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Building of Homes for Heroes

1919 , Braintree (Essex)

Cat no. 711

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A newsreel featuring the building, by Francis Crittall, of two houses on the Clockhouse Way Estate in Braintree.

Francis Crittall, owner of Crittalls Manufacturing Co. Ltd., built many homes for his workers following the First World War. The film shows the busy building site at 156 and 158 Cressing Road, Clockhouse Way Estate: bricklayers, assorted workmen and interested on-lookers. The houses are constructed from large blocks. The sequence concludes with a shot of a completed house.

Keywords

Building construction; Housing; World War I

Other Places

156 and 158 Cressing Way, Clockhouse Way Estate,

Background Information

Francis Crittall, the owner of Crittalls Manufacturing Co. Ltd, built many homes for his workers. These included the large estate which came to be known as 'Silver End'.

Manifestations

Building of Homes for Heroes

  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV371018
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:00:21
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    711260
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV212044
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:00:21
    Modification Date
    09/09/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    691310
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV173203
    Canonical Identifier
    S 193
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    19/08/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    676051
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV178530
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 923
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    28/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    674116
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV287837
    Canonical Identifier
    A-454
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    35mm film
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    656235
  • Barcode
    INV235684
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-377
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:01:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563309
  • Barcode
    INV184103
    Canonical Identifier
    B-69
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    negative
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562517
    Sound
    silent
  • Sequence Details:
    • Group 1:
      • Part Number: 601
      • Parts Unit: Series

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