{"id":8324,"date":"2012-05-03T14:30:33","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T13:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=8324"},"modified":"2012-05-03T14:30:33","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T13:30:33","slug":"wartime-waterloo-station-shown-off-in-fascinating-british-council-short-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wartime-waterloo-station-shown-off-in-fascinating-british-council-short-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Wartime Waterloo station shown off in fascinating British Council short film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8326\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wartime-waterloo-station-shown-off-in-fascinating-british-council-short-film\/london-waterloo-1944\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,321\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"london-waterloo-1944\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8326\" title=\"london-waterloo-1944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944.jpg\" alt=\"Wartime Waterloo station shown off in British Council short film\" width=\"620\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>British Council has put over 120 short heritage films online, with footage covering all aspects of British life.<\/p>\n<p>Dating back to 1939, the films were commissioned by the Council to showcase Britain to the world, and offer &#8220;snapshots of the UK&#8217;s cultural, sporting, industrial and political heritage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8327\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wartime-waterloo-station-shown-off-in-fascinating-british-council-short-film\/london-waterloo-1944-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"619,393\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"london-waterloo-1944-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8327\" title=\"london-waterloo-1944-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-2.jpg\" alt=\"Wartime Waterloo station shown off in British Council short film\" width=\"619\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-2.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-2-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My favourite is the 1944 London Terminus film, which\u00a0shows off a bustling Waterloo station, with workers, guards, door oilers and porters all scuttling about a crowded wartime station.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8328\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wartime-waterloo-station-shown-off-in-fascinating-british-council-short-film\/london-waterloo-1944-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"619,425\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"london-waterloo-1944-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8328\" title=\"london-waterloo-1944-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-1.jpg\" alt=\"Wartime Waterloo station shown off in British Council short film\" width=\"619\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-1.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-1-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another segment shows signalmen operating\u00a0complicated-looking equipment in the signal box, while the\u00a0voice-over\u00a0informs us that\u00a01,704 steam and electric-powered trains are handled by the station every day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8329\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wartime-waterloo-station-shown-off-in-fascinating-british-council-short-film\/london-waterloo-1944-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,424\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"london-waterloo-1944-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-4.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8329\" title=\"london-waterloo-1944-4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-4.jpg\" alt=\"Wartime Waterloo station shown off in British Council short film\" width=\"620\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/london-waterloo-1944-4-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Running the station was a labour-intensive\u00a0process, and you can see all sorts of long-forgotten\u00a0jobs in action, like the bloke whose job it was to poke a pole at any slats that had failed to turn correctly on the station&#8217;s destination boards.<\/p>\n<p>The film offers a fascinating insight into the Britain of over half a century ago, and can be viewed below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/38980947?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>View the full collection here: <a href=\"http:\/\/film.britishcouncil.org\/british-council-film-collection\" target=\"_blank\">British Council Film Collectio<\/a>n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Council has put over 120 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