BRIAN TRENNERY’S ARCHIVE

: South London street carnival, 1937 (photo courtesy of Brian Trennery’s Archive)
Description: NB Collection now handled by Bridgman Images.

The basis of the collection is the 16mm Kodachrome film shot by the late Ivo Peters. Filmed between 1959 and 1977, the footage provides a wide coverage of steam-powered railways in Britain. Covers steam-hauled express and freight trains and railways in dockyards, quarries and mines. There is also footage relating to the railways of Britain pre-World War II and modern footage featuring diesel traction. In addition there is a collection of films featuring various aspects of the British way of life during the 1930s and 1950s. Other footage covers the Caribbean, Cuba and Palestine in the pre World War II era, as well as film of ocean going liners pre- and post-World War II.
Website: http://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-GB/
Keywords: Caribbean; Cuba; Diesel traction, engineering; Liners, ocean-going ships; Palestine; Steam locomotives, railway engineering; Trains, engineering; Trains, transport services
Access: The office is open 10am-6pm Monday to Friday; closed Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
Facilities: Viewing copies supplied on VHS.
Charges: Charges for research for broadcast productions. Charges for academic research. Charges for facilities and handling. Prices available on request.
Copyright: Copyright held for most of the material in the Archive. Copyright adviser: Brian Trenerry.

Video/Film: Video: 5 hours. Amateur.
Video components: S-VHS Video, 1-inch Video.
Film: 40,000 feet. Subjects covered include main line steam on British railways, Isle of Man railways, ironstone lines, colliery railways and general industrial railways, as well as some recent B.R. diesel footage. 80% colour film, 20% black and white film. Amateur, documentary.
Film components: 8mm, Super 8mm, 9.5mm, 16mm, positive film, negative film, fine grain print.

Online delivery: http://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-US/about-bridgeman/news/footage/brian-trenerry-archive

Notes: Printed lists available.
Conservation policy: Effort to keep all the films in the best possible condition, preventing excessive wear.

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