Edgar Anstey Movies

A look at the 1953 transport infrastructure of York.

There have been railways in this country for over three hundred years. In the nineteenth century, railways spread across Britain and changed the...

The story of a journey from the Yorkshire Dales to Switzerland via Dover and France, made by a party of schoolgirls showing how British rail...

Behind Britain's railway modernisation lies research, design and development. Research ensures in various ways that passengers travel fast, safely...

A tour of East Anglia, with its waterways and low-lying country.

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...

This fly on the wall-style documentary from 1961 won an Oscar for best documentary, and shows the changing patterns of human emotions during 24 hours...

Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a...

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

A school journey through the city of London as seen through the eyes of the children and their teacher.

The history of the BRS (British Road Services), the general haulage network of the UK. Part of BFI collection "Points and Aspects."

Intended as a sales tool for manufacturers, this short film details the production installation and maintenance for long welded track in use on...

When a business tycoon allows himself to be 'snared' into seeing some films in a railway traffic manager's office, there must be a reason for it. In...

“Promotes trade with Britain among other countries in the European Community after the UK's entry on 1st January 1973. Kelloggs is given as an...

The transporting of a distillation colurm, 137 feet long, 500 miles by road from Greenwich to Grangemouth in Scotland. The commentary, spoken by the...

Southampton, a deep-water port with four tides a day, is an ocean terminal for the world's largest liners. Their coming and going, and the people who...

Captures the consumption of gas by various large kitchens in London, during a particular dinner hour.

Two keen hostelling youths, Ken Moody and Brian Cotton, convert a boat in their native Selby into a youth hostel, and get the chance to air their...

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

Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.