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CEMENT

Cement (1940-1949)

Processes involved in making cement - an educational film originally shown in schools.

 CORAL TO MAKE CEMENT

Coral To Make Cement (1962)

Coral used to make cement, near Brisbane, Australia.

THE MINISTER OF EMPLOYMENT

The Minister Of Employment (1929)

Mr JH Thomas opens new cement works in Hope, Derbyshire.

CEMENT BARREL HOUSE

Cement Barrel House (1937)

A teashop has been built entirely from cement salvaged from a ship.

BUILDING WORKERS IN BOMBAY

Building Workers In Bombay (1948)

Footage illustrating primitive building methods in Bombay, India.

HOUSE BUILDING MACHINE

House Building Machine (1960)

A new machine designed by Tsalkovitch and Topov aids builders in Russia.

THROUGH THE GORJ DISTRICT OF RUMANIA

Through The Gorj District Of Rumania (1968)

Travelogue style film showing industry and scenery of...

 

 

WOMEN WORKERS aka WOMEN'S HEAVY DUTIES issue title - WAY OF THE WORLD

Women Workers AKA Women's Heavy Duties Issue Title - Way Of The World (1944)

Women take on...

SITU FOAM HOUSES

Situ Foam Houses (1953)

Foam is mixed with cement to help building process for homes in Selangor.

MODEL VILLAGE beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Model Village Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1963)

An item about a model miniature...

BALLOON HOUSES

Balloon Houses (1954)

Balloons used as support in the building of houses

BUILDING A CONVENT

Building A Convent (1963)

Nuns working on the building of a new Convent.

LONDON DOCKS

London Docks (1969)

Dock workers at work, cranes at work and ships in docks - London.

NUNS BUILD SCHOOL IN AUSTRALIA

Nuns Build School In Australia (1964)

Nuns work on building a school in Australia.

WOMEN BRICKLAYERS

Women Bricklayers (1954)

Women bricklayers at work in Enfield, Middlesex.

SIMPLIFIED BUILDING

Simplified Building (1950)

Simple breeze block houses are constructed in Manchester.

CAONILLAS PUERTO RICO DAM aka BUILDING DAM IN PUERTO RICO

Caonillas Puerto Rico Dam AKA Building Dam In Puerto Rico (1948)

Building scenes of the dam in...

NOVEL STONE LAYING

Novel Stone Laying (1929)

New bridge in Weymouth - the mayor prepares to lay foundation stone 25 feet...

BERLIN RECONSTRUCTION

Berlin Reconstruction (1952)

Labourer drinking beer out of bottle, new buildings, swimming pool, Frey...

CONSTRUCTION IN ENLARGING AMSTERDAM'S HARBOUR.

Construction In Enlarging Amsterdam's Harbour. (1967)

Building two industrial piers in...

MANUAL HANDLING INSTRUCTION

Manual Handling Instruction (1967)

British Railway workers learn the right way of manual lifting.

BOY BUILDERS

Boy Builders (1945)

Pre-apprenticeship training scheme for boys who want to be bricklayers at Brixton.

NEW ADDITION TO DUTCH HOSPITAL ROTTERDAM

New Addition To Dutch Hospital Rotterdam (1966)

Excellent footage of a new addition to Dutch...

HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PLANT OF KAPRUN

Hydro-Electric Power Plant Of Kaprun (1954)

Massive Austrian project completed after 15 years to...

NATIONAL THEATRE SITE

National Theatre Site (1969)

The stars turn out to help lay foundations of the new National Theatre in...

 ON SITE BUILDING

On Site Building (1950)

Building prefabricated housing in Kent.

 BUILDING SITE

Building Site (1950)

"On Site" building site - identical to UN 2379 D.

DROSS USED FOR  EXPERIMENT HOUSE

Dross Used For Experiment House (1950-1959)

Waste product from molten metal used as building material for...

£2,000,000 HALL FOR 1951 FESTIVAL

£2,000,000 Hall For 1951 Festival (1949)

Attlee lays the foundation stone of the Royal Festival...

NEW CRANE

New Crane (1951)

Item showing rail mounted tower crane at work on building site. London.

HOVER-BARROW IN USE ON BUILDING SITE

Hover-Barrow In Use On Building Site (1960)

A wheelbarrow powered by a hovercraft engine is shown of...

RECONSTRUCTION OF BUDAPEST

Reconstruction Of Budapest (1948)

Footage showing the reconstruction of Budapest, Hungary.

BUILDING A HOUSE

Building A House (1940-1949)

Educational film showing the various stages of building a house.

LORD DERBY

Lord Derby (1930)

Lord Derby lays the foundation stone of a holiday home for poor children in Lancashire.

HOME-MADE HOMES

Home-Made Homes (1957)

Residents of Ingrave Housing Estate at Brentwood create their own bungalows.

WAAFS SHOT FILMS aka WAAFS SHOOT FILMS issue title ACTION! CAMERA!

Waafs Shot Films AKA Waafs Shoot Films Issue Title Action! Camera! (1943)

The Women's...

TRADE SCHOOL

Trade School (1944)

Boys learn building and metalwork, and girls learn cooking and childcare at trade...

NEWS FROM AFRICA - SWAZILAND'S NEW RAILWAY

News From Africa - Swaziland's New Railway (1963)

New railway is being build in Swaziland.

CHIMNEY STACKS BLOWN UP

Chimney Stacks Blown Up (1969)

Two 100 foot chimneys are demolished to make way for housing estate.

RECLAIMING THE LAND

Reclaiming The Land (1949)

Land reclamation in Norfolk - cuts from NP 265.

WORKERS' HOUSES OPENED TO CELEBRATE 5th ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF...

Workers' Houses Opened To Celebrate 5th Anniversary Of The Independence Of... (1949)

Bricks...

'AIRTRAIN' INVENTION ON SHOW NEAR PARIS.

'airtrain' Invention On Show Near Paris. (1966)

Demonstration of a model 'Airtrain'. A train on a...

INDUSTRIAL SURVEY - 2  - YOUR CHANCE OF A HOUSE THIS YEAR

Industrial Survey - 2 - Your Chance Of A House This Year (1947)

An investigation into the...

FOUNDATION STONE OF NEW UNIVERSITY BUILDING AT DELHI aka DEGREE FOR MOUNTBATTEN...

Foundation Stone Of New University Building At Delhi AKA Degree For Mountbatten... (1940)

Lord...

FIND A WORD NO. 4

Find A Word No. 4 (1940-1949)

Cinematic guessing game for children - various images which the children have...

BIRMINGHAM HOSPITAL'S CENTRE

Birmingham Hospital's Centre (1934)

Prince of Wales lays foundation stone & cuts first sod for Medical...

MR MORGAN JONES M.P

Mr Morgan Jones M.P (1930)

Morgan Jones, the Secretary of the Board of Education, lays the foundation...

KARIBA ON SCHEDULE

Kariba On Schedule (1959)

The Kariba Dam in Rhodesia under construction.

MAX MILLER

Max Miller (1945)

Comedian Max Miller and friend working on building site.

CORNERSTONE OF NEW UNITED NATIONS BUILDING

Cornerstone Of New United Nations Building (1949)

Cuts from newsreel 49/87 - Cornerstone of new...