Chimney Felling Aka Blaenavon (1938)

Item title reads - Blaenavon. South Wales. Felling the two tallest chimneys in South Wales. M/S of man charging a detonator, a woman stands next to him. C/U of the lady, M/S as she presses the plunger to blow up the first chimney. M/S of the chimney refusing to move. M/S as the second one is blown up and falls, knocking the first one over with it, they collapse dramatically. M/S of all the rubble. 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 Brit