1945 how a bike was made

[ronan]

The gardner engine company in patricroft manchester , 80's by the looks of it. made some nice kit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0AUzztExTo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlkPan7hoIs&feature=channel&list=UL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlL68PF1n9E

 

[ronan]

The building of hownsgill plate mill ,a few geordie lads chucking up a shed over a weekend or two in consett

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7DMnxra-u0&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL6B01785DBB1AA5B0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_dAkn2RIJA&feature=BFa&list=PL6B01785DBB1AA5B0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZC_NcEUqfk&feature=BFa&list=PL6B01785DBB1AA5B0

 

[mantakev]

I'd heard rumors about things being made in England but hadn't believed it until I had seen this film!
Are things still made in England?

 

[ronan]

I'd heard rumors about things being made in England but hadn't believed it until I had seen this film!
Are things still made in England?

nah , getting a load of skilled lads together in a big building to make things will never catch on , it was all a flash in the pan.

 

[Drains]

Ronan, I think I've posted this one here before - If you've not seen it, it's worth a watch -
http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0387

It's in the Scottish Screen Archive which has thousands of films, many of industry long gone. Breaks my heart!

 

[Shox Dr]

Ronan, I think I've posted this one here before - If you've not seen it, it's worth a watch -
http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0387

It's in the Scottish Screen Archive which has thousands of films, many of industry long gone. Breaks my heart!

Used to watch films like that, at school, in the 70s. How things have changed: in the film our steel is used throughout the world. Now apart from specialist foundries, it's all imported.

A lot comes through the Port of Goole, in big coils like in the film, a mate drives for a local firm, takes it to Warrington and Sheffield for processing.

 

[ronan]

Ronan, I think I've posted this one here before - If you've not seen it, it's worth a watch -
http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0387

It's in the Scottish Screen Archive which has thousands of films, many of industry long gone. Breaks my heart!

just watched it , fantastic film, i suppose this factory is long gone and is now a "brown field" site ?

 

[Drains]

just watched it , fantastic film, i suppose this factory is long gone and is now a "brown field" site ?

Yes! Quite right - it's the biggest brown field site in Europe, and looks like this. I'm sure it was never pretty (not much around Motherwell is), but at least it was useful.

 

[Drains]

And here are some more fantastic examples of Britains Steelmaking heritage to drool over...

Consett




LLanwern




Ebbw Vale