Stranded In Prescot British Insulated Cables Ltd Reel 5 (1932)

A promotional film made by British Insulated Cables Ltd. c 1932 Reel 5 Section showing the erection of a typical tower on the Central Scottish Grid Scheme. We see the foundations being prepared. A metal girder is lowered into the ground. High angle shot of depot for steel girders. Bars are loaded up into piles. Steel work is assembled on the ground before erection. Men work together in a field to assemble the steel structure of the electricity pylon. Various parts of the pylon are lifted into place. Men clamber over the structure fixing it all together. Men fix the top of the tower. The tower has taken less than one hour to construct. Wire stringing sequence we see how the problem of stringing wire across a railway is solved. Various shots of men constructing stands to hold the wires high above the railway tracks. Conductors are clamped into position. Low angle shot of men high up on the pylons attaching conductors. Back to the Electricity Showroom. Our young couple emerge from the b