Reading Gas Works 1965

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This material is filmed in colour.

Reading, Berkshire.

Various shots of feed pipes and gasometers in and around Reading Gas Station. Men operate the valves and control board inside the station to distribute the gas wherever it is needed. Various shots of the pipes laid across field,...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
88100
Sort Number:
UN 4040 F
Time in/Out:
01:02:22:00 / 01:04:03:00
Canister:
UN 4040 F
Film ID:
3124.02
Issue Date:
1965

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