Pylon Men (1956)

British Pathé
British Pathé
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Published 2014-04-13
Basingstoke, Hampshire.



M/S three men lift large insulator coil into position at the foot of a pylon . Low angle shot of pylon; lovely blue sky behind. Scenic shot of countryside, man walks into frame and he climbs up pylon. Various shots of men climbing and working on the pylon. One man gets into a little cradle called a flying trolley, camera pans down to show the height. M/S man on the trolley as he rolls away down the wire, high over the golden fields.



M/S man working at the top of the pylon (Doug Giddes?). Man on the ground signals, waves 'OK'. Man looking up. M/S two men haul on rope, heave against weight. M/S man on trolley up high. Shot of fields and countryside in summer from the moving trolley. Final pan shot back to ground from pylon .



Nicely shot to show the splendour of steel and delivery of power across the country by the National Grid.
FILM ID:53.2

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All Comments (21)
  • @TalkAlot7000
    Health and safety today would have a stroke seeing how those guys work. You really got to admire them for doing all that with no safety equipment.
  • @Czaker5
    Wellingtons, suit and forward! Gumaki, marynarka i do przodu!
  • @soundseeker63
    No harnesses!!!! Today this would be considered unthinkable but it was just the norm back then.
  • @Indiebeatle
    These pylons are still there just north of Basingstoke
  • @TheNoisePolluter
    It's interesting how they're working in practically suits & ties.
  • @nlo114
    These brave men do not have a hard het amongst them.
  • @SuperCholdi
    'Now let's see, I need to get up this massive pylon. What will I need? Tweed jacket and trouser? Cigarettes? Check and check. There, that ought to be sufficient' 'But what about this big bag of fucks?' 'Fucks? No I won't be needing those today, thank you'.......(strolls up pylon)
  • @superbike1
    The funny thing is that working at height regulations were not introduced until 2005,we free climbed up the leg wearing a harness and attached when we stopped. We started clipping to the leg when we climbed up in 1996.
  • @sarahlouise7163
    these men are In the oxford english dictionary, under HARD
  • @user-vq6xo7zh9y
    As a korean transmission line worker, I respect them. Hard job! But they even don't take the safety equipment at all.
  • @redmille1000
    Doug Giddiss has lost a huge amount of weight judging by his belt!
  • @vandalsavage6152
    And Sean O'Malley climbed the tower, then down and up the insulator, IN WELLIE BOOTS!