London at work (London) - British Pathé

London At Work (London)

Employment in the capital. Lots of clips from various strikes included.

: Busless Capital (1958); Pathe follows the issues as a Bus strike halts London. We hear from all sides.

: Guards Move Into London Docks (1949); Soldiers are brought in to break a strike in London's docks.

: 1962 Tube Strike (1962); Tube strike in London causes chaos - crowded buses and traffic jams.

: Petrol Crisis Over (1953); Troops move into London to bring end to petrol crisis initiated by tanker drivers strike

: Teachers Strike (1969); The latest news on the teachers strike.

: Wotan Lamps Factory (1910); Good shots of workers at Wotan lamps factory.

: Brush Making (1951); Good footage of brush making factory in Holloway, London.

: Candle Making (1949); Church candles being made by hand at Chandlers' factory in Cricklewood.

: Cigarette Making (1948); Cigarettes making in North London factory.

: Dolls (1951); Excellent footage of dolls factory in Merton, London.

: The River Postman (1933); Nice film about a day in the life of a river postman on the River Thames, London.

: London Early Morning People Going To Work; Lovely footage of crowds of commuters making their way to work in London.

: Dustmen's Strike (1969); Footage of rubbish piled up in the streets of Hackney during Dustmen's strike. London.

: Dock Strike (1955); Docks remain abandoned as 18,000 dock strikers negotiate their rights.

: Hospital (1954); Good footage of patients being treated at St. James Hospital in Balham, London.

: 25,000 Unemployed (1922); Thousands of unemployed demonstrators demanding State Maintenance, London.

: Charladies March (1949); Tea ladies demand an increase in their wages.

: Rush Hour (1970); Busy London scenes outside Westminster Tube Station.

: Unemployed Demonstration (1922); Large unemployed demonstrations in Trafalgar Square, London.

: Queen Sees Unemployed (1960); Queen and Prince Philip visit Holloway Labour Exchange.

: Let Mister Mopp Do It! (1959); Great footage of men doing housework as we see home help workers on the job.

: Ballet Shoes (1956); Ballet shoes are made at the famous firm of Anello and Davide.

: 1st Guard's Brigade (1926); Armed soldiers are relieved from duty guarding London docks during General Strike.

: Covent Garden Strike; M.P. Ben Tillet addresses striking workers at Covent Garden.

: Hyde Park Closed (1926); The effects of the General Strike on life in Great Britain.

: Efficiency Is Their Business AKA Business Efficiency Exhibition (1965); New inventions to make offices work more efficiently on display, Wedgwood-Benn present.

: Business Method AKA Executives Method School (1960); Business executives learn Method Acting techniques at a training school in Knightsbridge, London.