This video has no sound

  • Short Summary

    An interview on some of the engineering considerations of boring through chalk.

  • Description

    Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.

    Location unknown.

    MS Mr Harold Harding seated at desk giving an interview, answering questions about the Channel Tunnel Project, the tunnel's width and type of machines to be used, etc. He talks about rotary bores, about 7 metres in diameter, being used to tunnel through chalk and using injections to close fissures ahead of the boring.

    Note: Date on original record: 23/09/1963. Interview is out of sync by about 16 frames. Location is probably Britain or France. Old records list him as John Harding, though this is in fact Sir Harold Harding.

  • Tags

  • Data

    Film ID:
    3103.04
    Media URN:
    87630
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    1963
    Sound:
    mute
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:22:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:16:19:00 / 01:17:41:00
    Canister:
    UN 3798 C

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.
All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment