Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard (1951) | BFI National Archive

[@lorrainehamilton5051]

John Brown's Yard, my home town! Lovely to see the Yard Manager raise his hat to the young girl when the kids were introduced to him...a true gent!

[@alasdairmacvarish7084]

Was an apprentice in John Brown's shipyard from 1956-61. Joined apprentices' successful 6-week strike for day release to attend technical college in 1960. That we had to tells us all we need to know about Britain's industrial failure.

[@MegaBoilermaker]

Love the film footage of the old Quasi-Arc "Fusarc" deck welding machine in use.

[@Beemer917]

Tonight when you go to bed you'll feel what cornea damage feels like since no one told you not to look at the welding arc! Isn't that exciting kids!

[@datikit01]

Nowadays these young people wouldn't be let near a construction site like this!

[@davidlawton6226]

I worked most of my life in shipbuilding and still dont know how they got all those rivet holes to line up.

[@robnewman6101]

Keep Calm and Carry on.

[@carloguada1936]

GRAZIE 🙏

[@sambridges8644]

My great great grandfather is probably in this but hard to tell which one he is

[@FalbertForester]

Interesting to see both welding and riveting being used! Is there no audio track? That would be nice to be noted in the textbox.

[@lindabingham394]

you mean instead of adjusting turning volume off and on and screwing around to see if its something you hav e done to your volume i agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jiust tellus there is no sound , noises or anything

[@janwong9437]

My grandfather started work in a shipyard in Stockton on Tees aged 14 as a heater up lad and progressed to foreman riveter , he died aged 38 from lung/chest disease.

[@sambridges8644]

Did anyone work with John Irvine?

[@josephhenry4725]

Ma da was a riveter and then a welder he took me wance to see a launch at his yerd ...ingles...i nearly shat masel..an it was a wee boat.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

Why is there no sound?