| THAMES TUNNEL HALVES MEET Construction of Dartford Tunnel - Kent and Essex ends of tunnel meets. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 47596 | |
| Clip Number: | 47596-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 59/33 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Kent | |
| Year Shot: | 1959 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Tunnels | |
| Description: | THAMES TUNNEL HALVES MEET Construction of Dartford Tunnel - Kent and Essex ends of tunnel meets. Dartford Tunnel, Kent. L/S interior of tunnel. C/U steel segment being lifted into place. C/U man at controls of machine. C/U segment in position. C/U two men working with acetylene cutter and hammer on shuttering. C/U man with hammer. C/U man using pneumatic drill on clay. C/U drill going in and breaking away clay. C/U man. The wall of the tunnel is broken through - the Essex end of the tunnel meets the Kent side. C/U two men shaking hands, pan down to one of their boots. The wear wet weather gear because of torrents of water coming through walls. C/U of men shovelling clay away, other man in the foreground doing the same. C/U shovel removing clay. C/U shovel with clay going over the edge of a ridge. C/U one of them. G/V men shovelling the clay away. Panning shot industrial section of River Thames. | |
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