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CONVEYOR-BELT CONFECTIONERS

Conveyor-Belt Confectioners (1967)

We see sweets being made at this factory in Bury.

BURNING RUBBER DUMP

Burning Rubber Dump (1938)

Firemen work to put out a burning rubber dump in Manchester.

STEEPLE JACKS aka NERVES OF STEEL

Steeple Jacks AKA Nerves Of Steel (1922)

Steeplejack carry out maintenance work on large factory...

MANCHESTER aka NEW GIANT BOILER FITTED - MANCHESTER FACTORY

Manchester AKA New Giant Boiler Fitted - Manchester Factory (1936)

A huge boiler is lifted into...

LANCASHIRE COTTON MILL

Lancashire Cotton Mill (1947)

Various shots inside a cotton mill, Lancashire.

HUMBUGS

Humbugs (1967)

Fascinating story shows how humbug sweeties are made at a factory.

MANCHESTER - CHEESE PLEASE!

Manchester - Cheese Please! (1955)

Cheese from all over the Commonwealth is judged by experts in...

 

 

DRIED MILK

Dried Milk (1948)

Industrial process showing how fresh milk is turned into dried milk powder.

MAP MAKING

Map Making (1952)

Good footage of map making and modelling in Willesden, London.

COTTON MILL SCENES

Cotton Mill Scenes (1940)

Machinery at work tended by workers.

THE 'OMEGA' ENGINE

The 'omega' Engine (1956)

Various shots of the 'Omega' engine. Preston, Lancashire.

A TALE OF TILES

A Tale Of Tiles (1968)

A great little film which proposes recycling - making ceramic tiles.

MORECAMBE BAY SWIMMING

Morecambe Bay Swimming (1937)

12 miles swimming race from Grange to Morecambe.

GETTING KNOWLEDGE FIRST HAND

Getting Knowledge First Hand (1927)

Joynson-Hicks, the Home Secretary, meets some factory girls.

£40,000 DAMAGE                                                                 ...

£40,000 Damage ... (1921)

The...

BRITISH LOCOS FOR BUENOS AIRES

British Locos For Buenos Aires (1938)

A locomotive is taken by road to Liverpool where it will be...

THE END OF THE MUSIC HALLS OLDEST JOKE !

The End Of The Music Halls Oldest Joke ! (1930)

Wigan Pier is demolished, Wigan, Lancashire.

COLLIERY DISASTER

Colliery Disaster (1925)

Footage of miners at Pendleton Colliery in Lancashire where 8 were killed in...

TWO NEW WIND TUNNELS

Two New Wind Tunnels (1960)

Item showing two new wind tunnels in Warton, Lancashire.

LOADING GENERATOR AT MANCHESTER DOCKS

Loading Generator At Manchester Docks (1966)

Generator is loaded onboard ship at Manchester docks.

COLNE

Colne (1972)

Item showing Colne in Lancashire.

TRAIN SMASH

Train Smash (1953)

Train disaster in Manchester, Lancashire.

NEW JAPANESE SPORTS CAR DEMONSTRATION

New Japanese Sports Car Demonstration (1965)

New Japanese Honda sports car demonstrated in Mere,...

AND GREAT WAS THE FALL THEREOF

And Great Was The Fall Thereof (1933)

A huge chimney is demolished in a factory in Lancashire.

BRITAIN THE CONSUMER - EGYPT THE PRODUCER

Britain The Consumer - Egypt The Producer (1927)

King Fuad visits at the cotton mills in...

KING FUAD

King Fuad (1927)

King Fuad visits cotton mills in Lancashire.

KING FEISAL IN BOLTON

King Feisal In Bolton (1927)

King Feisal visits the cotton mills in Bolton.

FOSTER EMPIRE TRADE

Foster Empire Trade (1928)

Canadian farmers visit the Manchester Ship Canal at the end of a tour of...

THE FLOWER SHOW

The Flower Show (1928)

Crowds and dignitaries at the Southport Flower Show.

LORD DERBY

Lord Derby (1929)

Lord Derby lays the foundation stone for the Royal Lancaster Infirmary in Lancashire.

BLACKPOOL PIER FIRE

Blackpool Pier Fire (1938)

A fire blazes at Blackpool's North Pier, leaving the Pavilion Theatre in...

LUXURY LINER AND OUT TAKES

Luxury Liner And Out Takes (1925)

New Cunard liner "Carinthia" is launched in Barrow-in-Furness.

LORD DERBY

Lord Derby (1930)

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

HOLIDAYS AT HOME Dublin issue

Holidays At Home Dublin Issue (1942)

Workers of a Lancashire industrial town take a day trip to a fun...

SUPER POWER STATION

Super Power Station (1925)

The mayor of Salford opens a new power station for the region.

SUPER POWER STATION

Super Power Station (1925)

The mayor of Salford opens a new power station for the region. Yellow tinted....

ROYAL LANCASHIRE SHOW

Royal Lancashire Show (1926)

An agricultural show in Burnley.

THE HORSEMEAT SCANDAL

The Horsemeat Scandal (1948)

It is estimated that three million people buy horsemeat every week.

HMS HERMES DESIGNED FOR SEAPLANE CARRIER, LAUNCHED aka HMS HERMIES DESIGNED FOR...

HMS Hermes Designed For Seaplane Carrier, Launched AKA HMS Hermies Designed For... (1919)

The...

NEW COLLIERY EXPLOSION

New Colliery Explosion (1958)

Construction workers are injured in pit explosion in Pendlebury.

CANAL OVER CANAL

Canal Over Canal (1936)

Swing aquaduct enables both barges and larger ships to move freely along...

SHAVING  issue title - WHY BRING THAT UP?

Shaving Issue Title - Why Bring That Up? (1937)

A 72 year old barber in Bolton claims to be the...

GRAPE VINES

Grape Vines (1937)

Grapes are successfully grown in a vinery in Bermondsey, Greater London.

BLACKPOOL TOWER

Blackpool Tower (1947)

Good shots of Blackpool beach from the tower.

VALIANT'S KEEL LAID BARROW IN FURNESS

Valiant's Keel Laid Barrow In Furness (1962)

Keel of the nuclear submarine Valiant laid at Barrow...

NEW ELECTRIC RAILWAY

New Electric Railway (1954)

Electric Loco pulling into Sheffield, Sir Robertson travelling in carriage,...

MANCHESTER EXHIBITIONS

Manchester Exhibitions (1958)

International Textile Machinery Exhibition at Belle Vue & Building Trades...

NEW MACH 4 WIND TUNNEL

New Mach 4 Wind Tunnel (1960)

Item showing new Mach 4 wind tunnel at Warton in Lancashire.

SIT IN STRIKE MANCHESTER

Sit In Strike Manchester (1970-1979)

Men at gate of factory on strike.

 TELEVISION IN A BANK

Television In A Bank (1959)

Televisions used in Manchester bank so clients can view statements housed...