Apprentice Builders (1948)

Croydon, Greater London. L/S of houses under construction. Various shots of young men laying bricks, putting up door frame and laying floor joists on building site. Top shot building site. C/U bucket hauled up to roof. M/S instructor with boys looking at floor joists etc. Good view of partially completed house. The young builders are all under 16 and are at the beginning of 5 year apprenticeships. 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 British Pa