A Queer Lift (1931)

Introductory intertitle reads: Here s the queerest lift of all it transfers canal barges from a lowlevel river to a highlevel canal, or vice versa at Anderton on the River Various shots of the mechanism that lifts and moves barges. Facts and figures are given in intertitles. C, Us of cogs which move the mechanism. M, S of barge emerging from the lift. M, S of a barge three middle aged women in shawls sit on the barge. Sign on the side reads: Potter Son, High angle shot of the barge moving along the canal. M, S of families on board their barges. Three men in flat caps hold dogs. A child stands and smiles at the camera. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 688. Note: not sure which county Anderton is to be found in not listed in road atlas. Possibly Cheshire. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.