Thames Tunnel Halves Meet (1959)

Title reads: Thames Tunnel halves meets. Construction of Dartford Tunnel, Kent. L, S interior of tunnel. C, U steel segment being lifted into place. C, U man at controls of machine. C, U segment in position. C, U two men working with acetylene cutter and hammer on shuttering. C, U man with hammer. C, U man using pneumatic drill on clay. C, U drill going in and breaking away clay. C, U man. The wall of the tunnel is broken through the Essex end of the tunnel meets the Kent side. C, U two men shaking hands, pan down to one of their boots. The wear wet weather gear because of torrents of water coming through walls. C, U of men shovelling clay away, other man in the foreground doing the same. C, U shovel removing clay. C, U shovel with clay going over the edge of a ridge. C, U one of them. G, V men shovelling the clay away. Panning shot industrial section of River Thames. Note: press release from Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation on file. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ