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BUILDERS AT WORK

Builders At Work (1947)

Good shots of bricklayers at work on building site.

BUILDING HOUSES IN POLAND

Building Houses In Poland (1947)

Good footage of houses being built in Polish mining settlement of...

STEEL ERECTORS SPIDERMEN

Steel Erectors Spidermen (1950-1959)

Men working on girders and scaffolding at Holborn.

LIDICE aka REBUILDING OF LIDICE

Lidice AKA Rebuilding Of Lidice (1940)

The village of Lidice, destroyed by the Nazis in World War II,...

Construction of Airship Shed

Construction Of Airship Shed (1914-1918)

Building of an airship shed.

CARDIFF TOWN HALL AND LAW COURTS

Cardiff Town Hall And Law Courts (1910-1920)

Shots of the Town Hall and Law Courts in Cardiff. Wales.

LIVER BUILDING - LIVERPOOL

Liver Building - Liverpool (1920-1929)

View of the Liver Building from a boat on the Mersey in Liverpool.

 

 

EXTERIOR OF BUILDING

Exterior Of Building (1910-1920)

Exterior of large building.

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - THE STEEPLEJACK

Camera Interviews - The Steeplejack (1933)

Probably unusable item about Salisbury Cathedral...

WHEN WE BUILD AGAIN

When We Build Again (1940)

Unknown men arriving to unknown building.

BUILDING IN RUSSIA

Building In Russia (1960)

Various shots of work in progress on large building site.

MALINES CATHEDRAL

Malines Cathedral (1914-1918)

Footage of Malines Cathedral in Belgium.

GOTHENBURG EXHIBITION

Gothenburg Exhibition (1920-1929)

Construction work in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Laying foundation stone of a German university

Laying Foundation Stone Of A German University (1920-1929)

A foundation stone for a university is laid...

RAILWAY

Railway (1910-1920)

Shots taken from a train somewhere in North Africa.

Selected Originals - DANISH KING AT CANTERBURY

Selected Originals - Danish King At Canterbury (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'Danish...

RECONSTRUCTING WARSAW STATION

Reconstructing Warsaw Station (1947)

Building work begins on wrecked Warsaw railway station. Poland.

WORKERS' HOUSES OPENED TO CELEBRATE 5th ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF...

Workers' Houses Opened To Celebrate 5th Anniversary Of The Independence Of... (1949)

Bricks...

PRIEST TALKING

Priest Talking (1940-1949)

Priest talking to camera - no sound.

OLD WARSAW

Old Warsaw (1948)

Good footage of men renovating houses amongst ruins of Warsaw in Poland.

BUILDING IN RUSSIA

Building In Russia (1961)

Shots of building work inside hill in Russia. Soviet Union.

VART-LEVEL CRADLES

Vart-Level Cradles (1969)

New type building cradles are demonstrated at Maidenhead.

TOP SHOTS OVER LONDON - 1950'S

Top Shots Over London - 1950's (1955)

High angle shots, from a tall building, of Central London.

CRANE AT WORK

Crane At Work (1914-1918)

Crane lifting long flat piece of metal with holes in it.

WELLS CATHEDRAL

Wells Cathedral (1914-1918)

Shots of unidentified cathedral.

THE DOME & PAVILION - BRIGHTON

The Dome & Pavilion - Brighton (1914-1918)

Footage of the Dome and Pavilion in Brighton.

WOODEN HUTS

Wooden Huts (1914-1918)

New army barracks being built, possibly at Aldershot.

RUINS OF CHURCH OR CATHEDRAL

Ruins Of Church Or Cathedral (1910-1929)

Man and woman looking round unidentified ruins of cathedral.

GEC BUILDINGS

GEC Buildings (1910-1920)

General Electric Company buildings.

Selected Originals - ALL GLASS SKYSCRAPER

Selected Originals - All Glass Skyscraper (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story - 'All Glass...

"Sweep Away All Slums!" (1931)

Nancy Astor lays foundation stone at set of model flats in London.

THE WINDOWS OF THE MINSTER - YORK

The Windows Of The Minster - York (1927)

York Minster - various shots of the Cathedral on its...

FLAGS AT HALF MAST OVER LONDON

Flags At Half Mast Over London (1941)

Flags flying at half mast from embassies and government...

MOSLEM FESTIVAL FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS

Moslem Festival For Widows And Orphans (1914-1918)

Moslem festival for widows and orphans.

LABOURERS PREPARE BUILDING FOR PRISONERS aka NAVVIES BATT

Labourers Prepare Building For Prisoners AKA Navvies Batt (1914-1918)

Shots of men at work with...

PORTABLE HOSPITAL

Portable Hospital (1917)

Makeshift hospital used by soldiers.

THE ROYAL ENGINEERS BRIDGE BUILDING

The Royal Engineers Bridge Building (1915-1916)

Royal Engineers build a replacement bridge.

Soldiers Build Portable Hospitals

Soldiers Build Portable Hospitals (1917)

Footage of soldiers helping to build portable hospitals.

FRENCH BUILDING

French Building (1914-1918)

Unidentified French building.

HUT BUILDING

Hut Building (1914-1918)

Soldiers construct building.

SOLDIERS IN TRAINING  BRIDGE BUILDING

Soldiers In Training Bridge Building (1914-1918)

British soldiers build bridge across river.

BRIDGE BUILDING

Bridge Building (1914-1918)

Architect's Battalion of soldiers builds a bridge at Elstree, then marches over...

SHEFFIELD CAVALCADE

Sheffield Cavalcade (1920-1929)

Enormous car factory being built at Sheffield - good footage of cars on...

GEC FACTORY BUILDINGS

GEC Factory Buildings (1910-1929)

Footage of General Electric Company plant and surrounding area.

THE FIREMAN OF VIENNA

The Fireman Of Vienna (1931)

Firemen in training at the Cathedral of St Stephen in Vienna.

BRIGHTER SIGNS!

Brighter Signs! (1931)

Woman paints a road sign to hang in Truro, Cornwall.

HERE COMES THE BRIDE

Here Comes The Bride (1932)

Footage of a Moslem wedding.

CONCRETE SCULPTURE

Concrete Sculpture (1933)

Sculptors at work on statues in concrete which are to decorate the exterior of...

CITIZENS OF NO MEAN CITY

Citizens Of No Mean City (1925)

Good footage of Liverpool taken from the top of the highest buildings.

CAPTAIN WALKER'S BURIAL AT SEA

Captain Walker's Burial At Sea (1944)

Funeral ceremony followed by burial at sea for Naval hero...