Sea Wall (1953)

Sea Wall, Birchington and Ramsgate, Kent. C, U Mechanical grab lifting up earth and rubble. L, S Grab swinging it over to a waiting railway truck. M, S Driver of grab. M, S Grab stopping over railway truck (drivers hand in foreground) grab tips load into truck. M, S Grab moving away again from truck. M, S Man waving his arms to driver and signalling. M, S Good train whistle blowing. M, S pulling away. M, S and L, S Coast line. Pan over to new sea wall being built. M, S Operator of mechanical device for pushing stones and rubble from the trucks onto the ground. M, S Mechanical digger at work. M, S Pan to bulldozer pushing the rubble away from the trucks. L, S (Pan coastline Pan to bulldozer pushing large pile of earth. M, S and L, S General view of sea wall. FILM 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