My films

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Films with clips

HISTORY OF THE TAILOR AND GARMENT WORKERS UNION [0025] Footage of Union conference attended and addressed by the Prime Minister, Clement Attlee and Ernest Bevin. This is followed by a dramatised account of events surrounding the origins of the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers.

Onsite only

1951 sound bw

Films with full length videos

		BIAS ON THE BOWLERS, the [3292] Scenes from the village of Colinton Bowling Green circa 1960.		1960 silent bw
		BIRTH OF AN AIRPORT [T1087] Report on Glasgow Airport at Abbotsinch, five months before opening in May 1966. Includes shots of the smaller Renfrew Airport, which Glasgow Airport replaced.	Onsite only	1965 sound bw
		KILWINNING ACADEMY - MAKING A TELEPHONE CALL [8924] Secondary school pupils from Kilwinning Academy practise making telephone calls to various businesses.		1986 sound col
		OBAN - MALLAIG [4598] Witness the sights from the chartered boat 'Columba' in Springtime as it makes its return journey from Oban to Mallaig - passing the islands Eigg, Muck and Rhum en route. The lighthouse at Ardnamurchan on Arnamurchan peninsula features briefly - being the most westerly point on British mainland.		1977 sound col
		STAY THE SAME [13925] Filmed on the shores of a sea loch, in exactly the same place, at exactly the same time, every day for a year, Stay the Same is a hauntingly beautiful meditation on time, solitude and isolation. It is the third in a triptych of films exploring different forms of personal film making starting with Sam’s first film I.D.	Onsite only	2013 sound col

Films without videos

		DOBSON'S OF EDINBURGH [2055] Film of Dobson's of Edinburgh construction company at work. [Rushes only].		1967 silent col
		RIDING OF THE MARCHES MUSSELBURGH 1935 [1402] Shots of the Riding of the Marches parade in Musselburgh in 1935, attended by civic officials in their carriages, and the Royal Scots Greys mounted band, whose drummer wears an unusual polar bearskin hat. The floats procession demonstrates and advertises local industries, including paper, cotton and wire making in Musselburgh's mills, and also fishing, mining and market gardening.		1935 silent bw