Edgar Anstey Movies

Examines Britian's industrial heritage, concentrating on the period between 1708 and 1850, and showing many examples of surviving relics of the...

Building a new harbour at Port Talbot - it’s a man’s world in which the only females are a dredger and two seafaring vessels.

The challenge of what to feed her family weighs on the mind of hard-pressed Mrs Bond in this surreal wartime film made for the Ministry of Food.

Part of BFI collection "Running a Railway."

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

A film looking at the first 100 years of the Underground Railway in London from 1863 to 1963. A range of well known people and senior managers speak...

Three short films from the Fifties, offering an insight into day to day life amongst the beautiful scenery of the Scottish Highlands. 'Heart Is...

A film about one of the most responsible and professional jobs on British Railways. Practical work in shop and signal box, on gantry and trackside,...

Thirty Million Letters is a 1963 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie and made by British Transport Films. It was nominated for an...

On the shortest journey you pass a church or two. Out of the 20,000 churches in Britain, the artist, John Piper, whose work contributes to the glory...

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

Industrial film showcasing Hull’s status as a thriving international port.

The work of a team of men who tackle a special British Road Services job in the treacherous terrain of the Scottish Highlands.

A compilation film about the complex railway systems of Great Britain, demonstrating the work and individual responsibilities of many departments.

In the cities of Britain we can travel in time as well as space. This film chooses the England of Hogarth, Gainsborough, Robert Adam and Captain...

Information on the different groups and organizations that are there to help the population during wartime.

Underlines the importance of waterways as mans of modern transport. Details the way in which the network of waterways covers britain.

Electrification, and the raiIway men of Rugby adopt new methods and use new machines. In this film they tell in their own words of the great...

Blue Pullman is a 1960 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie, which follows the development, preparation and a journey from Manchester to...

Time lapse photography shows the swarm of commuters at London Waterloo station racing about at top speed.