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Employees of a South Yorkshire brassworks walk or cycle past the camera.
Non-Fiction 1901 2 mins Silent
Probably shot in spring or autumn (it's sunny, but the clothes suggest it wasn't warm), this film shows the entirely male workforce leaving this Rotherham foundry. Most are on foot, although two have bicycles. They seem more aware of the camera than in similar films, and the younger lads (and some adults) spontaneously form a mini-parade at the very end, waving their caps in the air.
Peter and Edward Chrimes first established a brass foundry in Rotherham's Market Place in 1843, initially specialising in high-pressure taps but quickly moving into fire hydrants, sluice valves and similar items. John Guest joined the firm in 1847, and the firm relocated to its present site in 1857. As of 2013, the building remains standing, although it has been in disuse since the foundry's closure in 1999.
Non-Fiction 1900 3 mins Silent Location: Chorley
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Non-Fiction 1900 2 mins Silent Location: Leyland
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Non-Fiction 1900 1 mins Silent Location: Nelson
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Non-Fiction 1901 2 mins Silent
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Non-Fiction 1901 3 mins Silent Location: Rotherham
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Edwardian workers react to the camera at one of Rotherham's major employers.
Non-Fiction 1900 1 mins Silent Location: Great Moor St, Bolton
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Sport 1901 1 mins Silent Location: Henley-on-Thames
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Non-Fiction 1900 1 mins
The magic of a real solar eclipse filmed by a famous magician
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