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THE WORLD'S LARGEST LORRY

The World's Largest Lorry (1932)

A large lorry is hauling a ship's rudder along the roads of England.

RAILWAY SIDINGS - HULL

Railway Sidings - Hull (1920-1929)

Freight wagons moving along railway sidings in Hull.

FREIGHT LINER DEPOT

Freight Liner Depot (1968)

Activity at British Railways freight liner depot.

DOCKSIDE CRANES

Dockside Cranes (1920-1929)

Huge dockside cranes load and unload cargo from ships.

DOWN IN THE QUARRY - SOMETHING STIRRED!

Down In The Quarry - Something Stirred! (1930)

Explosions in limestone quarries in Bowes,...

COINING THE GOLD OF THE GREAT NORTH WEST

Coining The Gold Of The Great North West (1929)

Processes involved in grain production in Canada -...

THE MARSHALLERS - A RAILWAY INNOVATION

The Marshallers - A Railway Innovation (1930)

A new control box for locomotives is featured - the...

 

 

MERELY MAIZE - A SOUTH AFRICAN SIDELIGHT

Merely Maize - A South African Sidelight (1930)

Men at work harvesting sweet corn in South Africa.

NEW BRITISH RAILWAYS CONTINENTAL FREIGHT DEPOT

New British Railways Continental Freight Depot (1960)

New British Railways continental fright...

A CLASSROOM FILM - SUGARCANE HARVEST

A Classroom Film - Sugarcane Harvest (1940-1949)

Educational film about sugarcane harvesting in Egypt.

WOMEN PORTERS

Women Porters (1917)

Women porters working at railroad station; loading freight

WOMEN WORKERS IN WARTIME

Women Workers In Wartime (1914-1918)

Footage of women at work loading cart during wartime.

SLATES

Slates (1940-1949)

Educational film showing how slate is quarried and used for roofing.

CHALK

Chalk (1940-1949)

Educational film about chalk - how it is quarried, broken up, transported etc.

BEATNIK WEDDING

Beatnik Wedding (1960)

Two beatnik couples marry, brides swap big skirts for trousers and they drive off...

RAILWAY ARTIST

Railway Artist (1960)

Railway artist Terence Cuneo at work, sketching a diesel freight train and steam...

CEMENT

Cement (1940-1949)

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

BRITISH GUIANA - THE COUNTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIES reel 5

British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 5 (1924)

Long documentary about life in...

OIL FROM NUTS

Oil From Nuts (1940-1949)

Educational film showing how oil is extracted from nuts in Nigeria.

STATION HOME

Station Home (1960)

Harold and Helen Dawkins at their home, a former railway station house in Nunnington,...

ELECTRONIC RAILWAY

Electronic Railway (1961)

Electronic devices and machinery used on the railways and behind the scenes at...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 329 - reel 2 of 2 - ELECTRONIC RAILWAY

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 329 - Reel 2 Of 2 - Electronic Railway (1961)

Out takes (rushes, cuts)...

FIND A WORD NO. 5

Find A Word No. 5 (1940-1949)

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

BRITISH GUIANA - THE COUNTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIES reel 6

British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 6 (1924)

Long documentary about life in...

WEALTH OF THE WORLD - TRANSPORT - reel 1

Wealth Of The World - Transport - Reel 1 (1947-1951)

The development of road, rail and water transport...

THE RAILWAY TODAY

The Railway Today (1960)

New machinery and technology in use on modern railways around Britain.

THE HARBOUR

The Harbour (1930)

Educational film showing the building of a harbour on the Gold Coast of West Africa.

LIPTON'S TEA FILM

Lipton's Tea Film "L'industrie Theiere De Ceylan" (1934)

Promotional film for Lipton's tea. ...

PORT OF LONDON

Port Of London (1940-1949)

Educational film about cargo trade featuring various London docks.

WEALTH OF THE WORLD - TRANSPORT - reel 2

Wealth Of The World - Transport - Reel 2 (1947-1951)

The development of road, rail and water transport in...

MARCH OF TIME - ONE DAY OF WAR - RUSSIA 1943

March Of Time - One Day Of War - Russia 1943 (1943)

An issue of the "March of Time" examining...

OIL FOR THE TWENTIETH CENTURY reels 3 & 4

Oil For The Twentieth Century Reels 3 & 4 (1951)

Documentary detailing 50 years of British...

SUMMING UP NO. 03

Summing Up No. 03 (1947)

A quarterly round up of news stories from around the world.

SUMMING UP NO. 14 - reel 1

Summing Up No. 14 - Reel 1 (1949)

A quarterly round up of news stories from around the world.

THE CAMBRIDGE STORY - 2nd version LONG

The Cambridge Story - 2nd Version Long (1957)

Documentary about telecommunications - featuring the...