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Second Time Around: Canal Cables

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
250
Length of issue (in feet)
520
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Second Time Around: Canal Cables
  2. 2Second Time Around: Carefree Coracle
  3. 3Second Time Around: Modern Leech

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
COI synopsis: A return to some tried and true methods from the past - but modified for modern living. 150 years ago, a new transport system was built - canals. They eventually fell into disuse, but now are finding a new lease of life as routes throughout the country for high voltage power cables.
Keywords
Transport; Science and technology; Engineering
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/250
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Cutter
Fred Goodland

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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