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  1. World of Steel (1938 Video)

    Director
    Laurence Henson
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 5 min., 1999 sale: £12.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    A promotional film made for screening at the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, illustrating steel rolling mill production for girders for the Empire Exhibiton Tower.

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  2. Big Mill, The (1963 Video)

    Director
    Laurence Henson
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 1999 sale: £12.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Follows the production of steel sheets and highlights different steel products. Filmed mainly at the Ravenscraig and Gartcosh works of Colvilles Ltd, Lanarkshire.

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  3. Big Mill, The

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building; Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 96 minutes), £19.56

    A compilation of four films on steelmaking in the West of Scotland held in the National Library of Scotland collection: MAKE WAY FOR STEEL (1966) - The construction for David Colvilles Limited of the steel...

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  4. Steel: A Century of Steelmaking on Film (2013)

    Director
    Jack Cardiff; Jenny Woodley
    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 416 minutes), £24.99

    Steel provides the backbone of Britain’s industry and society. It was a driving force behind the second Industrial Revolution and shaped many regions of the UK. In its heyday over 450,000 people were...

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  5. Hand Rolling of Steel (1982)

    Director
    W.K.V. Gale
    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 47 minutes), £12.00

    A record of the last Black Country hand steel rolling mill (John Bradley & Co.) made in 1982, only 3 days before it closed. The production follows the process from raw material to the final rolled section,...

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  6. Scrap Metal Giants (2011)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 80 minutes), £17.95

    This is the first in a series of programmes which will compare the various machines available for dealing with different classes of scrap metal. This programme visits five sites in the UK and Europe and...

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  7. Paradigm Pioneers (1993 Video)

    Director
    John J Christensen; Christensen Ray J
    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 31 min., 1998 hire: £165.00 (+VAT +p&p) 1998 sale: £895.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at a various people seen as high risk takers, challenging management to spot new opportunities and act upon them. Examples include Ray Kroc, who began the McDonald’s restaurant chain, workers at a...

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  8. Industrial Revolution, The (1975 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 23 min.

    Shows industrial developments that transformed the cottage industries of the 18th century into the power-driven factories of the 19th. Darby’s introduction of coke iron smelting mill leads to Huntsman’s...

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  9. Rebirth of a Region (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the north of England, once described as Britain’s ‘anvil’ and ‘workshop’ in heavy industries such as coalmining, shipbuilding, textiles and steel. Now these great creators of wealth have...

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  10. Faces of Scotland (2012)

    Subject
    Film studies; History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 135 minutes), £12.99

    A compilation of nine documentaries from the Films of Scotland Collection at the Scottish Screen Archive. All the films have been restored and digitally transferred to High Definition. The films are:...

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