Electricity Story (1948)

Unissued / unused material. Cold Snap - electricity story. Several locations - Kingston in Surrey, Battersea in London and City of London. Various shots electric cables and pylons. Various shots of Battersea Power Station under construction, some shots include views of River Thames. M/S of control room of St. Paul’s power station: we see one of the technicians telephoning for help in maintaining power from Scotland (natural sound). Various shots switchboards, voltmeters, dials and meters. More shots same at Battersea, showing feeder dials for Wimbledon. M/S operator in control room. C/U switchboard. L/S generating room. C/U load controller panel. M/S man inspecting dials. C/U man operating load controller panel. C/U clock reading: 8:07. C/U light flashing on. C/U switch being turned off. Various shots Chief Station Engineer checking Auxiliary Switch Room. C/U oil temperature meter. L/S logging temperature. C/U Hoover / vacuum cleaner in action. C/U wireless / radio being switched o