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BLASTING A LIME STONE QUARRY IN YORKSHIRE

Blasting A Lime Stone Quarry In Yorkshire (1938)

Dynamite explosion blasts a limestone quarry in...

MAKING FIREWORKS - HUDDERSFIELD

Making Fireworks - Huddersfield (1938)

A look at people making fireworks at a factory in...

STEEL MAKING

Steel Making (1948)

The mechanics of steel making, Sheffield.

MAKING STEEL

Making Steel (1940)

Steel making process, Sheffield.

STEEL MAKING

Steel Making (1940)

Steel making process, Sheffield.

SHEFFIELD STEEL WORKS

Sheffield Steel Works (1948)

Men at work at Sheffield steel works.

LAUNCHED SIDEWAYS!

Launched Sideways! (1930)

A trawler ship is launched in novel fashion into the water at a shipyard.

 

 

HUGE OIL BLAZE

Huge Oil Blaze (1929)

A tank of paraffin burning fiercely in the middle of an oil depot can be seen for...

HERRING HARVEST

Herring Harvest (1920)

Scottish Fisher Women are shown at work during the herring harvest in...

BRITISH TOYS LEAD WORLD

British Toys Lead World (1951)

Scenes from the Toy and Fancy Goods Fair in Harrogate, Yorkshire.

NEW TRACTOR

New Tractor (1955)

Demonstration of 'super bulldozer' for open cast mining.

FOOTBALLS FOR WORLD CUP

Footballs For World Cup (1966)

Special footballs are made by hand for the World Cup in a Yorkshire...

OPEN CAST COAL MINING NEAR LEEDS

Open Cast Coal Mining Near Leeds (1947)

Large scale opencast mining may help with the fuel crisis.

TANK FACTORY

Tank Factory (1950)

Good footage of tanks in production at factory in Leeds.

FACTORY WORKERS

Factory Workers (1967)

Factory workers arriving to work and working.

SHEFFIELD STEEL WORKS EXHIBITION

Sheffield Steel Works Exhibition (1948)

Great crafts seen at Sheffield steel works exhibition.

THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW

The Great Yorkshire Show (1930)

Nice shots of livestock at an agricultural show in Hull.

"The Most Kissable Girl In Hollywood" (1930)

British actress Dorothy Mackaill returns home from...

MINING

Mining (1938)

Out takes (cuts, rushes) for story about a mining disaster - could be Markham or Barnsley.

MINING ACCIDENT - BARNSLEY

Mining Accident - Barnsley (1938)

Scenes at a mining disaster at Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

WHILE THE MINES ARE IDLE

While The Mines Are Idle (1921)

During the coal strike the miners race and show their pit ponies to win...

A TICKLISH JOB - DONCASTER

A Ticklish Job - Doncaster (1924)

The demolition of an industrial chimney - good slow motion shots.

SEEING FOR HIMSELF

Seeing For Himself (1929)

Alderman Ben Turner inspects coal mine at Barmborough as part of his tour of...

NEW ELECTRIC TOTE

New Electric Tote (1930)

New electric display board in use at Thirsk racecourse, Yorkshire.

GIGANTIC RUNNER GOES BY ROAD TO BIRKENHEAD aka CROSS COUNTRY

Gigantic Runner Goes By Road To Birkenhead AKA Cross Country (1939)

Footage of large rudder...

THE BIG BLAST Dublin issue

The Big Blast Dublin Issue (1942)

A huge explosion shifts limestone in a quarry at Keighley.

YORKSHIRE'S WONDER DAM

Yorkshire's Wonder Dam (1926)

Shots of a half constructed dam near Harrogate.

WHITBY PRAYS FOR FISHERMEN

Whitby Prays For Fishermen (1948)

Bishop of Whitby blesses Britain's fishing fleet.

NEW IDEAS TO SPEED BUILDING

New Ideas To Speed Building (1950)

Building exhibition, showing off many new inventions on Hunslet...

GATEWAY TO OIL

Gateway To Oil (1957)

Sir William Wolsley opens a new oil plant in Yorkshire.

ONE WAY HORSE issue title - TRACES, TRICKS AND TREMOLOS

One Way Horse Issue Title - Traces, Tricks And Tremolos (1937)

A farmer takes his horse down the...

MODEL TRAIN issue title is STEPPING OUT

Model Train Issue Title Is Stepping Out (1939)

Model trains being made - carriages are cast in...

JAMJAR HOUSE aka JAM JAR HOUSE

Jamjar House AKA Jam Jar House (1942)

Mr Clamp has made his greenhouse out of old jam jars. Yorkshire.

HARROGATE TOY FAIR

Harrogate Toy Fair (1956)

The cream of Britain's toy industry on show in Harrogate.

NEW ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE

New Electric Arc Furnace (1969)

Item showing new electric arc furnace at foundry in Sheffield,...

WAREHOUSE FIRE

Warehouse Fire (1947)

Shots of a warehouse fire at Goole dockyard in Yorkshire.

OPEN CAST MINING

Open Cast Mining (1947)

Item showing open cast mining at Temple Newsam near Leeds, Yorkshire.

STEEL MAKING BY HAND

Steel Making By Hand (1949)

Item showing the process of steel making by hand in Attercliffe, Sheffield....

COATHAM

Coatham (1937)

Tanker ship Athina Livanos ashore at Coatham, near Redcar.

TAME BULL

Tame Bull (1962)

Strange farmer rides a bull as if he was a horse.

BOARDROOM JOKES

Boardroom Jokes (1963)

Practical jokes produced by the Ellisdon family are tested out in the boardroom...

"Like An Earthquake" (1930)

An explosion in a Yorkshire chemical factory killed 12 and injured hundreds.

A GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE - shorter version

A Gigantic Enterprise - Shorter Version (1931)

Herbert Morrison opens a large building project in...

A GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE - longer version

A Gigantic Enterprise - Longer Version (1931)

Herbert Morrison opens a large building project in...

DONCASTER AIR-PORT aka DONCASTER AIRPORT

Doncaster Air-Port AKA Doncaster Airport (1934)

Lord Lonsdale opens a new airport at Doncaster.

THE TOWER - A GOOLE, YORKSHIRE STUDY

The Tower - A Goole, Yorkshire Study (1926)

An enormous water tower in Goole is featured - under...

THOSE ARMY BLANKETS!

Those Army Blankets! (1940)

Good shots of girls at work in a mill as we see complete process of making...

YORK - RAILWAY

York - Railway (1938)

Official-looking men examine and pose with a great steam engine at York Museum.

FULL SPEED AHEAD FOR PROSPERITY NOW

Full Speed Ahead For Prosperity Now (1926)

Coal being loaded onto ship at Hull, bound for Italy.

CLEVER AMATEUR FIREMEN

Clever Amateur Firemen (1921)

Flax Mills are saved from destruction by the company's own fire brigade...