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French Engineers’ Great Feat

Date released

27 May 1918

Series name

Pictorial News (Official) / War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue no

352-2

NoS ID

126578

Story no

3 / 6

[SUBTITLE]: "How a suspension bridge was rapidly thrown across a river." The work in progress, with two sections being pulled into position by gangs of men.

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A Tragic Test

Date released

11 Jun 1931

Series name

Pathe Super Sound Gazette

Issue no

31/47

NoS ID

089169

Story no

4 / 7

Extras

1 film clip

New suspension bridge collapses under the strain of ten heavily laden lorries - before public opening, killing 15 and injuring 19.

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Structures (1999 Video)

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building; Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2006 sale: £39.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Aspects of structures: tension (cantenary, suspension bridge, tension, structures, tents, webs); compression ( column, buckling, guy ropes, arches, tunnels); shear (cutting metal); torsion (failing in...

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He Built His Own Bridge

Date released

10 Apr 1969

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2079A

NoS ID

027814

Story no

3 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: He Built His Own Bridge. DESCRIPTION: An enterprising Canadian Do-it-Yourself enthusiast overcomes official apathy and decides to buy his own bridge and erect it over the Fraser River....

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World’s Largest Suspension Span

Date released

5 Nov 1931

Series name

Pathe Super Sound Gazette

Issue no

31/89

NoS ID

089465

Story no

5 / 9

Extras

1 film clip

The George Washington bridge linking New York with mainland, opened.

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Iron Making and Bridge Building (1984 Video)

Producer

Neil Cameron

Subject

Technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Strong materials are required to make bridges, and wood or stone were replaced by iron as large blast furnaces came along. The superior tensile properties of iron allowed bridge builders to use new designs,...

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News in Cinemascope (Eastman Colour): Forth Road Bridge

Date released

10 Sep 1964

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1840A

NoS ID

025670

Story no

1 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Forth Road Bridge Opening. DESCRIPTION: The Queen opened the new Forth Road Bridge, which is the longest suspension bridge in Europe. Its central span stretches three thousand, three...

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Prince of Wales Opens World’s Largest Suspension Bridge

Date released

11 Sep 1919

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

597

NoS ID

081109

Story no

2 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

SHOTLIST: 1. MS Prince with officials. [11 ft] 2. MS Prince unveiling official stone. [5 ft] 3. MS Prince admires stone. [10 ft] 4. MS Prince uncovers plaque. [15 ft] 5. CU Prince looking over side of...

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Fred Dibnah’s Magnificent Monuments: Bridges and Tunnels (2004)

aka: Building Blocks

Subject

Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), subscription only

Fred Dibnah tours Britain admiring some of the greatest achievements in civil engineering, from the earliest wrought iron suspension bridge to the Channel Tunnel. He also steers a barge across the...

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I K Brunel (1979 Multimedia)

Director

Nita Spektorov

Producer

Nita Spektorov

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Hire, Audiocassette. 30 min. Philips compact cassette with slide synchronising pulses to USPEC.; 80 slides. col.

An appreciative look at the achievements of this great engineer with particular emphasis on the Great Western Railway. Also shows the Clifton Suspension Bridge, the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, his...

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