This film focuses on the construction of a railway locking shop in York. Most of the film consists of workmen transporting bricks to the building site and using hand tools to construct a wall from their raw materials.  The film was taken just inside city walls at old York station where Jarvis House now stands and is likely the LNER Signal and Telegraph workshops. The film opens with a wide shot of workmen carrying bricks on their heads.  This is followed by numerous shots of work men...

This film focuses on the construction of a railway locking shop in York. Most of the film consists of workmen transporting bricks to the building site and using hand tools to construct a wall from their raw materials.  The film was taken just inside city walls at old York station where Jarvis House now stands and is likely the LNER Signal and Telegraph workshops. The film opens with a wide shot of workmen carrying bricks on their heads.  This is followed by numerous shots of work men following each other in lines towards the construction site and balancing bricks on their heads. Then there is more footage of men building a wall from the bricks carried over earlier.  The camera then moves in closer to get a better view of the men working on the structure.  This is followed by a shot of a man using a large drill to break concrete below his feet.  The men continue to work on the wall, and one workman is on the roof of the nearby shed. This is then followed by a series of shots of the men working on the wall. They use hand tools and move around the site in all directions, attending to their particular duties. The film ends with the workmen toiling on the wall.