Yorkshire’s Wonder Dam (1926)

Near Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Title: “Yorkshire’s Wonder Dam in course of construction - being built over the River Nidd at Sear Village“. L/S of a rapid river flowing towards a dam. Panning shot of the concrete and metal dam, water froths through it. Panning shot over massive concrete blocks the dam is made from. High angled L/S of the dam, there appears to be railway tracks running along the top of it. Panning shot of the half constructed dam, freight wagons are parked on the tracks. 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 w