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THE WORLD'S LARGEST LORRY

The World's Largest Lorry (1932)

A large lorry is hauling a ship's rudder along the roads of England.

RAILWAY SIDINGS - HULL

Railway Sidings - Hull (1920-1929)

Freight wagons moving along railway sidings in Hull.

FREIGHT LINER DEPOT

Freight Liner Depot (1968)

Activity at British Railways freight liner depot.

DOCKSIDE CRANES

Dockside Cranes (1920-1929)

Huge dockside cranes load and unload cargo from ships.

COINING THE GOLD OF THE GREAT NORTH WEST

Coining The Gold Of The Great North West (1929)

Processes involved in grain production in Canada -...

NEW BRITISH RAILWAYS CONTINENTAL FREIGHT DEPOT

New British Railways Continental Freight Depot (1960)

New British Railways continental fright...

A CLASSROOM FILM - SUGARCANE HARVEST

A Classroom Film - Sugarcane Harvest (1940-1949)

Educational film about sugarcane harvesting in Egypt.

 

 

WOMEN WORKERS IN WARTIME

Women Workers In Wartime (1914-1918)

Footage of women at work loading cart during wartime.

SLATES

Slates (1940-1949)

Educational film showing how slate is quarried and used for roofing.

CHALK

Chalk (1940-1949)

Educational film about chalk - how it is quarried, broken up, transported etc.

CEMENT

Cement (1940-1949)

Processes involved in making cement - an educational film originally shown in schools.

BRITISH GUIANA - THE COUNTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIES reel 5

British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 5 (1924)

Long documentary about life in...

OIL FROM NUTS

Oil From Nuts (1940-1949)

Educational film showing how oil is extracted from nuts in Nigeria.

ELECTRONIC RAILWAY

Electronic Railway (1961)

Electronic devices and machinery used on the railways and behind the scenes at...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 329 - reel 2 of 2 - ELECTRONIC RAILWAY

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 329 - Reel 2 Of 2 - Electronic Railway (1961)

Out takes (rushes, cuts)...

BRITISH GUIANA - THE COUNTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIES reel 6

British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 6 (1924)

Long documentary about life in...

THE HARBOUR

The Harbour (1930)

Educational film showing the building of a harbour on the Gold Coast of West Africa.

LIPTON'S TEA FILM

Lipton's Tea Film "L'industrie Theiere De Ceylan" (1934)

Promotional film for Lipton's tea. ...

PORT OF LONDON

Port Of London (1940-1949)

Educational film about cargo trade featuring various London docks.

OIL FOR THE TWENTIETH CENTURY reels 3 & 4

Oil For The Twentieth Century Reels 3 & 4 (1951)

Documentary detailing 50 years of British...

SUMMING UP NO. 14 - reel 1

Summing Up No. 14 - Reel 1 (1949)

A quarterly round up of news stories from around the world.

THE CAMBRIDGE STORY - 2nd version LONG

The Cambridge Story - 2nd Version Long (1957)

Documentary about telecommunications - featuring the...