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LANCASHIRE COTTON MILL

Lancashire Cotton Mill (1947)

Various shots inside a cotton mill, Lancashire.

COTTON MILL

Cotton Mill (1946)

Interior of cotton mill in Lancashire.

OLD MILL HOUSE

Old Mill House (1938)

A look at a house near Canterbury which has been converted from an old rubber mill....

NEW MILL - NEW JOBS

New Mill - New Jobs (1966)

New paper mill opened at Fort William, Scotland.

COTTON MILL GIRLS & IDLE MILLS

Cotton Mill Girls & Idle Mills (1947)

Cotton mill girls out of work thanks to shortage of coal.

NEW STEEL MILL IN ANDES

New Steel Mill In Andes (1956)

A look at a new steel mill in the Andes. Colombia, South America.

IDLE COAL MINES AND COTTON MILL

Idle Coal Mines And Cotton Mill (1947)

Cotton mill out of work due to coal shortage.

 

 

COTTON MILL aka PRODUCTION PRINCESS

Cotton Mill AKA Production Princess (1948)

Beauty pageant for female cotton mill workers in...

WATER MILL FACTORY

Water Mill Factory (1948)

Footage of water mills being used to power tobacco pouch factory....

"Through The Mill" At Musselburgh (1929)

Description of the processes used in a paper mill to make...

THE QUEEN VISITS COTTON MILLS IN ROCHDALE. aka QUEEN IN ROCHDALE

The Queen Visits Cotton Mills In Rochdale. AKA Queen In Rochdale (1948)

Queen Elizabeth touring...

COTTON MILL SCENES

Cotton Mill Scenes (1940)

Machinery at work tended by workers.

WOMEN FLOUR WORKERS

Women Flour Workers (1919)

Women workers at flour mill.

MODEL ENTERTAINMENT

Model Entertainment (1936)

An item showing James Prior's model flour mill at work complete with 10 model...

LEISURE SHIFT MILL WORKERS

Leisure Shift Mill Workers (1947)

Cuts from newsreel 47/82 - Leisure Shift Mill Workers.

ODD, BUT IT CUTS WOOD EVEN!

Odd, But It Cuts Wood Even! (1931)

A travelling saw mill contraption is seen in action.

KING FEISAL IN BOLTON

King Feisal In Bolton (1927)

King Feisal visits the cotton mills in Bolton.

QUEEN VISITS COTTON PLANT

Queen Visits Cotton Plant (1957)

Queen Elizabeth II being shown round Cotton mill in France.

BRITAIN THE CONSUMER - EGYPT THE PRODUCER

Britain The Consumer - Egypt The Producer (1927)

King Fuad visits at the cotton mills in...

CITY MEN AS STOKERS

City Men As Stokers (1926)

Civilian volunteers maintain gas supply during strike at Mill Hill Gas Works....

BIG TOP

Big Top (1946)

Bertram Mills circus arrives in Windsor.

LABOUR SAVING INVENTION FOR COTTON MILLS

Labour Saving Invention For Cotton Mills (1965)

New inventions to save labour in cotton mills

THE BIG TOP

The Big Top (1946)

Bertram Mills Circus rehearsing for its performances in Windsor.

WHEAT

Wheat (1943)

Shipments of wheat arrive in India and are taken to flour mills to help food shortage.

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AT BRADFORD

Duke Of Edinburgh At Bradford (1949)

Prince Philip visits school and mill in Bradford, Yorkshire.

ROPE-WALKING LION

Rope-Walking Lion (1950)

Footage of lions at the Bertram Mills circus in Cambridgeshire.

THOSE ARMY BLANKETS!

Those Army Blankets! (1940)

Good shots of girls at work in a mill as we see complete process of making...

CLEVER AMATEUR FIREMEN

Clever Amateur Firemen (1921)

Flax Mills are saved from destruction by the company's own fire brigade...

SHOP AT WORK

Shop At Work (1948)

Women workers at a wool and cotton mill have a shopping centre on site.

CHIMP AND BABY

Chimp And Baby (1952)

Trained chimp washes face of little girl, daughter of Bertram Mills Circus' lion...

LANCASHIRE - COTTON CRISIS

Lancashire - Cotton Crisis (1955)

Cotton mills are closing because of the loss of world markets.

GRIST TO THE MILL reel 1

Grist To The Mill Reel 1 (1963)

Promotional film made for Sunblest.

GRIST TO THE MILL reel 2

Grist To The Mill Reel 2 (1963)

Promotional film made for Sunblest.

PRINCE CONTINUES TOUR

Prince Continues Tour (1921)

Prince Edward tours various places on his visit to Devon including a paper...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 13

Would You Believe It? No. 13 (1934)

Strange street names in London, a German oil mill and how to...

PLYWOOD FOR CANADIAN HOMES

Plywood For Canadian Homes (1954)

Plywood plant in peak production for spring building boom. Good...

HAMMER - HAMMER - HAMMER

Hammer - Hammer - Hammer (1933)

Water wheel powers machinery to hammer red hot metal into shape - no...

NEW LIFE!

New Life! (1934)

A windmill dating from 1665 is fitted with new sails.

COLNE

Colne (1972)

Item showing Colne in Lancashire.

 MAGNITOGORSK METALLURGICAL AND STEEL  MILLS

Magnitogorsk Metallurgical And Steel Mills (1960)

Good atmospheric shots of Soviet Steel workers...

MODERN SAW MILLS IN GEORGETOWN

Modern Saw Mills In Georgetown (1953)

The process of making all types of timber from logs in this...

LADY MILLER

Lady Miller (1938)

Yorkshire woman, Mrs Dickinson - the only miller woman in the country.

THE SNOW TRAIN

The Snow Train (1929)

Steam driven vehicle used to tow logs through a snowy landscape.

FLYING FOREST issue title PUT IT THERE

Flying Forest Issue Title Put It There (1940)

Eucalyptus trees are cut down in an Australian...

FLUMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN

Fluming Down The Mountain (1934)

Good educational film of the logs being taken down river from the...

YANOVSKY HYDRAULIC COLLIERY

Yanovsky Hydraulic Colliery (1960)

Coal washed away with water to be sent up to surface & piped to the...

EVE AND THE BEAN

Eve And The Bean (1930)

Processes involved in harvesting coffee beans.

LIGHT LEATHER FROM ANIMAL SKINS

Light Leather From Animal Skins (1940-1949)

Educational film showing the processes involved in tanning...

GIANT STEEL WORKS READY

Giant Steel Works Ready (1951)

Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Gaitskell switches off the rolling...

A CANTEEN DELUXE

A Canteen Deluxe (1934)

Princess Royal opens a new canteen in a textile factory in Leeds.