Summary: Under an "Apprentice Master" scheme, building trade apprentices are employed to build new housing.
Description: The boys work under supervision and receive instruction on the job, as well as attending classes at the local technical college. The film follows one project (the building of 26 Council houses in Guildford), from the digging of the first foundation to the unveiling by the Mayor of a commemorative plaque. [Synopsis based on viewing of mute print only].
Production Details: Ministry of Works (Production sponsor)
Central Office of Information (Production sponsor)
Crown Film Unit (Production company)
Wallace, Graham (Production individual)
Shaw, Alexander (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: buildings, British - residential: council housing (object name)
engineering, civil, British: house building (object name)
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 847 ft; Running time: 9 mins