Thirteen Clock (1940)

Thirteen clock. Colliery clock at Walkden in Lancashire. Instead of striking one p.m., it strikes thirteen. It shows the men on their lunch hour, they realise they are late back because the clock has not struck one. C/U of clock face. Item tells how this came about, with shots of colliery clerical staff arriving and at work. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.