Redditch Industry
Redditch has a rich Industrial heritage, these films record some of that heritage.
Redditch Industry - Royal Enfield - The Vintage Years
A nostalgic look at older Royal Enfield motocycles by one of the workers who new them fist hand.
Mike Johnson
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Redditch Industry - Royal Enfield - India
A snap shot of how the traditional Royal Enfield motorcycles, designed in the 1960s, are still made in India today.
You Tube
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Redditch Industry - Royal Enfield - Adverts
A collection of adverts for Royal Enfield products from years gone by.
Compiled by D. J. Coombes from historic material
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Redditch Industry - Royal Enfield - The Flying Flea
The Flying Flea was a light-weight machine designed for military use, particularly in air support. This films shows images of the Flying Flea.
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Redditch Industry - The History of HDA
A film produced depicting the history of High Duty Alloys from inception to its take over by Mettis Aerospace.
Compiled by D. J. Coombes from Tony Buttler material
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Redditch Industry - Forging at HDA
A 1941 propaganda films showing HDA in operation. The value of this film as a piece of social history cannot be over stressed.
Mettis Aerospace
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Redditch Industry - Forging (Abridged)
A extract from The “Forging in Hidumium” film show the Big Hammer and other presses in operation.
Mettis Aerospace
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Redditch Industry - Casting at HDA
Part of a film depiction the metal casting work of HDA at its Slough factory.
Mettis Aerospace
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Redditch Industry - The Man From HDA
A HDA publicity film showing its work in the 1960s.
Mettis Aerospace
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Redditch Industry - Memories of HDA
The history of HDA told in pictures from its archives.
Mettis Aerospace
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Redditch Industry - More Memories of HDA
Further pictures from the HDA archives showing the factory, its workers and its products.
Mettis Aerospace
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Redditch Industry - Rod Manufacture at A. E. Partridge, Mount Pleasant.
A short film showing the manufacture of Geanheart fishing rods by traditiona means at A. E. Partrifge.
David Shaw
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Redditch Industry - Terry's Springs
Work inside the Terry's Factory showing the manufacture of springs of various types.
Mike Johnson
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Redditch Industry - Making Fish Hooks At Sprites
Vince Green, the last fish-hook manufacturer in Redditch shows his production methods at his Sprite Fish Hook factory.
Vince Green
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Redditch Industry - Battery Manufacture
Films showing the manufacturing processes used in the production of Pertrix Non-sal Ammoniac batteries and production at Alkaline Batteries, Redditch in 1956.
Michael Young
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Redditch Industry - Rod Manufacture
Another social history film showing the lost art of hand-made fishing rod manufacture.
Mike Johnson
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