The Task before the building industry

United Kingdom, 1950

Film
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A survey of the task of building still facing Britain - as a result of war-time destruction and also of modern progress in social standards. Millions of new houses, schools and public and private buildings and structures of all kinds are needed to replace the bombed and the outworn, and every use is being made of labour, machinery, and the extensive resources of civil enginerring.

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Credits

production company

Basic Films

Duration

00:22:40:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

311737

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Building - Research

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Building materials

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Buildings

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → House construction

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Housing development - Great Britain

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Environmental aspects

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War damage to buildings - Great Britain

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → War - Environmental aspects

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing development - Great Britain

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public housing

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - Great Britain

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing development - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public housing

History → Great Britain - History - 20th century

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Civil engineering

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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