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  1. Ropemakers of Chatham, The (1982 Video)

    Director
    Philip Sugg
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale Special loan only, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 15 min.

    A technical and historical account of the process of making a rope at H M Dockyard, Chatham, told by the foreman of the Ropery.

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  2. Shipwrecks: Learning Through Underwater Archaeology (1993 Video)

    Director
    David Collison
    Producer
    Ray Sutcliffe
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 27 min., 1994 sale: £9.99 (video only - inc. VAT)

    Looks at the shipwrecks ‘Braer’ (1993), ‘Crondale’ (1911), the ‘Monitor’ (1862) and many other examples stretching back to the Roman period. Covers early diving, measuring and mapping of sites,...

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  3. Ferriby Boats on the Tides of Time, The (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Free loan Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., £11.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the Bronze Age Ferriby boats, one of Britain’s most significant maritime discoveries, preserved for thousands of years beneath the mud of the banks of the River Humber. Using documentary film of...

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  4. Waterwheels in Wales and the West Country (1978 Film)

    Director
    J Rogers
    Producer
    J Rogers
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows 16 waterwheels seen working in 1978 and others no longer in use. Outlines the development of waterwheels in Britain and shows some applications in corn milling (6 watermills operating commercially),...

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  5. Secrets of the Mary Rose (2004)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00 (BBC Active) (£9.99 Retail)

    Over twenty years after the Tudor ship Mary Rose was lifted from Portsmouth harbour, maritime archaeologists attempting to complete the jigsaw return to the site of the shipwreck. This programme tells of not...

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  6. Ancient China: Ancient China: Masters of the Wind and Waves (2006)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Aviation; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC), $24.95

    Twenty-five hundred years before modern air travel the ancient Chinese had learned the complicated principles of fluid and aerodynamics. The notion of "hard air" (air pressure) was understood by Taoist monks...

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