Water Works (1949)

Greater London. Several L, Ss of the River Thames. Various good interior shots of large water pumps at work in Metropolitan Water Board building. More shots of the Thames. L, S of Metropolitan building. Man takes sample of water from the river. He puts it in bottle and shakes it. L, S of man pulling weeds out of banks of reservoir. L, Ss of large reservoirs dried out due to hot weather. L, S of dead fish floating onto the surface. M, Ss of filter beds. Several shots of machinery digging new reservoir in Chingford. 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 British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136, 000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (19101932), Empire News Bulletin (19261930), British Paramount (19311957), and Gaumont British (19341