TITANIC Replica Anchor - Dudley to Netherton 15th Aug 2010

Here is a condensed verison of 30 minutes of footage I filmed on Sunday 15th August, 2010 at the historic event which occured in Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom. This is a authentic cast and forged steel anchor weighing 16 tons, and a exact replica of the 1911 Hall's Patent Stockless anchor manufactured by the West Midlands company 'Noah Hingley & Sons Ltd' for the White Star liner R.M.S. TITANIC.

The anchor was made for use in a new five (5) part series called "We Built Titanic" which will air this coming Autumn in the UK on Channel 4. I was the historical advisior, technical supplier of photographs, diagrams, plans and documents to help with the building of this huge replica anchor (Jonathan Smith). I am not only proud to of helped with the making of this anchor, but being a local man from the West Midlands, proud to see that this industrial acheivement of Edwardian technology has finally come back home.

The anchor procession, or the haul, was a reversed haul similar to the one carried out in May 1911. The original TITANIC anchor went via cart pulled by horses from Netherton to Dudley Railway Station. This event which happened on 15th Aug 2010 saw the anchor on the replica cart and pulled by 20 "Clydesdale" shirehorses from the former Dudley Railway Station to Netherton. There were a few mishaps along the way. The procession was delayed due to this not being carried out in almost 100 years. The horses kept slipping on the tarmac roads and at one point the anchor slipped on the cart. The final legs of the haul was carried out for safty reasons with a tractor.

The footage here shows the early stages of the set-up with the horses and scenes showing the TV company filming the procession.

It was a fantastic day with TV companies present, news, local press, Dudley's mayor and over 2,000 West Midlanders lined the streets with cheers, flags, cheers and whistles.

Footage - (c) Jonathan Smith 2010

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[titania240]

jonathan where are you in the video?

[RaiseTheTitanic1980]

@titania240 - I'm the one filming it :)

[davinp]

If you want to watch the entire 1 hour clip of the show that they made this go to LostWhiteStarLiners channel and watch Titanic: The Mission as they show the rebuiling of 5 parts of the ship

[RaiseTheTitanic1980]

@davinp - Thanks, but I don't need to as I have the official release of the DVD due to me working on the series.

[rayscottjohnson]

@RaiseTheTitanic1980

I'd like to show this clip, are you able to contact me? rayscottjohnson

[RaiseTheTitanic1980]

@rayscottjohnson - Hello. . . If you could send me a PM (personal message) then we can talk further. I seem to recognise your name from somewhere.

[laststopthistown]

thanks for uploading this, sadly i never saw it on tv when it was on but its one of my claims to fame as it was my great grandad newman, an ostler in netherton, whose horses pulled the anchor from the factory where it was made to the train station. according to my grandad he even lamped a spectator along the way for mistreating the horses, for being too slow.

[TheElaineGreen]

Clydesdales and Shires are two different breeds. I think the lead horses are Clydesdales, and the taller ones are Shires. One pair look thickset enough to be Suffolk Punches, though their heels are a bit too hairy. An expert could tell you better than me. Gorgeous beasts whatever their breed. Thanks for the video.

[PassiveSmoking]

Saw them making this on Channel 4. Good job. 

[stepheng1483]

It's good that we can still make anchors in Britain.