| SLOUGH HOUSING IN RAILWAY Converting old railway carriages into houses to overcome house shortages. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 25037 | |
| Clip Number: | 25037-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1903 B | |
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| Location: | Slough, Berkshire | |
| Year Shot: | 1948 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Houses, Unusual | |
| Description: | SLOUGH HOUSING IN RAILWAY Converting old railway carriages into houses to overcome house shortages. An engineering firm at Slough are converting railway carriages into houses to accommodate their staff. Slough, Berkshire Charlie Coatsworth, Works postman brings him letter. With GB Treglown, the Personnel Manager. They leave works to see railway carriage house. Entering the site. Passing rows of carriages. Shots of the two men looking through the window of a carriage. Coming out of carriage. Interior engineering workshop. Workman at lathe is given a letter. Mr Coatsworth thanking Treglown for getting him a house. Close up of Mr Coatsworth. The two men walk through factory grounds. Various shots of train coaches as they pass. They enter train coach, various shots. LS. MS. Of train coaches pan to man laying water pipes. Long shot of coaches. Inside the coaches. Living room, showing electric fire, chair and bookshelf. Various shots inside living room. Shot of kitchen stove. Shot of kitchen sink. Shot of dining room cupboards. Two shots inside single room. Shot of passage to double room. Shot of double bed. Shot of chest of drawers. Shot of lampshade, pan to bed. Shots of furniture and lamps. | |
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