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LondonsScreenArchive uploaded a new video
(3 weeks ago)
Looks at one of the largest and most ambitious engineering schemes to be undertaken by the GLC, the construction of the Thames Barrier as part of a...
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Looks at one of the largest and most ambitious engineering schemes to be undertaken by the GLC, the construction of the Thames Barrier as part of a flood prevention scheme.
The film shows the dangers of the Thames flooding in London and mentions occasions when high tides have overtopped the defences.
Describes the new barrier being built at the Silvertown site, a mile upstream from Woolwich Ferry.
Running time: 21 minutes
Made by Anthony Barrier Productions
Director: David Williams
Commentator: Michael Johnson
LMA holds a good collection of film, video and audio materials that are being catalogued, conserved and digitised in order to make them accessible to the public at LMA, the prime function of this archive.
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LondonsScreenArchive uploaded a new video
(3 weeks ago)
A film about the construction of the new ferry terminals at Woolwich started in 1964. A trip on the ferry is shown then a record of details about t...
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A film about the construction of the new ferry terminals at Woolwich started in 1964. A trip on the ferry is shown then a record of details about the construction of the new terminals including the excavations and concrete piles needed to support the structure.
A record of construction of the new ferry terminals from 1964-1966 is shown. The installation of coffer dams is featured.
The finished terminals were opened on 18/9/1966 and the ribbon was cut by the American Federal Highway Administrator, Rex Whitton
Running time: 15 minutes
LMA holds a good collection of film, video and audio materials that are catalogued, conserved and digitised in order to make them accessible at LMA, the prime function of this archive.
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LondonsScreenArchive uploaded a new video
(3 weeks ago)
This publicity video features a trip down the River Thames, looking at some of the famous places along the way including Hampton Court and Kenwood ...
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This publicity video features a trip down the River Thames, looking at some of the famous places along the way including Hampton Court and Kenwood House and the Royal Festival Hall, Greenwich and the Thames Barrier heading east along the river.
The film shows heritage and cultural points of interest that lie in the vicinity of the Thames. From the vantage point of the river tourist spots are visited from west to east along the Thames.
Running time: 14 minutes
London Metropolitan Archives holds a good collection of film, video and audio materials that are being catalogued, digitised and conserved to make them accessible to the public at LMA, the prime function of this archive.
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LondonsScreenArchive uploaded a new video
(2 months ago)
A film that fuses stirringly beautiful visuals from unexpected locations, with interview footage from the true characters of the A13, providing tes...
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A film that fuses stirringly beautiful visuals from unexpected locations, with interview footage from the true characters of the A13, providing testimony to the history, the myths and the folklore of this much-travelled route from London's East End to the Essex coast.
As the audience is taken on a journey from Victorian Whitechapel, out along the Thames corridor to the seaside quirkiness of Southend, this documentary-road-movie challenges our understanding of the English landscape.The film focuses on the overlooked, the hidden, and the disregarded, and seeks out the beautiful and the bizarre along this neglected stretch of land. Whether it be an original Hawksmoor church in Limehouse or a giant inflatable Ronald McDonald in Dagenham, we are treated to new ways of seeing along this congested commuter route.The characters that live and work on the road explain what the A13 means to them. Original residents of the country's first Chinatown deconstruct the myth of Fu Manchu, singer-songwriter Billy Bragg talks about the Beckton Alps and Kubrick's staging of Full Metal Jacket there, and Tory MP David Amess describes the majesty of the Thames Estuary.Others in a diverse line-up of contributors include Pakistani restauranteurs, vicars, Ford union reps, Tilbury dock-workers, West Indian allotment-holders, and lay-by burger van proprietors.From the colossal electric pylons resembling alien creatures striding across Rainham marshes, to the small flowering weeds breaking through the paving of a 6-lane flyover, this film provides a striking reminder of our relationship with the environment, and testimony to the ever-changing landscapes of this fast-developing area.
Co-directors and producers: Rayna Nadeem and Stuart Bamforth
www.dekkoproductions.com
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LondonsScreenArchive uploaded a new video
(3 months ago)
A film that fuses stirringly beautiful visuals from unexpected locations, with interview footage from the true characters of the A13, providing tes...
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A film that fuses stirringly beautiful visuals from unexpected locations, with interview footage from the true characters of the A13, providing testimony to the history, the myths and the folklore of this much-travelled route from London's East End to the Essex coast.
As the audience is taken on a journey from Victorian Whitechapel, out along the Thames corridor to the seaside quirkiness of Southend, this documentary-road-movie challenges our understanding of the English landscape.The film focuses on the overlooked, the hidden, and the disregarded, and seeks out the beautiful and the bizarre along this neglected stretch of land. Whether it be an original Hawksmoor church in Limehouse or a giant inflatable Ronald McDonald in Dagenham, we are treated to new ways of seeing along this congested commuter route.The characters that live and work on the road explain what the A13 means to them. Original residents of the country's first Chinatown deconstruct the myth of Fu Manchu, singer-songwriter Billy Bragg talks about the Beckton Alps and Kubrick's staging of Full Metal Jacket there, and Tory MP David Amess describes the majesty of the Thames Estuary.Others in a diverse line-up of contributors include Pakistani restauranteurs, vicars, Ford union reps, Tilbury dock-workers, West Indian allotment-holders, and lay-by burger van proprietors.From the colossal electric pylons resembling alien creatures striding across Rainham marshes, to the small flowering weeds breaking through the paving of a 6-lane flyover, this film provides a striking reminder of our relationship with the environment, and testimony to the ever-changing landscapes of this fast-developing area.
Co-directors and producers: Rayna Nadeem and Stuart Bamforth
www.dekkoproductions.com
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