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GIANT BRIDGE FEAT

Giant Bridge Feat (1925)

Footage of Waterloo bridge after the central span has been put into place....

BLOWING UP A BRIDGE

Blowing Up A Bridge (1927)

Demolition of a bridge with dynamite.

EUROPE'S LONGEST BRIDGE

Europe's Longest Bridge (1959)

Sound interference and bad picture

BRIDGE BEING PUT INTO POSITION

Bridge Being Put Into Position (1920-1929)

Workers put section of bridge into position on river.

ALBERT BRIDGE

Albert Bridge (1950)

Traffic on Albert Bridge, London + library shots of Tacoma Bridge disaster.

UNDER SUSPICION  aka WESTMINSTER BRIDGE

Under Suspicion AKA Westminster Bridge (1924)

Traffic is stopped while engineers test safety of...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FOR UNDER SUSPICION  aka WESTMINSTER BRIDGE  IN G 1115

Out Takes / Cuts For Under Suspicion AKA Westminster Bridge In G 1115 (1924)

Out takes (...

 

 

BRIDGE CRASH IN VANCOUVER - 18 KILLED

Bridge Crash In Vancouver - 18 Killed (1958)

Collapsed bridge, frogmen & rescuers searching water &...

FIRST VERTICAL BRIDGE IN EUROPE

First Vertical Bridge In Europe (1933)

Shots of the early building work on a new bridge over the...

CRANE LIFTS RECORD HEIGHT

Crane Lifts Record Height (1920)

A 160 ton bridge is lifted by a mammoth floating crane - breaking a...

ENGINEERING INGENUITY

Engineering Ingenuity (1939)

Footage of soldiers building a pontoon bridge across a river.

LONDON BRIDGE DEMOLITION aka LONDON BRIDGE FOR SALE

London Bridge Demolition AKA London Bridge For Sale (1968)

London Bridge is demolished to be...

LONDON BRIDGE

London Bridge (1968)

London Bridge is dismantled so it can be shipped to America.

THE ENGINEERS NEED MEN

The Engineers Need Men (1943)

South African sappers build a bridge in Johannesburg's as a...

 BAILEY BRIDGE TO CUT ACCIDENT RATE

Bailey Bridge To Cut Accident Rate (1955)

A Bailey Bridge helps to calm a traffic black spot near...

RIVER AND SUN

River And Sun (1970-1979)

Boys in canoes paddle under bridges, sunset on river.

LONDON BRIDGE

London Bridge (1970-1979)

Various shots of construction work being done on London Bridge.

COUNTRY SCENES

Country Scenes (1920-1930)

Pleasant countryside scenes.

SUSPENSION BRIDGE AND TRAFFIC ON RIVER

Suspension Bridge And Traffic On River (1920-1930)

Shots of a suspension bridge and boats on a river.

YORKSHIRE'S GREAT NEW GATEWAY

Yorkshire's Great New Gateway (1933)

The Lord Mayor of Wakefield opens a new bridge over the River...

RIVERSIDE TIMBERYARD BLAZE aka RIVERSIDE TIMBER YARD BLAZE

Riverside Timberyard Blaze AKA Riverside Timber Yard Blaze (1928)

Firemen fight to put out the...

CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE

Clifton Suspension Bridge (1953)

Footage of lights being fitted tot he Clifton Suspension Bridge in...

LIKE A GIANT

Like A Giant "Meccano" (1933)

More work on the wonderful new Bridge over the River Tees.

AN ENGINEERING RECORD

An Engineering Record (1931)

A new bridge is moved into place in Glaisdale after flood washed away the...

NEW BRIDGE FOR ROME

New Bridge For Rome (1939)

Footage of the construction of the a new bridge to be built in Rome, Italy.

FLOODS IN BRITAIN

Floods In Britain (1939)

Footage of flooding in the English countryside.

FLOOD HAVOC IN RHODESIA

Flood Havoc In Rhodesia (1956)

Ancient paddle steamers come to rescue when floods wreck rail...

CYCLISTS

Cyclists

People ride their bikes along a country lane - Turn of the Century material.

CLEARING THE RIVER RHINE

Clearing The River Rhine (1947)

Debris is cleared from the Rhine in Germany.

FIRST SPAN OF NEW HAWKESBURY BRIDGE

First Span Of New Hawkesbury Bridge (1945)

First span of a new bridge across Hawkesbury river is...

EUROPEAN HIGHWAY NUMBER 3

European Highway Number 3 (1950-1959)

European Highway number 3 in Germany.

SKY HIGH

Sky High (1933)

British soldiers blow up a derelict bridge in Derbyshire - just for practice.

TO THE LAND WHERE DEPRESSIONS COME FROM!  ICELAND NO. 2

To The Land Where Depressions Come From! Iceland No. 2 (1934)

Wild countryside and waterfalls of...

THE BRIDGE FELLOWS

The Bridge Fellows (1931)

Construction of a giant suspension bridge - brave cameramen climb high for...

SKI TROOPS IN TRAINING

Ski Troops In Training (1943)

American ski troops train for the battle.

'LEVIATHAN' REACHES THE FIRTH OF FORTH

'leviathan' Reaches The Firth Of Forth (1938)

The liner ship Leviathan reaches the Firth of Forth...

GAINSBOROUGH'S GREAT DAY

Gainsborough's Great Day (1927)

Tollbridge opened in Lincolnshire.

TIENTSIN FLOODED

Tientsin Flooded (1939)

Footage of the disastrous floods in the town of Tientsin in China.

ICEBREAKERS GET THROUGH

Icebreakers Get Through (1963)

Ice breakers at work in Holland.

TRANSPORTING BRIDGE

Transporting Bridge (1967)

A large bridge span has to negotiate various obstacles as it is towed up...

NEW LONDON BRIDGE

New London Bridge (1969)

Sections of the new London Bridge are put into position while the old one is...

PRINCESS MARGARET HOVERCRAFT

Princess Margaret Hovercraft (1969)

SRN 4 hovercraft 'Princess Margaret' comes through Tower Bridge in...

EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ZEALAND

Earthquake In New Zealand (1929)

Footage of damage caused by Massive Earthquake in New Zealand.

BUS WITH GAS TRAILER

Bus With Gas Trailer (1941)

Vehicles in war time London are converted to run on coal gas rather than...

 POLISH FLOODS

Polish Floods (1948)

Thousands of farms are flooded in Poland.

DAWN OVER LONDON

Dawn Over London (1953)

Sun rising over Tower Bridge and River Thames.

FLYING OVER GERMAN COUNTRYSIDE

Flying Over German Countryside (1945)

Shots of German countryside from air and ground.

ASHOPTON VILLAGE SUBMERGED

Ashopton Village Submerged (1946)

Shots of lake where Ashopton village used to be in Derbyshire.

DERWENT VILLAGE

Derwent Village (1947)

Derwent village was submerged underwater but it has now been drained and...

PORTABLE DAM TO FIGHT FLOODS

Portable Dam To Fight Floods (1958)

Portable dam for fighting the floods is demonstrated.