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CONSTRUCTION IN ENLARGING AMSTERDAM'S HARBOUR.

Construction In Enlarging Amsterdam's Harbour. (1967)

Building two industrial piers in...

VC 10

Vc 10 (1969)

VC 10 planes under construction in factory.

VART-LEVEL CRADLES

Vart-Level Cradles (1969)

New type building cradles are demonstrated at Maidenhead.

AIR MARSHALL PATTISON

Air Marshall Pattison (1941)

Air Marshal Pattison talks to civilian workers who are helping to build...

BUILDING IN ST JAMES'S PARK

Building In St James's Park (1916)

Building (barracks) under construction at St James's Park, London.

CRANE AT WORK

Crane At Work (1914-1918)

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

AMERICAN NEW PIRATE CHASER

American New Pirate Chaser (1914-1919)

Ship building in progress. America.

 

 

NEW WING AT ZOO

New Wing At Zoo (1919)

Construction work at London (?) Zoo.

INDIAN WOUNDED

Indian Wounded (1914-1918)

Indian soldiers watch British soldiers working on the roof of a building.

ALDERSHOT - RECRUITS TAUGHT TO CONSTRUCT BRIDGES

Aldershot - Recruits Taught To Construct Bridges (1914-1918)

Footage of soldiers learning to build...

WOODEN HUTS

Wooden Huts (1914-1918)

New army barracks being built, possibly at Aldershot.

LAKEHURST ZRI AIRSHIP

Lakehurst Zri Airship (1920-1929)

Footage of the Lakehurst ZRI airship.

RAILROAD WORK

Railroad Work (1920-1929)

Construction on railway track.

SHIPBUILDING

Shipbuilding (1920-1930)

Item showing ship and launcher being built.

MARSHALLING YARDS UNDER CONSTRUCTION - CARLISLE

Marshalling Yards Under Construction - Carlisle (1961)

Workers building a new marshalling yard in...

M1 EXTENSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION

M1 Extension Under Construction (1966)

Tippers, bulldozers & workers during early stages of levelling...

BENFLEET

Benfleet (1920-1930)

A new bridge is constructed.

RIVETING

Riveting (1918)

Workers riveting a large pipe.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 311 - HOVER BARROW

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 311 - Hover Barrow (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for "HOVER BARROW"...

HOVER BARROW

Hover Barrow (1960)

New invention, the Hoverbarrow, is demonstrated on a wet and muddy work site in...

THE VICTORIA LINE

The Victoria Line (1965)

Work on the Underground's Victoria Line.

MOVING DAYS - ALDERSHOT STUDIES

Moving Days - Aldershot Studies (1926)

Earth works - various methods of moving earth around including...

THE TOWER - A GOOLE, YORKSHIRE STUDY

The Tower - A Goole, Yorkshire Study (1926)

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

THE WINDOWS OF THE MINSTER - YORK

The Windows Of The Minster - York (1927)

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

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...

RUSSIA TODAY

Russia Today (1932)

Story showing a huge coal plant and the dam being built over the River Dnieper in...

A GIANT AM I

A Giant Am I (1934)

Large excavation machine at work in a quarry in Corby in Northamptonshire.

THE RAMMER

The Rammer (1929)

Gas operated ramming machine is operated - pounding roads.

HOUSES WHILE YOU WAIT

Houses While You Wait (1930)

A prefabricated house is built in a day.

THE GIRDER MEN

The Girder Men (1930)

Construction footage - men balance on very high girders.

A PIPE STORY FROM CAPE TOWN / CAPETOWN

A Pipe Story From Cape Town / Capetown (1931)

A large pipe is moved in Cape Town.

A ROOF TOP LAUNCH!

A Roof Top Launch! (1940)

A new boat is lowered from a rooftop shipyard to the street below in Cape...

THE LADY BRICKLAYERS

The Lady Bricklayers (1928)

Women do hard manual work as they construct college buildings.

MODELS!

Models! (1933)

Women potters make vases, jugs and moulded figures - they then decorate them.

DIZZY DIPS!

Dizzy Dips! (1933)

Man clambers around on a girder high above the ground - a scary stunt to those with a...

SPEEDING UP

Speeding Up (1933)

New method is used to speed up the laying of cables.

THE

The "Grate" Highway (1933)

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

MEN ON CRANE aka GIRDER MEN issue title - GOING UP!

Men On Crane AKA Girder Men Issue Title - Going Up! (1937)

Men are winched up by cranes to carry...

NAILS issue title is ENGLAND EXPECTS

Nails Issue Title Is England Expects (1939)

Hat decorated with nails, protective false nails and...

PUB ON STILTS issue title is HAPPY DAYS

Pub On Stilts Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938)

Pub for builders - it is a shed on stilts in middle...

FREIGHT PLANE NEW GUINEA

Freight Plane New Guinea (1940)

A freight plane drops supplies in New Guinea.

SEABED EXCAVATION

Seabed Excavation (1949)

Workmen carry out seabed excavation at Leith Dock, Scotland.

SEA WALL

Sea Wall (1953)

Sea Walls being repaired in Kent after serious flooding.

BOY BUILDERS

Boy Builders (1945)

Pre-apprenticeship training scheme for boys who want to be bricklayers at Brixton.

POWER STATION

Power Station (1954)

Power station under construction inside the Rocky Mountains, Canada.

GLASS TOWER

Glass Tower (1950)

New storage tower to provide central heating for Pimlico, London.

HOMES WHILE YOU WAIT

Homes While You Wait (1945)

A couple watching men building their new house made of portable sections in...

MARSH REED HOUSES

Marsh Reed Houses (1953)

Men harvesting reeds on frozen swamp to make reed panels used for building...

LONDON AIRPORT

London Airport (1954)

New buildings under construction at London's Heathrow Airport

NEW 'EUROPE BRIDGE' COMPLETE

New 'europe Bridge' Complete (1963)

New Europe Bridge completed in Austria.