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BUILDERS AT WORK

Builders At Work (1947)

Good shots of bricklayers at work on building site.

UNIDENTIFIED OUT TAKES / CUTS - CP UNI 3 - BEFORE AND AFTER

Unidentified Out Takes / Cuts - Cp Uni 3 - Before And After (1960)

Unidentified out takes (cuts,...

EXPERIMENTAL HOUSE IS OVER 90% SOUTH AFRICAN

Experimental House Is Over 90% South African (1942)

Various shots of the building of a house from...

BUILDING HOUSES IN POLAND

Building Houses In Poland (1947)

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

LIDICE aka REBUILDING OF LIDICE

Lidice AKA Rebuilding Of Lidice (1940)

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

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.

 

 

MOTORWAY MACHINES

Motorway Machines (1965)

The large machines used to make modern motorways, M1 - Leicester.

GLASGOW PLANS FOR TOMORROW

Glasgow Plans For Tomorrow (1949)

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

BUILDING IN RUSSIA

Building In Russia (1960)

Various shots of work in progress on large building site.

GOTHENBURG EXHIBITION

Gothenburg Exhibition (1920-1929)

Construction work in Gothenburg, Sweden.

ON THE UP & UP

On The Up & Up (1932)

Footage of of some of the worlds tallest buildings over the centuries.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 330 - SECURITY VAN, GOLDEN EAGLE aka LONDON EAGLE and...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 330 - Security Van, Golden Eagle AKA London Eagle And... (1961)

Out...

NEW IDEAS TO SPEED BUILDING

New Ideas To Speed Building (1950)

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

MODEL ROADWAYS

Model Roadways (1949)

Model roadways representing the road network of the future.

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...

OLD WARSAW

Old Warsaw (1948)

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

INCOM'S 1,000th EDITION Reel 2

Incom's 1,000th Edition Reel 2 (1946)

Montage of Newsreels throughout the World with emphasis on...

BUILDING IN RUSSIA

Building In Russia (1961)

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

DEMOLITION

Demolition (1971)

Techniques involved in the demolition of industrial areas

HEERLEN - HOLLAND

Heerlen - Holland (1971)

Various shots of Heerlen in Holland.

CRANE AT WORK

Crane At Work (1914-1918)

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

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...

DUKE OF YORK'S STATUE

Duke Of York's Statue (1961)

The statue of the Duke of York in Waterloo Place, London, is cleaned.

PROPPED-UP SHOP aka CRAZY HOUSE

Propped-Up Shop AKA Crazy House (1963)

Progress of a new tower block is halted by the stubborn owners...

THE VICTORIA LINE

The Victoria Line (1965)

Work on the Underground's Victoria Line.

STEEPLEJACK SCHOOL

Steeplejack School (1965)

Men learn the skills of the steeplejack at a special school.

THE

The "Prudential" Blaze (1932)

London firemen deal with a blaze at the head office of an insurance...

NEW SHIPS FROM OLD! aka NEW SHIPS FOR OLD

New Ships From Old! AKA New Ships For Old (1932)

A ship breakers' yard in Blyth. We see bits of...

"Sweep Away All Slums!" (1931)

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

THE MAN AND THE MACHINE on the sleeve as THE MAN THE MACHINER

The Man And The Machine On The Sleeve As The Man The Machiner (1932)

Good footage of machinery...

THE FIREMAN OF VIENNA

The Fireman Of Vienna (1931)

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

THE

The "Grate" Highway (1933)

A new Continental method of road building is seen, using steel grating and...

NEW IDEAS TO SPEED BUILDING

New Ideas To Speed Building (1951)

A building exhibition at Olympia displays new ideas to the trade.

BUILDING SITE SHOWDOWN

Building Site Showdown (1958)

Strikes and layoffs halt building of new Shell Building on London's South...

BUILDIN' IN THE RAIN

Buildin' In The Rain (1966)

Building site in London where builders work in the rain with aid of large...

WOODWORK FOR HOUSE OF COMMONS

Woodwork For House Of Commons (1948)

Wood carvings being made for new House of Commons.

BUILDING SITE IN WARSAW

Building Site In Warsaw (1948)

Intellectuals in Poland for congress help workers on building site in...

SPECTACULAR FIRE IN CHICAGO

Spectacular Fire In Chicago (1953)

Huge factory fire in Chicago, many people dead and injured.

BERLIN RECONSTRUCTION

Berlin Reconstruction (1952)

Labourer drinking beer out of bottle, new buildings, swimming pool, Frey...

PLASTIC HOUSE

Plastic House (1962)

House made entirely of plastic in Russia.

HOUSE BUILDING MACHINE

House Building Machine (1960)

A new machine designed by Tsalkovitch and Topov aids builders in Russia.

SABENA AT LONDON AIRPORT

Sabena At London Airport (1965)

Sabena Boeing 707 refuelling and luggage being loaded.

NEW MOTEL FOR DARWIN

New Motel For Darwin (1966)

New motel erected in Darwin, Australia.

AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPH EXCHANGE

Automatic Telegraph Exchange (1968)

Engineers at consoles inside the GPO Telegraph building.

GIANT MOBILE CRANE

Giant Mobile Crane (1969)

A huge mobile crane is seen in use in Duisberg.

LIVERPOOL DOCKS

Liverpool Docks (1972)

Shots of tugs, boats and ships in Liverpool Docks.

SHEFFIELD CAVALCADE

Sheffield Cavalcade (1920-1929)

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