Barge Lift (1964)

Northwich, Cheshire. James Bradley sails down Northwich canal on his barge, various shots of the Anderton Barge Lift, a floating dock of water which lifts the barge 50 feet to the next canal. Various shots as the barge sails down into the lift, the attendant George Beech works the mechanisms. There are shots of the lift going slowly up and the cogs working it. Various shots of views from the lift. We see the barge sail out and along the canal. Cuts exist - see separate record. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visn