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Radio Humberside,11 mins

The Mother of the Humber Bridge

David Burns

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The late Barbara Castle gave the go ahead for the Humber Bridge in the 60s. Speaking when the bridge opened in 1981, she defended her decision whilst being quizzed by Radio Humberside's Charles Levitt,

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