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CANADA BUILDS CARRIERS

Canada Builds Carriers (1941)

Land carriers (tanks) being made and tested at a Canadian factory.

BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR - FASHION

British Industries Fair - Fashion (1947)

Good footage of fashion and fabrics at the British...

 PLYWOOD MANUFACTURE

Plywood Manufacture (1958)

Good scenes of the manufacture of plywood in British Columbia.

BIG AND SMALL TRAIN MAKING

Big And Small Train Making (1965)

Diesel train assembled at engineering factory and made in model...

BRITISH  INDUSTRIES  FAIR  OLYMPIA.

British Industries Fair Olympia. (1948)

Crowds at Olympia fair London.

MANUAL HANDLING INSTRUCTION

Manual Handling Instruction (1967)

British Railway workers learn the right way of manual lifting.

BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION

British Empire Exhibition (1922)

Work starts on British Empire Exhibition, at Wembley, London.

 

 

TAKING SHAPE!

Taking Shape! (1924)

A look at the site of the British Empire Exhibition, still under construction.

MORE TANKS FOR RUSSIA

More Tanks For Russia (1942)

British-built tanks are given a final test before being shipped to Russia.

BEET CROP SUGAR HOPES

Beet Crop Sugar Hopes (1948)

Britain provides enough sugar from sugar beet to meet her needs.

OIL FIRE IN TORONTO

Oil Fire In Toronto (1948)

Firemen fight fire at the British American Oil Company. Canada.

HELICOPTER SERVICE FOR BIF

Helicopter Service For Bif (1950)

Footage of helicopter for passengers taking off for the British...

PILOT FATIGUE

Pilot Fatigue (1970-1979)

Various shots of planes in motion and at rest emphasising the demands placed on...

OVERHEAD ELECTRIC TRAIN JOURNEY

Overhead Electric Train Journey (1970)

Various shots of British Rail trains en-route to ends and...

DIAMOND CUTTING AND POLISHING

Diamond Cutting And Polishing (1965)

Diamond cutting and polishing in Sydney, Australia.

FREIGHT LINER DEPOT

Freight Liner Depot (1968)

Activity at British Railways freight liner depot.

THE FORGE - A CLASSROOM FILM

The Forge - A Classroom Film (1940-1949)

Educational film showing work in a forge.

SHEEP AND LAMBS

Sheep And Lambs (1940-1949)

Educational film about baa lambs - various shots of sheep and lambs eating,...

THE ARCHIMEDEAN SCREW

The Archimedean Screw (1940-1949)

Educational film about a device which enables men to extract water from a...

THE SHADUF

The Shaduf (1940-1949)

Educational film showing the use of a primitive irrigation system.

MARSHALLING YARDS UNDER CONSTRUCTION - CARLISLE

Marshalling Yards Under Construction - Carlisle (1961)

Workers building a new marshalling yard in...

AIRCRAFT AT GATWICK

Aircraft At Gatwick (1970-1975)

Footage of the air traffic at Gatwick airport.

 OIL REFINERY

Oil Refinery (1966)

A new oil refinery opens in Westernport, Australia.

CANADIAN STYLE HOMES

Canadian Style Homes (1958)

Exhibition of the new Canadian house designs which encourage use of timber...

WINTER RAILWAY aka CLEARING RAILWAY SCENES

Winter Railway AKA Clearing Railway Scenes (1963)

Railwaymen hard at work clearing snow from the...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 606 - THE POWER OF OXYGEN and BUTTERFLY FARM

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 606 - The Power Of Oxygen And Butterfly Farm (1966)

Out takes...

BIRMINGHAM - BIF OPENS aka BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR AT BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham - Bif Opens AKA British Industries Fair At Birmingham (1953)

Various exhibits at the...

CAN A PYLON TRESPASS

Can A Pylon Trespass (1956)

A Surrey farmer waves a one-man war with the British Electricity Authority.

CONCORD COSTS SOAR

Concord Costs Soar (1966)

Queen visits Filton to see the Concord production.

NEW FURNITURE

New Furniture (1950)

Footage of innovative furniture being demonstrated, London.

CAMPING COACH

Camping Coach (1953)

British Railways show of a camping / sleeping coach.

SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS RE: BRITISH INDUSTRY FAIR

Sir Stafford Cripps Re: British Industry Fair (1947)

Sir Stafford Cripps speaks from his desk about...

MODERN SAW MILLS IN GEORGETOWN

Modern Saw Mills In Georgetown (1953)

The process of making all types of timber from logs in this...

LONDON AIRPORT

London Airport (1954)

New buildings under construction at London's Heathrow Airport

LONDON AIRPORT

London Airport (1954)

New buildings under construction at London's Heathrow Airport - dupe of UN 2601 B.

BRITANNIA MATERIAL

Britannia Material (1959)

BOAC planes from assembly to flight. Good picture quality throughout.

LAUNCHING OF TANKER

Launching Of Tanker "British Beacon" (1959)

Launching of tanker "British Beacon" at Genoa, Italy.

B.O.A.C.

B.O.A.C. "Britannia" (1953)

BOAC Britannia

B.O.A.C.

B.O.A.C. "Britannia" (1953)

BOAC Britannia

 BRITISH EXHIBITION BANQUET IN COPENHAGEN

British Exhibition Banquet In Copenhagen (1955)

Prince Philip attends a dinner for Industry in...

GATWICK AIRPORT

Gatwick Airport (1960-1969)

Planes at Gatwick Airport.

COMET 4 AIR TO AIR STOCKSHOTS aka COMET IV

Comet 4 Air To Air Stockshots AKA Comet IV (1961)

Good stockshots of BOAC Comet IV in flight from...

WORKING MODEL OF BRITISH RAILWAY'S NEW RAILWAY aka MODEL RAILWAY: OLYMPIA

Working Model Of British Railway's New Railway AKA Model Railway: Olympia (1964)

Close-up...

NEW ELECTRIC TRAIN

New Electric Train (1965)

New electric passengers train for British Railways.

VC 10 TO ACCRA

Vc 10 To Accra (1964)

BOAC VC 10 stationary, shots of crew, passengers disembarking.

LONDON GPO TOWER BEING BUILT

London GPO Tower Being Built (1965)

GPO General Post Office (now Telecom) Tower in late stage of...

NEW BP TANKER

New Bp Tanker (1967)

The new British Petroleum tanker 'Endeavour' in dock in Newcastle, Australia.

TECHNICOLOR - VIDTRONICS

Technicolor - Vidtronics (1969)

BP OIL RIG 'SEA QUEST'

Bp Oil Rig 'sea Quest' (1972)

Good shots on board the British Petroleum Oil Rig 'Sea Quest' drilling...

STEAM TRAINS

Steam Trains (1950-1959)

Nice material of British Railways steam trains - including the A4 loco 'Miles...