Like A Giant “Meccano“ (1933)

Full title reads: “Middlesbrough. Like a giant `Meccano’. Second strut girder place in position on the wonderful new bridge over the River Tees.“ Middlesbrough, Cleveland. Cross beam for bridge is hoisted up from barges in river. Good shots of the span being lifted by cranes. Good low angle shots of the magnificent structure. LS of one of the workers walking across the girder high above the River. Shot of the bridge with boats moving beneath it. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984
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