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British Economy in the 1970s

Tate & Lyle Sugar Workers Strike

Tate & Lyle Sugar Workers Strike (1974)

Workers at Tate & Lyle's sugar refinery complain about Government plans.

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Public House

Public House (1970)

Scene in a busy bar.

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Miners Strike - Betteshanger - Kent

Miners Strike - Betteshanger - Kent (1970)

Deserted Betteshanger Colliery during miners' strike.

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Glasgow Shipyard Demonstration

Glasgow Shipyard Demonstration (1972)

Trade Unionists and Labour Party supporters march through city.

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Cows

Cows (1970)

Good colour shots of cows being milked.

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Wool Manufacture

Wool Manufacture (1970)

Various shots of factory where wool is being spun, dyed, wound etc.

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Beef

Beef (1970)

Frozen carcasses of beef in an abattoir or meat market.

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Office Workers

Office Workers (1970)

People working in a modern office.

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Sheep And Lambs

Sheep And Lambs (1970)

Good shots of sheep and lambs on farm.

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Coventry Factory

Coventry Factory (1970)

Tracking shot around the workfloor of a metal working factory.

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Slums / Glasgow

Slums / Glasgow (1970)

Evocative shots of slum housing in Glasgow.

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Money: Glasgow

Money: Glasgow (1970)

Women counting bank notes and placing them into envelopes - wage packets?

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London

London (1973)

Travel shots from vehicle moving along London's Oxford Street.

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Protest Against Redevelopment

Protest Against Redevelopment (1970)

Protesters complain about plans to redevelop shops and houses in Chelsea.

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Off Licence Busy For Xmas

Off Licence Busy For Xmas (1970)

Good colour shots of a shop selling bottles of wine and spirits.

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Ford Workers Strike - Dagenham

Ford Workers Strike - Dagenham (1971)

Workers at the Ford car plant in Dagenham picket and march in protest over pay.

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Light Engineering Factory

Light Engineering Factory (1970)

Various shots inside a light engineering factory. Men work with metal at lathes etc.

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Public Employees Demo - Kingston

Public Employees Demo - Kingston (1970)

Public employees demonstrating in Kingston

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Union Leader Frank Chapple

Union Leader Frank Chapple (1973)

Electrical Trade Union leader Frank Chapple at work.

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Job Centre

Job Centre (1971)

Stock shot material of a Job Centre, mainly close ups of various posters and signs.

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Sea Quest Oil Rig

Sea Quest Oil Rig (1972)

News report about BP oil rig - Sea Quest - in the North Sea.

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Ford Threaten To Close Dagenham

Ford Threaten To Close Dagenham (1973)

News report about threatened closure of Ford car plant + shots of plush area of London.

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Thames Dock Strike

Thames Dock Strike (1972)

Cranes stand idle as dock workers go on strike on the River Thames.

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Demo Against Industrial Relations Act

Demo Against Industrial Relations Act (1970)

Trade Unions marching in protest against the Government's Industrial Relations Act.

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Strike In Manchester

Strike In Manchester (1978)

Strikers meet to hear speeches. General views of Manchester City Centre.

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London Street Market

London Street Market (1970)

Busy street market in London.

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Battery Eggs

Battery Eggs (1970)

Man collecting eggs from chickens / hens at a battery farm in a paper tray.

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Wages Payout

Wages Payout (1971)

Shots in wages office of timesheets being handed in and wages being paid out.

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Betting

Betting (1976)

Good colour item showing people in a betting shop.

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Factories

Factories (1970)

Footage of various factories in Britain.

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Rail Strike - Traffic Build Up

Rail Strike - Traffic Build Up (1970)

Footage traffic clogging up the London's roads.

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Salvage From Rubbish

Salvage From Rubbish (1970)

Footage of rubbish processing plant.

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Tourists In London

Tourists In London (1970)

Good footage of tourists watching Changing of the Guards and visiting Greenwich.

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Sunderland

Sunderland (1974)

Shots of Sunderland - shipbuilding, shopping and tower blocks.

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Luton Airport

Luton Airport (1974)

News report about problems of Luton Airport.

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Shops In Brighton

Shops In Brighton (1970)

Travel shots of busy shopping street in large town / small city.

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Housing Crisis

Housing Crisis (1972)

Footage of new houses under construction other houses up for sale in Luton, Bedfordshire.

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Sit In Strike Manchester

Sit In Strike Manchester (1972)

Men at gate of factory on strike.

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Coal Mining

Coal Mining (1972)

Footage of miners at work.

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Shop Stewards Committe Meeting

Shop Stewards Committe Meeting (1971)

Meeting to discuss the aftermath of demonstrations in Scotland

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Lunchtime At Singer Factory

Lunchtime At Singer Factory (1971)

Workers at electrical factory in Scotland

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Ship Builders

Ship Builders (1971)

Good footage from Clydebank shipbuilders John Brown

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Clyde Demonstration March

Clyde Demonstration March (1971)

Unemployed shipworkers demonstrate on the streets of Glasgow

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Children And Slums

Children And Slums (1971)

Excellent footage of young children who live in run-down areas of England

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East Street Market

East Street Market (1971)

Very good scenes of people in East End market with stall holders serving and calling their wares

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Clydeside Shipyards

Clydeside Shipyards (1971)

Various shots from Scottish shipyards

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Rolls Royce Workers Strike Meeting

Rolls Royce Workers Strike Meeting (1971)

Rolls Royce employees and a meeting held in London concerning strike demands

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London's West End Night

London's West End Night (1971)

Various shots at night of illuminated neon signs around the West End of London.

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Extra ! Lotus Cars

Extra ! Lotus Cars (1970)

Colour footage of the Lotus car factory.

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Decimalisation

Decimalisation (1970)

Story about decimalisation - no sound - good shots of 1970s supermarket shopping.

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Decimilisation

Decimilisation (1970)

Information film about the introduction of the decimal currency in Great Britain.

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Inflation 1975

Inflation 1975 (1975)

Shots of EMI shop and Rank film processing plant, newspaper headlines about inflation.

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