London - "A Mighty Seaport"

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

1577

Super Issue No.

29-Sep

Date Released

31 Jan 1929

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1New British Speedboat
2. 2Soop - Er Up! - She’s Coming! Nearly 3,000 Curlers in 554 Rinks, Take Part in Great National Bonspiel - on Famous Loch at Carsebreck in "Wilds" of Perthshire.
3. 3HMS Dorsetshire
4. 4Amateur Skating Championship
5. 5You Can’t Start Too Soon to Learn
6. 6London - "A Mighty Seaport"
7. 7Hospital Sunday
8. 8Holy Relic of St Brigid Enshrined on St Brigids Church by His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin
9. 9Probables and Possibles for International Rugby Honours Give Dashing Display in the Final Trial

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 9

Summary

Before end of the year, largest liners will be able to berth alongside this wonderful landing stage - rivalling Liverpool’s famous Prince’s stage. Wonderful engineering! In 5 days the 5 bridges - weighing 93 tons - were floated, and as tide fell placed in exact position to a fraction of an inch.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Engineering

Locations

Tilbury

Credits:

Camera

John W. Cotter

Story extras:

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