Full title reads: "London. World's Largest Girder. 68 ft long - weighing 98 1/2 tons - on a 30 wheeled lorry moved slowly, but successfully into position! The journey from Middlesbrough to Marble Arch cost £20,000!"
London.
Various shots of a huge metal girder being carried on the back of a lorry (a Scammell 100-ton tractor) through the streets of London. Large crowds have come out to watch its passage. The lorry is aided by a traction engine (Fowler B6 crane engine).
Pan up construction site of new hotel (Cumberland Hotel) to show the girder being placed into position.
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Description
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 22/10/1931
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 12769
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 871.18
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:01:40:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:29:30:00 / 01:31:10:00
- Canister:
- 31/85
- Sort Number:
- 31/085
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jamied says
More footage of this very same vehicle can be seen in clips 824.02, 669.05 and 814.37.
It is now housed at the British Vehicle Museum.