Pattern for Progress The drama and spectacle of steelmaking at Ebbw Vale. Animation & Artists Moving Image Industry sponsored film 1948 42 mins Steel Windows A window on to a futuristic vision of concrete, glass and steel. Documentary 1970 7 mins Project Spear At Rotherham a revolution in steelmaking has human consequences. Industry sponsored film 1964 31 mins Consett Steel Sparks fly in an industrial film that captures the exciting visual drama of steel production in Consett. Industry sponsored film 1967 26 mins The First Four Years An industrial epic plays out in steelmaking South Wales. Industry sponsored film 1951 42 mins End of a Line After a glorious history, Baldwin's iron and steelworks in Swindon, Staffordshire, faces closure. 1975 13 mins Design in Steel Artists, designers and engineers extol the virtues of steel. Documentary 1973 24 mins Furnaces of Industry A patriotic look at British steelmaking. Documentary Government sponsored film 1940 11 mins Workforce of Parkgate Iron and Steel Co., Rotherham (1901) Edwardian workers react to the camera at one of Rotherham's major employers. Non-Fiction 1901 3 mins Iron and Steel Supply of the World Time-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film. School programme and Educational film 1947 12 mins Bridging the Highways A brand new M6 stars in this film extolling the virtues of the new steel-built motorway bridges. Documentary 1966 23 mins Job for Johnny Making plans for Johnny, who has a future in British steel - or so says this fascinating recruitment film. Documentary 1950 20 mins Listen to Steel The heat and noise of a large steel works are brought vividly to life in this promotional film as we are immersed in the "white heat" of Harold Wilson’s scientific revolution. Industry sponsored film 1963 31 mins Tube Age Modern life is tubular! Newsreader Frank Phillips celebrates the countless uses for steel tubing. Documentary 1946 31 mins Report on Steel Forging, casting, rolling, pressing, welding - men work around the clock to keep the furnaces ablaze: "steel is wanted everywhere!" Industry sponsored film 1948 10 mins Bilston Blast Furnace The Midlands' last blast furnace makes a car production line look like an hospital operating theatre. 'Elisabeth' of Bilston is the pride of the Black Country. News Non-Fiction 1977 6 mins Modern Trade Route Steel tankers transport oil across the world's oceans. Promotional 1955 16 mins Money and Steel Steel industry economics made simple (and surprisingly interesting). Industry sponsored film 1959 9 mins Face of Change Britain's steel industry faces recession - and its human costs - at Ebbw Vale and elsewhere. Documentary 1976 27 mins Tactic A broken chain sling, a baffling acronym and some natty graphics. Welcome to the world of 1970s industrial safety! Documentary 1970 6 mins Wings of Mystery A thrilling chase through Sheffield’s steelworks with young Don and Jane, looking for clues after the theft of a secret alloy. Children's 1963 55 mins Gilbert Gunn Corby Steel Works Closure Save Steel to Save Corby' the banners call. This has become more than a battle to save a steelworks, it's the fight for a whole town's existence. News Non-Fiction 1979 2 mins Birth of a Big Gun The manufacture of a new weapon in the pre-WWI naval arms race. Non-Fiction 1908 8 mins Making a Motor Car Bumper A peek behind the scenes at the Hillman motor car factory near Coventry. 1951 9 mins Chain Making In over one hundred and fifty years little has changed in the chain forges of Cradley Heath where big, tough men hammer out the biggest and toughest chains. Current affairs 1983 9 mins Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Geoffrey Howe's Speech at Enterprise Awards Steel Conference Current affairs News 1980 4 mins Construction at Ebbw Vale - 1937 Richard Thomas & Co. Ltd (later Richard Thomas and Baldwins) brings government-backed hope to depressed Ebbw Vale with new steelworks. Amateur film 1937 3 mins Flat Rolled Products of Richard Thomas & Baldwins Limited A cinematic catalogue of the flat rolled steel products of Richard Thomas and Baldwins, showing some of their typical applications - car parts, cooker hobs, tins, wheelbarrows. Advert 1960 22 mins A Great Day The most modern, integrated steel works in Europe are at Llanwern, Newport, and they are opened on this “great day” (26/10/1962) by the Queen who is visiting with Prince Philip. Industry sponsored film 1962 17 mins Ingot Pictorial No. 17 The steel industry: the men engage with gigantic machines on a huge scale; the apprentice boys help and holiday; the women have their hair done with the stars. 1953 20 mins Steel and Atomic Energy Britain steels itself for the atomic age - literally, in this promotional film showing steel as the underpinning of Britain's nuclear future Industry sponsored film 1954 16 mins Ingot Pictorial No. 25 Only connect: a little Welsh Lady doll, a steel rocking horse, burning Schnapps and the “Limestone Special”. 1956 21 mins Ingot Pictorial No. 4 RTB has lots to celebrate and Howard Marshall, director of personnel/public relations and the main Ingot Pictorial commentator, downs a pint in one on opening Ebbw Vale House. 1949 18 mins Ingot Pictorial No. 6 This Ingot Pictorial – a quarterly review of life inside and outside RTB steelworks – brings back memories of summer events (carnival, tennis, singing cousins) in December. 1950 21 mins Lancashire Steel Corporation - Irlam Works Inside the steel works - come and take a close look at a very heavy industry. Industry sponsored film 1935 16 mins Sad Day for Bilston A steelworks and a workforce under the shadow of closure. Bilston faces a cold winter as it loses its traditional heavy industry. Documentary Magazine and Review show 1979 24 mins Ingot Pictorial No. 18 Tom Williams bridges industrial and rural life: he is a fitter at Bryngwyn Sheetworks but, at leisure, carves shepherd's crooks and competes in sheepdog trials with 'Cap'. 1954 21 mins Steel Strides Ahead The glare of molten metal, flames, and furnaces all the visual drama of steel-making is captured in a promotional for Dorman Long on Teesside. Industry sponsored film 1961 47 mins Steel - the world's most important metal Mighty machines are seen here at the works of the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Company Ltd, like the Bessemer Converters which can hold 1,000 tonnes of molten iron. Promotional 1920 41 mins The Steel Company of Wales Limited - Burry Works Sheets of steel: processed, packaged and ready for despatch from Llanelli, aka ‘Tinopolis’. Non-Fiction 1961 11 mins Steel Sheet Making Enduring immense heat and deafening noise, a team of 4 follow the traditional choreography for the production of steel sheets, the danger demanding perfect timing. Non-Fiction 1961 14 mins Tool Steel Manufacture at the Works of Edgar Allen & Co., Ltd., Sheffield Heating, forging, hammering, bending, cutting, welding, moulding, grinding: from molten steel to finished tools and rail track, via the labour power of Sheffield’s finest. Industry sponsored film 1939 18 mins Visit to a Cable Factory Enter the world of heavy industry a century ago - Glovers Cables in Trafford Park. Documentary 1915 15 mins World Turns A rare insight into manufacturing in the 1960s, behind the scenes at Colchester Lathes' factory, whose engineers have earned a first class reputation both locally and overseas. Industry sponsored film 1961 27 mins Iron Ore in Britain A richly detailed depiction of the history and technology of the iron ore industry - plus some dramatic explosions. Documentary 1956 30 mins Tommy Orr Blacksmith Immerse yourself in the magical light and sounds of the forge as Tommy Orr continues the family tradition of shoeing horses. Documentary School programme and Educational film 1981 6 mins Prince George's Visit to Scunthorpe - Oct. 26th, 1933 Royalty comes to Scunthorpe - and the Jubilee Cinema produces its very own film to mark the great occasion. Non-Fiction 1933 9 mins Furnival and Son Super location footage enlivens this drama-documentary on Sheffield's steel industry. Drama-documentary Government sponsored film 1948 19 mins Workers Leaving Factory in Barrow (1901) A tidy exit from an unidentified factory in Edwardian Barrow in Furness. Non-Fiction 1902 2 mins Fair Oriana The spectacular story of the building of a massive ocean liner. Documentary 1961 28 mins Ingot Pictorial No. 15 Work, rest and play for the men of steel in this screen review from Welsh steel and tinplate manufacturers Richard Thomas & Baldwin. Sponsored film 1953 21 mins Ingot Pictorial No. 5 Family fun, inter-site rivalries, productivity battles - it's all go in this lively steel company newsreel. Cinemagazine 1950 19 mins The Blacksmith Joe O’Neill demonstrates the magical alchemy of the forge in a film by Roy Spence created for the Ulster Folk Museum. Amateur film Documentary 1978 28 mins Steel Men Talking No.1 and No.2 Bill Jones, "a worker, like Tom, Dick & Harry", puts the Conservative case against the nationalisation of the steel industry. Party political broadcast 1949 5 mins Blacksmith Time-honoured craftsmanship at Corfe, near Taunton in Somerset. 1941 5 mins Steel Castings Women foundry workers, and some men, are busy producing steel castings. 1935 11 mins United Steel Word from the top: via the magic of film, a company chairman addresses shareholders across the country 1959 6 mins Heavy Industries Splendour and grace - steel and ships made in Glasgow School programme and Educational film 1936 7 mins Song of the Builder A mystery musical short - gorgeous footage of steelworkers with a lively calypso soundtrack Musical 1936 2 mins
