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CRANE LIFTS RECORD HEIGHT

Crane Lifts Record Height (1920)

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

THE AUTO AMBULANCE

The Auto Ambulance (1925)

A new auto ambulance uses a crane to lift cars and a truck to take them away.

NEW CRANE

New Crane (1951)

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

YARROW SHIPYARD CLYDE

Yarrow Shipyard Clyde (1945)

Deserted Yarrow shipyard.

SHIP UNLOADING

Ship Unloading (1943)

Large sacks - possibly of grain being unloaded from cargo ship.

BRITANNIC

Britannic (1914)

Item showing new funnel for SS Britannic.

SHIP BUILDING

Ship Building (1920-1929)

Footage of large cranes in shipyards.

 

 

NERVES OF STEEL

Nerves Of Steel (1927)

Scary scenes of working sky high at Baker Street.

ALL SCOTCH!

All Scotch! (1933)

Steam trains destined for India are loaded aboard ship in Glasgow.

A TROJAN TASK

A Trojan Task (1927)

Bridge sections are moved into place at Birkenhead.

LIVERPOOL

Liverpool "Beware Other Items Share This Title" (1939)

Footage of machinery at work in Liverpool's...

EXPANDING HARBOUR

Expanding Harbour (1969)

Work commences on enlargement of Rotterdam Harbour, Holland.

NEW TYPE CRANE

New Type Crane (1951)

New type of mobile crane is demonstrated in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

TURBINE BUILDING IN GERMANY aka TURBINRE BUILDING

Turbine Building In Germany AKA Turbinre Building

Good shots of men at the AEG factory in...

CLEARING THE RIVER RHINE

Clearing The River Rhine (1947)

Debris is cleared from the Rhine in Germany.

Putting The Funnel On - 1930's

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

Ship building footage.

CARDIFF DOCKS.

Cardiff Docks. (1948)

Docks with cranes at work.

GIANT FLOATING CRANE COMES INTO USE AT BARTON LOCKS.

Giant Floating Crane Comes Into Use At Barton Locks. (1938)

A huge floating crane is towed along...

CRANES

Cranes (1939)

A short history of cranes.

BARGE ON ROAD

Barge On Road (1944)

A 60 ton barge built inland is transported on a big trailer to the coast. ...

NEWS FROM AFRICA - SWAZILAND'S NEW RAILWAY

News From Africa - Swaziland's New Railway (1963)

New railway is being build in Swaziland.

TILBURY - STRADDLE CARRIER aka CARGO CARRYING SPEEDED UP BY STRADDLE CARRIERS

Tilbury - Straddle Carrier AKA Cargo Carrying Speeded Up By Straddle Carriers (1968)

Straddle...

WALKING DRAGLINE

Walking Dragline (1954)

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

OPEN CAST MINING

Open Cast Mining (1947)

Item showing open cast mining at Temple Newsam near Leeds, Yorkshire.

LIFE ON THE ODRA RIVER

Life On The Odra River (1949)

Industrial scenes on the Odra River, Poland.

RECLAIMING THE LAND

Reclaiming The Land (1949)

Land reclamation in Norfolk - cuts from NP 265.

SHIPS IN THE CLYDE aka CLYDE SHIPBUILDING

Ships In The Clyde AKA Clyde Shipbuilding (1948)

Shipbuilding industrial scenes in Clydebank,...

IMMENSE COAL RESERVE IN RUSSIA

Immense Coal Reserve In Russia (1957)

Open cast coal mining in Soviet Union.

SOVIET SHIP

Soviet Ship "Taganrog" (1955)

Soviet ship at Surrey docks

 WORLD'S LARGEST CRANE

World's Largest Crane (1955)

World's largest crane at Fina oil refinery, Montreal, Canada.

BUILDING SEA WALL - WEST INDIES

Building Sea Wall - West Indies (1970-1979)

West Indians in pit at work digging foundations for sea wall.

CRANE AT WORK

Crane At Work (1914-1918)

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

Shipping Locomotives to South America - Eddystone Philadelphia firm fill big...

Shipping Locomotives To South America - Eddystone Philadelphia Firm Fill Big... (1914-1919)

Footage...

DOCKSIDE CRANES

Dockside Cranes (1920-1929)

Huge dockside cranes load and unload cargo from ships.

REPLENISHMENT AT SEA   part 3

Replenishment At Sea Part 3 (1953)

A naval instructional film showing the different ways a ship can...

CUMBERLAND - BRITAIN'S ATOM POWER STATION

Cumberland - Britain's Atom Power Station (1955)

Britain's (and world's) first atomic power station...

INDUSTRIAL CRANE PICKS UP EGG aka CRANE AND EGG

Industrial Crane Picks Up Egg AKA Crane And Egg (1956)

Impressive stunt by experienced crane...

TELEGRAPH POLE PLANTER

Telegraph Pole Planter (1965)

Post Office machine that makes planting telegraph poles much easier,...

DERELICT WAGON TRUCKS DEMOLISHED IN USA

Derelict Wagon Trucks Demolished In USA (1937)

Valuable scrap metal removed from old goods wagons in...

BUILDING SITE SHOWDOWN

Building Site Showdown (1958)

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

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...

INTRODUCING 'GOLIATH'

Introducing 'goliath' (1958)

A huge crane is used in the building of Bradwell Atomic Power Station.

COLUMBIA PROJECT

Columbia Project (1966)

Americans and Canadians jointly building a dam at Columbia River.

MRS BARBARA CASTLE VISITS DOCKS

Mrs Barbara Castle Visits Docks (1967)

Minister of Transport Barbara Castle visits Tilbury docks to...

BURNING BUSES

Burning Buses (1950)

Footage of old buses being taken apart in scrap yard in Rainham, Essex.

PLYWOOD

Plywood (1952)

Good footage of Plywood being made at factory in Barking in Essex.

ENGLISH INDUSTRIAL AND POVERTY SCENES

English Industrial And Poverty Scenes (1933)

Good scenes of declining British industry and poor...

UNLOADING SHIP OF SAND aka UNLOADING SHIP OF COAL

Unloading Ship Of Sand AKA Unloading Ship Of Coal (1947)

Delivery of coal is unloaded at Battersea...

REBUILDING GREECE

Rebuilding Greece (1947)

New houses and bridges are built in Greece.

HERRING FISHING

Herring Fishing (1946)

Good item showing herring fishing near Paris, France.