| PORTLAND STONE Famous Portland stone before and after - from rocks off Dorset coast | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6002 | |
| Catalog #: | 75887 | |
| Clip Number: | 75887-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 28 | |
| Timecode: | 01:11:56 - 01:14:23 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/MINING: Quarries, Stone LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Dorset | |
| Description: | PORTLAND STONE Famous Portland stone before and after - from rocks off Dorset coast. Quarrying of Portland Stone from the Island of Portland off the south coast of England; this is considered the best weathering stone in the world and is used all over - -including Waterloo Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral. Isle of Portland, Dorset. LS the Thames in London, looking downriver with St. Paul's in background. MLS Waterloo Bridge. MS one of foundations of bridge. MLS traffic on bridge. MLS St. Paul's , showing dome. Low angle from closer to St. Pauls. Stone quarry on the island of Portland off the coast of Dover. MS pan on stone in quarry. Various shots of the quarry. CU of stone. MLS men working in quarry, breaking up big pieces of stone; there are big blocks of stone stacked up nearby. Close shots of the workers swinging pick axes & CUs the pick-axes hitting and chipping stone. High angle MLS worker w/ pick-axe chopping away at a big block; pan left & up to worker with jackhammer standing on top of the same big block. CU his hands holding jackhammer; tilt down to see it drilling into stone. Various shots of 2 workers inserting chisels into drilled holes on side and on top of rock, driving them in with hammer. MS a man signals to crane driver. MS & LS a section of the rock is lifted by the crane. MS Truck drives by carrying load of Portland Stone; as it passes we see a large pile of cut stones. | |
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