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BRICKLAYERS CRASH HAT

Bricklayers Crash Hat (1937)

Bricklayer wears motorcycle crash helmet when carrying bricks up ladder. ...

BRIDGE BEING PUT INTO POSITION

Bridge Being Put Into Position (1920-1929)

Workers put section of bridge into position on river.

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,...

ROAD REPAIRS

Road Repairs (1925)

Men lay bricks - very short segment of film.

BOOM

Boom (1931)

Footage of the side of a rock face being dynamited in a quarry.

HOUSE ON RAILWAY

House On Railway (1936)

A man is building a house on a disused railway line.

BRICKS FOR 10 HOUSES A DAY

Bricks For 10 Houses A Day (1938)

Process of brick making - from clay digging to a house building.

 

 

SIMPLIFIED BUILDING

Simplified Building (1950)

Simple breeze block houses are constructed in Manchester.

NEW CRANE

New Crane (1951)

Item showing rail mounted tower crane at work on building site. London.

FINNART OCEAN TERMINAL FOR LARGE TANKERS NEARS COMPLETION

Finnart Ocean Terminal For Large Tankers Nears Completion (1958)

loch Long to Jetty...

SPIDERMEN

Spidermen (1972)

Construction workers are seen clambering around on a very tall building.

LONDON BRIDGE

London Bridge (1970-1979)

Various shots of construction work being done on London Bridge.

DISMANTLING DOCK CRANES

Dismantling Dock Cranes (1970-1979)

Men dismantling dock cranes.

MOZAMBIQUE DAM

Mozambique Dam (1970-1979)

Various shots of a large dam in Mozambique and of soldiers travelling through...

CONCRETE GIRDERS

Concrete Girders (1975)

Concrete girders are transported outside.

SLUM CLEARANCE

Slum Clearance (1970-1979)

Very good stock shot material of demolition of terraced housing in inner city area.

Construction of Airship Shed

Construction Of Airship Shed (1914-1918)

Building of an airship shed.

BRITANNIC

Britannic (1914)

Item showing new funnel for SS Britannic.

SHIP BUILDING

Ship Building (1920-1929)

Footage of large cranes in shipyards.

DOCK GATES

Dock Gates (1920-1929)

New dock gates are put into position in Newcastle.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 309 - AIR-HOUSE aka AITC HOUSE and INDOOR BOWLS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 309 - Air-House AKA Aitc House And Indoor Bowls (1960)

Out takes...

THE SUPER GIANT!

The Super Giant! (1939)

A huge digging crane scoops clay out of a quarry.

LONDON MOSQUE

London Mosque (1970-1979)

Various shots of a mosque being built near Regent's Park, London.

GOTHENBURG EXHIBITION

Gothenburg Exhibition (1920-1929)

Construction work in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Putting The Funnel On - 1930's

Putting The Funnel On - 1930's (1930-1939)

Ship building footage.

DAM INSPECTION

Dam Inspection (1928-1932)

British army inspectors walk around construction site of Aswan Dam on River Nile.

THE ROAD TESTER

The Road Tester (1931)

Man measures gradients of hills, road cambers, mileage, bridge heights etc.

HIGH LIFERS

High Lifers (1920-1929)

Men who work very high in the air are featured - on towers and scaffolding.

A NOVEL DREDGER

A Novel Dredger (1922)

"Modern" dredger is shown in action.

STEEL MEN

Steel Men (1931)

Good footage of men at work on construction site at Marble Arch, London.

ROADS OF TOMORROW

Roads Of Tomorrow (1937)

Good footage of Autobahns / high speed motor roads being built in Germany.

THE BRIDGE FELLOWS

The Bridge Fellows (1931)

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

THE SPLITTER - A CONCRETE FACT

The Splitter - A Concrete Fact (1920-1929)

Old and new methods of splitting concrete are demonstrated.

ONE PIECE BUILDINGS!

One Piece Buildings! (1933)

Good shots of men at work using a new electric welder on a construction...

HARNESSING THE WATERS

Harnessing The Waters (1939)

Footage of new dams under construction in Czechoslovakia.

SETTLING THE STREAMLINES

Settling The Streamlines (1935)

Model vessels are tested in a huge tank at an Italian ship design...

WOMAN RESTORING COTTAGE

Woman Restoring Cottage (1940)

A woman restores her own cottage by patching holes and fixing roof...

PREFABS

Prefabs (1948)

Item showing prefabricated house being constructed in less than an hour.

BUILDING LONDON AIRPORT

Building London Airport (1950)

Good footage of London Airport under construction.

BACK YARD BOAT

Back Yard Boat (1952)

Young couple build yacht in their back garden, London.

WALKING DRAGLINE

Walking Dragline (1954)

The world's largest dragline used for digging in Northampton.

APPRENTICE BUILDERS

Apprentice Builders (1948)

Young builders learning their trade in Croydon.

MODERN BRICKLAYING

Modern Bricklaying (1948)

An invention by John Lambert distributes mortar along a wall enabling bricks...

REBUILDING ASCOT aka RE-BUILDING ASCOT

Rebuilding Ascot AKA Re-Building Ascot (1949)

Building work at Ascot race course to make all tracks...

BUILDING STRAND UNDERPASS

Building Strand Underpass (1963)

Construction of the Strand underpass, London.

MAIDSTONE BY PASS BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Maidstone By Pass Bridge Under Construction (1960)

By past bridge under construction over river...

NEW BUILDING FOR JEWELLERY EXHIBITION

New Building For Jewellery Exhibition (1965)

Shots prior to and during Czechoslovakian jewellery...

NEW TANKER UNDER CONSTRUCTION

New Tanker Under Construction (1963)

The building of the tanker "Borgsten" in Sunderland

SCHOONER 'SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL' NEARING COMPLETION

Schooner 'sir Winston Churchill' Nearing Completion (1965)

Large shooner Winston Churchill being...

NEW PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR BUILDING WORKERS

New Protective Clothing For Building Workers (1968)

New protective clothing for builders shown in...