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  1. Thames Barrier, The (1983 Video)

    Director
    Michael Bennett
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min., 1995 sale: £55.00 (inclusive)

    Opens with pictures of the devastation caused when the Thames flooded in 1953 killing over 300 people. Explains why the Thames is susceptible to flooding and how the barrier will prevent this. The design of...

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  2. Bridge Across the Humber (1982 Film)

    Director
    John Byrd
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows the various stages of construction in the building of the superstructure of the Humber Bridge. Describes the spinning of the main suspension cables, the raising of the road deck units to completion of...

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  3. Bridge over the Bosporus (1974 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The bridge, opened at the end of October 1973 to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic, is the longest single span suspension bridge in Europe. The film covers the project from...

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  4. Britannia - A Bridge (1973 Film)

    Director
    David C Lockner
    Producer
    John Shearman
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Robert Stephenson’s Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1970. Shows the reconstruction of the bridge, with steel arches supporting and eventually replacing...

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