Building Research Station

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Series

Series Name
Roundabout

Issue

Issue No.
103
Date Released
Dec 1970
Length of issue (in feet)
881
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
COI synopsis: Britain’s Building Research Station where experiments on wind stresses and sound insulation are among problems studied.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Science and technology
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 53 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1072/103
Credits:
Production Co.
British Movietonews Ltd
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Story extras:
Film clip

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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'Building Research Station', Roundabout Issue No. 103, Dec 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/328013 (Accessed 26 Dec 2025)