when India got freedom British cycle industry disappeared
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The design and manufacture of Raleigh bicycles, as told by a designer to a father and son.
Trivia:
This film is set in the Raleigh bicycle factory which stood on Triumph Road in Nottingham. The site was demolished in 1996, and is now the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham.
A shot of the Lenton Boulevard offices can be seen at 00:32, which is now the Marcus Garvey Centre, viewable on Google Streetview.
The cameraman, William 'Billie' Williams, was the father of famed cameraman Billy Williams (IMDB), who was apprenticed to his father from a young age. In an interview with Web of Stories, he talks about his apprenticeship, and about his memories of making this film.
This film has been made available by the British Council Film Collection for non-commercial research and educational purposes . http://film.britishcouncil.org/britis... .
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