Thanks so much for all the help guys! These forums are such great resources for amateurs like me.
Following various advice I got the springs off pretty easily with a large pair of water-pump pliers and a lever. I may well make up something special as suggested above to put them back on again.
The parts seem largely OK except the cylinder which has scores and was leaking into its boot: new parts on order. The back plate, hub, drum and wheel will be blasted and painted.
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