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FILM STARS WED IN ROME

Film Stars Wed In Rome (1949)

Tyrone Power and Linda Christian marry. Huge crowds come out to watch.

PEACE - AND THE ATOM

Peace - And The Atom (1954)

Behind the gates of three atomic factories for the first time.

HERMES GOES TO WORK

Hermes Goes To Work (1957)

Harwell shows its latest isotope separator, Hermes, in action.

ATOMS ON PEACE WORK

Atoms On Peace Work (1951)

Canada's huge new atomic pile produces help for doctors.

GIRDER TOWED 200 MILES aka GIRDER TOWED TWO HUNDRED MILES

Girder Towed 200 Miles AKA Girder Towed Two Hundred Miles (1958)

A huge iron girder is brought...

BATTERIES issue title - LET'S SEE

Batteries Issue Title - Let's See (1940)

Item showing how batteries work and how to make your own.

INTRODUCING 'GOLIATH'

Introducing 'goliath' (1958)

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

 

 

ATOMS FOR POWER

Atoms For Power (1955)

British and Russian progress in atomic power station development.

FIRST PRIVATE ATOM REACTOR aka ALDERMASTON ATOMIC RESEARCH REACTOR

First Private Atom Reactor AKA Aldermaston Atomic Research Reactor (1956)

Britain's first...

MALENKOV SEES BRITAIN'S ATOM PLANT

Malenkov Sees Britain's Atom Plant (1956)

Soviet Commissar for Power Stations, Georgi Malenkov visits...

SUNLIGHT POWERS CAR!

Sunlight Powers Car! (1960)

Dr. Charles Escoffery demonstrates his new sunlight powered car. London.

LONDON - QUEEN VISITS POWER STATION

London - Queen Visits Power Station (1962)

Queen Elizabeth II visits Bankside Power Station, London.

ATOM POWER NEARER

Atom Power Nearer (1961)

Technicians load Uranium elements into the reactor of the Berkeley Nuclear...

ATOM SHIP CALLS HERE

Atom Ship Calls Here (1964)

An American nuclear powered ship - The NS Savannah - arrives in Southampton.

SADDLE SOAR!

Saddle Soar! (1966)

Man powered flight - Graham Rouse paddles his helicopter in the air.

NUCLEAR SHIP

Nuclear Ship (1968)

A look at the new nuclear driven ship 'Otto Hahn'. Kiel, Germany.

RUSSIAN DAM

Russian Dam (1969)

Good footage of construction of hydroelectric power station in Siberia.

FRENCH NUCLEAR SUBMARINE LAUNCHED

French Nuclear Submarine Launched (1969)

French nuclear submarine launched in Cherbourg, France.

POWER STATION

Power Station (1954)

Power station under construction inside the Rocky Mountains, Canada.

BATAILLE DE L'ELECTRICITE aka FRENCH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Bataille De L'electricite AKA French Electrical System (1933)

Film about the French electricity...

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...

LONDON AT NIGHT - POWER STATION

London At Night - Power Station (1949)

Illuminated central London at night & inside a power station.

POWER STRIKE

Power Strike (1949)

T. MacMillan leads power workers strike. Barking, Essex.

ELECTRICITY STRIKE

Electricity Strike (1949)

Soldiers are called in to man power stations as workers go on strike. London.

NEW HYDRO POWER STATION CZECHOSLOVAKIA

New Hydro Power Station Czechoslovakia (1947)

Item showing new hydro power station on the river Vah....

SUBMARINE HANDED TO FRANCE

Submarine Handed To France (1951)

Ceremony which sees a British submarine being handed over to France.

KUIBYSHEV POWER PLANT'S 20TH TURBINE

Kuibyshev Power Plant's 20th Turbine (1957)

Kuibyshev power plant starts up its 20th turbine....

NEW ATOMIC POWER STATION IN RUSSIA

New Atomic Power Station In Russia (1964)

New atomic power station starts working in Soviet Union.

 FRENCH ATOMIC CENTRE

French Atomic Centre (1958)

Nuclear power station at Saclay, France.

SCOTLAND'S FIRST NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT CHAPELCROSS

Scotland's First Nuclear Power Station At Chapelcross (1959)

Good shots of Chapelcross Atomic...

SOLAR POWERED CAR

Solar Powered Car (1960)

The first solar powered car in the world demonstrated.

THE IRKUTSK HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER DAM

The Irkutsk Hydro-Electric Power Dam (1956)

Dam under construction, efforts being made to turn the...

 STALINGRAD HYDRO-POWER STATION IN CONSTRUCTION

Stalingrad Hydro-Power Station In Construction (1957)

Good shots of men working on construction...

 THE BERKELEY NUCLEAR POWER STATION

The Berkeley Nuclear Power Station (1961)

Exterior and interior shots of Berkeley Nuclear Power...

LIVERPOOL IN 1972 - Colour

Liverpool In 1972 - Colour (1972)

Footage of building blocks and council estates in Liverpool.

 NEW FRENCH ATOMIC PLANT

New French Atomic Plant (1962)

Aerial view nuclear power plant under construction in Rhone Valley.

BRADWELL ATOMIC POWER STATION

Bradwell Atomic Power Station (1962)

Views around the Essex based Nuclear Power Station.

AIR VIEWS

Air Views (1970-1979)

Aerial views over Bradwell Atomic Power Station.

NEW DUTCH NUCLEAR POWER STATION

New Dutch Nuclear Power Station (1969)

New Dutch Nuclear Power Station

BALTIMORE MD

Baltimore Md (1914-1918)

World's largest coal pier - machinery in action.

MARSHALL AT UN

Marshall At UN (1947)

US Secretary of State George Marshall speaks at opening session of United Nations.

CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HYDRO-STATION - KIRGINZIA

Construction Of New Hydro-Station - Kirginzia (1961)

Construction of the hydro electric station in...

POWER-PAK CYCLE

Power-Pak Cycle (1953)

War hero Peter Lee-Warner sets off on a Power Pak trip from England to Australia.

RIVERSIDE ARTISTS

Riverside Artists (1956)

A group of artists gather at the Yacht public house in Greenwich to paint views...

Erection of the Berlin Wall

Erection Of The Berlin Wall (1961)

First Nuclear Power Station

First Nuclear Power Station (1956)

ATOMIC POWER STATION

Atomic Power Station (1962)

An item about an atomic power plant and the way it is designed to benefit...

WATER SKIS aka MOTOR SKIS

Water Skis AKA Motor Skis (1962)

The Power Ski, designed for use in sport, can also help a girl speed...

GAS GUN

Gas Gun (1962)

A look at a gas gun which is used in industry to cut through sheets of steel.

MADISON IN SARDINIA

Madison In Sardinia (1962)

The latest dance craze, the Madison, started with holiday makers in Sardinia.