Soap and Water
- Synopsis
- Looks at two aspects of water supply - the provision of abundant quantities of clean water and the consequences of that water being available. The building of the Thirlmere Dam in the Lake District in the early 1890s was at the same time an engineering triumph, an early environmental disaster which which helped launch the National Trust, and for the people of Manchester, brought flush lavatories, clean drinking water, public swimmimg baths and public wash houses. A further consequence of clean water was the rise of the soap industry, for personal and clothes washing, and the advertising race for a whiter wash. Includes rare archive film of the building of Haweswater Dam, early soap manufacture and the early cinema advertising of soap, as well as a propaganda sequence to encourage Scotland to emulate the huge water scheme at the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- Series
- Science, Technology and Everyday Life 1870-1950, Course A282
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.
- Year of production
- 1987
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
- Subjects
- History; Technology
- Keywords
- history of technology; social history; water supply
Credits
- Producer
- Neil Cameron
- Cast
Noel Coley
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Open University Worldwide
- Web
- http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 1908 274066
- Address
- Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA - Notes
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