This is a four part film that shows the construction of Gas Holders in Scotland. The steel and iron materials are made at Newton Chambers factory in Sheffield. It was filmed by a professional unit so involves many advanced shots of the process. Title - Scottish gas board presents. Title - The construction of a 2 mill cu.ft. Gas holder Title - Produced filmed and edited Title - By Gilbert H Lynn Alloa. Title - Alloa gas works November 1949 Title- Piling the foundations. The film opens with...

This is a four part film that shows the construction of Gas Holders in Scotland. The steel and iron materials are made at Newton Chambers factory in Sheffield. It was filmed by a professional unit so involves many advanced shots of the process. Title - Scottish gas board presents. Title - The construction of a 2 mill cu.ft. Gas holder Title - Produced filmed and edited Title - By Gilbert H Lynn Alloa. Title - Alloa gas works November 1949 Title- Piling the foundations. The film opens with a shot of piece of paper on a desk. On the paper an arrow has been drawn with '162 o' written in the middle of it. The filmmaker then cuts to a shot of the construction site where the 2 mill cu.ft. Gas holder will be built. Title - The cast iron shoe. A man wearing a trench coat and trilby turns over an iron object shaped like a bowl. Title - Steel Tube 33' x 16" DIA. Driving to set. A large steel tube is put in position by several workmen. Title - The 2 Ton Hammer 4' - 6" stroke. A steel tube is knocked into the ground by a mechanical hammer. Workmen then carry a metal wire mesh across the construction site, which is then hoisted into the air by a crane. Title - Filling tube with concrete. A small metal skip is filled with concrete from an industrial cement mixer, men then push the skip down a small stretch of track. The filmmaker cuts to show the skip being hoisted into the air. Title - Extracting Tube and depositing concrete 15" stroke. A piston driven mechanical machine extracts the steel tubing. The filmmaker then captures a panoramic view of the construction site. Title - Piling complete. 513 piles sunk, 28' Average depth. From an elevated position, the entire construction site is visible including the all the sunk piles. Title - Laying concrete raft 15" thick. The following sequence shows a workman who fills a motorised skip with cement from an industrial cement mixer, then sends the motorised skip down a stretch of track. At the other end of the track, two workmen bring the skip to a halt and dump its contents on to the work site and smooth the concrete down. Title - Concrete reinforcement. The site is then covered with steel meshes and filled with concrete. The filmmaker captures an extremely wide view of the site from a distance, and the final few shots show the almost finished foundations. Title - Foundation complete. August. 1950. The film ends with a shot of the completed foundation from a raised perspective.