban redevelopments and these would, of course, be brought to fruition in the 1960s onwards.
The Campaign seem to have issued a series of publciity or propaganda booklets and this is called "Roads Matter - Scotland" and this makes you wonder if other regional booklets in the dame format were issued? I have similar booklets issued by them for specific groups of English towns. The twenty page booklet has text and a series of images showing congestion in urban areas, such as Glasgow, Stirling and Dunfermline as well as 'dangerous roads' such as the A74 Anglo-Scottish trunk road and the A77, the route from Glasgow into Ayrshire.
The photos are of good quality and show street and roadscapes now lost along with many contemporary vehicles and period features that prove to make for fascinating research! I've scanned and posted a selection. The book credits a designer - John Denison-Hunt FSIA - and although not dated appears to be 1957.
This splendid image shows the intersection of what is described as the A907 and A994 in the centre of the ancient Fife city. That's thrown me a bit as I've always known New Row as historically being the A823 but it is a long time since I've been to Dunfermline!
The traditional backend of a bus can be seen, an Alexander's Fife vehicle with the common painted advert for Askit headache powders just visible. Amongst the streets, vehicles, cyclist and pedestrians can be seen many shops and facades.