A Big Bang (1928)

Item title reads - A big bang. 16 charges of high explosive, totalling 3 1/2 tons, used to blow out 40,000 tons of rock at Llandullas Limestone Quarries. North Wales. M/S of men sheltering. M/S of the limestone rocks, M/S of explosion as wall collapses throwing up dust. M/S after it has cleared, camera pans up limestone. 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 Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.