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FLOOD SCENES AT VARIOUS POINTS OF GALLOWAY HYDRO ELECTRIC SCHEME

Flood Scenes At Various Points Of Galloway Hydro Electric Scheme (1938)

Water thunders over the...

CHEAPER BEEF SOON

Cheaper Beef Soon (1923)

Canadian cattle are herded off a ship in Glasgow after embargo has been lifted....

TERRIBLE PIT DISASTER

Terrible Pit Disaster (1923)

A rescue party attempts to reach trapped miners after a pit disaster in...

A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape (1923)

Pit head collapses in Glasgow wrecking wagons and winding gear, luckily no one is...

FAMOUS RAM SALE Dublin issue

Famous Ram Sale Dublin Issue (1942)

Rams and sheep galore at the Kelso Ram Sale in Scotland.

TATTIE HOWKIN' aka POTATO HARVEST

Tattie Howkin' AKA Potato Harvest (1951)

Short trailer film encouraging young Scots to help out with...

SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC SCHEME

Scottish Hydro Electric Scheme (1947)

New hydro electric power plant being built in Scotland.

 

 

 PEAT UTILISATION SCHEME

Peat Utilisation Scheme (1955)

Machines for digging peat in Caithness, Scotland.

SCOTTISH FISHERIES

Scottish Fisheries (1937)

Scottish Fisheries - laboratory scenes and views onboard a fishing trawler.

ALL SCOTCH!

All Scotch! (1933)

Steam trains destined for India are loaded aboard ship in Glasgow.

JEDBURGH'S BIG BLAST

Jedburgh's Big Blast (1938)

Quarrymen explode rock for road making at Jedburgh, Scotland.

PAINTING THE FOURTH BRIDGE aka PAINTING THE FORTH BRIDGE

Painting The Fourth Bridge AKA Painting The Forth Bridge (1922)

Workmen painting the Fourth...

SCOTTISH COLLIERY DISASTER

Scottish Colliery Disaster (1922)

Mining disaster at the Stirling Coalfield, Scotland.

HIGHLAND AGRICULTURE aka HIGHLAND AGRICULTURE SHOW AT DUMFRIES

Highland Agriculture AKA Highland Agriculture Show At Dumfries (1922)

Footage agriculture show...

£300,000 FIRE

£300,000 Fire (1923)

£300,000 worth of damage is caused by a fire in a skin factory in Scotland.

AUSTRALIAN LUMBERJACKS IN BRITAIN

Australian Lumberjacks In Britain (1942)

Australian Forestry troops chop trees in Scotland for the...

GLASGOW PLANS FOR TOMORROW

Glasgow Plans For Tomorrow (1949)

A model for a new Glasgow is displayed for people to view.

CORN IS RIPE - TRAILER

Corn Is Ripe - Trailer (1950)

Short trailer film encouraging people to go on working holiday on a...

OCEAN DRILL IS TESTED

Ocean Drill Is Tested (1969)

New ocean going drilling machine is tested in the North Sea, Scotland.

SPLITTING HAIRS

Splitting Hairs (1949)

Razor blades are made and tested at factory in Glasgow, Scotland.

GLASGOW - TRAILER

Glasgow - Trailer (1949)

A short trailer film as footballer Tommy Walker encourages people to help on...

PRESTWICK AIRPORT

Prestwick Airport (1947)

Good coverage of all aspects of the work of Scotland's Prestwick Airport.

SHIPBUILDING BOOM

Shipbuilding Boom (1938)

Shipbuilding on the River Clyde and workers, glad to be in employment again.

ATOMIC STATION BREEDER REACTOR - DOUNREAY

Atomic Station Breeder Reactor - Dounreay (1957)

Half completed Sphere, interior of Sphere, men at...

DOUNREAY FAST BREEDER REACTOR SPHERE

Dounreay Fast Breeder Reactor Sphere (1959)

Unpacking elements of rich uranium, carefully inspected...

SHIP BUILDERS

Ship Builders (1971)

Good footage from Clydebank shipbuilders John Brown

 GLASGOW'S LAST TRAM

Glasgow's Last Tram (1962)

Parade of trams dating back to 1894 pass through crowd lined streets of...

ST. KILDA POWER STATION

St. Kilda Power Station (1970-1979)

Equipment at the St. Kilda power station off the coast of Scotland

ARMY STATION AT ST. KILDA

Army Station At St. Kilda (1970-1979)

Army station based on St. Kilda, off the coast of Scotland.

'MAURETANIA' IN SCOTTISH BREAKERS YARD

'mauretania' In Scottish Breakers Yard (1966)

The Liner ship 'Mauretania' being broken up in a...

CLYDESIDE SHIPYARDS

Clydeside Shipyards (1971)

Various shots from Scottish shipyards

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY'S 350TH BIRTHDAY

Edinburgh University's 350th Birthday (1933)

Sir James Barrie visits Edinburgh University to...

SHIPBUILDING BOOM - CLYDE YARDS ON FULL TIME

Shipbuilding Boom - Clyde Yards On Full Time (1938)

Shipbuilding on the River Clyde and a...

NEW GAS DRIVEN BUS aka PERTH

New Gas Driven Bus AKA Perth (1937)

New bus that is powered by coal converted into gas.

PEDIGREE CATTLE SHOW IN PERTH

Pedigree Cattle Show In Perth (1938)

Pedigree cattle are paraded around in a competition at Perth in...

LAUNCHING OF THE EMPRESS OF CANADA

Launching Of The Empress Of Canada (1920)

The "Empress of Canada", one of C.P.O.S's transpacific...

RUDDER FOR 'QUEEN ELIZABETH' - GLASGOW

Rudder For 'queen Elizabeth' - Glasgow (1938)

A glimpse of the huge steel rudder for the new liner...

OIL IN SCOTLAND NEAR DALKEITH

Oil In Scotland Near Dalkeith (1938)

Oil is pumped into tankers at an oil field in Mid Lothian,...

DER TAG - 1924 SCAPA FLOW

Der Tag - 1924 Scapa Flow (1924)

Sunken German World War One Vessels are salvaged off Scottish coast.

10,000 - AGRICULTURISTS

10,000 - Agriculturists (1930)

10,000 agriculturists attend a demonstration over state of the industry....

THE CLYDE DEMANDS MORE STEEL

The Clyde Demands More Steel (1948)

More steel needed for Britain's ship industry.

LACE QUEEN

Lace Queen (1951)

Great shots of a ceremony to crown the Lace Queen of a textile town in Scotland.

MAN'S TRIUMPH OVER NATURE

Man's Triumph Over Nature (1950)

Good footage of the new Loch Sloy Dam in Scotland.

FISHING RODS aka ANGLING

Fishing Rods AKA Angling (1939)

Fishing rods are made and used.

WORLD'S COSTLIEST BULL

World's Costliest Bull (1946)

Champion bull fetches the champion price in Perth.

THINGS TO COME - POWER FOR THE HIGHLANDS

Things To Come - Power For The Highlands (1947)

A hydro electric power station is being built near...

NEWS FLASHES - MIDGET SUBMARINE

News Flashes - Midget Submarine (1954)

New 5 man submarine makes its debut in Scotland.

OIL RIG

Oil Rig (1967)

A look at the new oil rig 'Gulf Tide' which is nearing completion. Gairloch, Scotland.

GANNETS

Gannets (1949)

Footage of Gannets Rock on the Shetland Islands, Scotland.

A NOVEL CRAFT

A Novel Craft (1922)

A new type of boat is demonstrated - the Vane-wheel ship.