Queen Elizabeth Dock, Eastham, Manchester Ship Canal.
Opening of oil dock.
CU name of ship 'Velletia'. ships in dock. signal flags on boats and across dock. men on deck. Officers chatting on deck (Captain Thornton?). Man steering. Officer answering phone. Empty deck of docked ship. Planes (jets, RAF Meteors) flying in formation. silhouetted cranes. Men standing by side of dock. Huge pipes.
Uncut lavender of story used in 54/8
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Description
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 1950 - 1959
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 78961
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 2654.07
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:05:58:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:15:51:00 / 01:21:49:00
- Canister:
- UN 2606 B
- Sort Number:
- UN 2606 B
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Appears in...
- Categories
- Trade & Industry War & Revolution
- WorkSpaces
- Manchester
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Stills
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