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MOTORWAY AT LAST

Motorway At Last (1959)

Travelling brand new motorway between London and Birmingham.

MOTORWAY OPEN SOON

Motorway Open Soon (1959)

Minister of Transport, Harold Watkinson, inspects new London - Birmingham...

EUROPA I ROCKET FAILS ITS FIRST LAUNCHING

Europa I Rocket Fails Its First Launching (1965)

Unsuccessful launching of the Europa I rocket at...

PROTEST AT MOTORWAY SPEED LIMIT

Protest At Motorway Speed Limit (1966)

Motorists protest against 70 mph speed limit on motorways.

SOLDIERS RETURN TO BLIGHTY

Soldiers Return To Blighty (1914-1918)

Footage of ship (presumably with soldiers on board) anchored at sea.

ONE OF THE NEW STANDARD SHIPS

One Of The New Standard Ships (1918)

Footage of new Standard ship.

 GERMAN WARSHIP ARRIVING GERMANY

German Warship Arriving Germany (1918)

German warship coming into port at end of WW1.

 

 

TROOP TRANSPORT

Troop Transport (1914-1918)

Troops and equipment on the move in lorries.

M1 EXTENSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION

M1 Extension Under Construction (1966)

Tippers, bulldozers & workers during early stages of levelling...

NOVEL AEROPLANE

Novel Aeroplane (1927)

The biplane 'Typhoon' is tested at Southampton.

BACK TO FOGGY BLIGHTY

Back To Foggy Blighty (1930)

The 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers return to Southampton after service...

OVER THE TOP FOR THE LAST aka PRESENTATION ARMY TANK

Over The Top For The Last AKA Presentation Army Tank (1919)

A First World war tank making it's...

RIVER PAGEANT aka KING LEADS NATIONS TRIBUTE TO SEA SERVICES IN RIVER PAGEANT...

River Pageant AKA King Leads Nations Tribute To Sea Services In River Pageant... (1919)

People...

BRITAIN'S NEW MOTORWAY

Britain's New Motorway (1958)

Work starts on the London to Birmingham motorway - the M1.

FRANCE COMBATS SUBMARINE MENACE

France Combats Submarine Menace (1914-1918)

Footage large hull being launched. France.

K CLASS SUBMARINE

K Class Submarine (1914-1918)

Good footage of submarine at sea.

LAUNCH OF STANDARD SHIP

Launch Of Standard Ship (1918)

The launching of large warship.

TOWING PRACTICE ON A FRENCH DREADNOUGHT

Towing Practice On A French Dreadnought (1914-1918)

Footage of French warship towing large battleship.

TROOP SHIP

Troop Ship (1914-1918)

Two shots of hundreds of soldiers on a troop ship.

DESTROYERS AT SEA

Destroyers At Sea (1914-1918)

Men operating machinery in factory and good footage of destroyers at sea.

ALLIED FLEET

Allied Fleet (1914-1918)

Shots of the allied fleet sailing in convoy.

GERMAN PLANE WRECK

German Plane Wreck (1914-1918)

Footage of crashed German aircraft.

BLOWING UP SHIPS

Blowing Up Ships (1914-1918)

Footage of warship being blown up.

ARRIVAL OF GERMAN U-BOATS

Arrival Of German U-Boats (1914-1918)

Footage of German submarines.

 LONDON BUSES - WW1 FRONT

London Buses - Ww1 Front (1914-1918)

London buses used to take soldiers to front in France during WW1.

ENGLISH TROOP DISEMBARK

English Troop Disembark (1914-1918)

Good shots of English / British soldiers disembarking from ship and...

BOAT REQUISITION ON THE SEINE

Boat Requisition On The Seine (1914)

Boats requisitioned for the war.

19TH AND 20TH CENTURY RAIL ROAD PROGRESS

19th And 20th Century Rail Road Progress (1938)

The Stirling No 1 steam engine of the 1880s is seen...

SHENANDOAH

Shenandoah (1924)

Giant American airship survives a trip in bad weather - a look at some of the damage.

THE OLD 38TH REGIMENT ON FOOT aka THE OLD 38TH REGIMENT OF FOOT

The Old 38th Regiment On Foot AKA The Old 38th Regiment Of Foot (1929)

The 1st Battalion of the...

1ST GUARD'S BRIGADE

1st Guard's Brigade (1926)

Armed soldiers are relieved from duty guarding London docks during General...

MOTORWAY PROGRESS

Motorway Progress (1958)

The Transport Minister inspects progress on the building of the M1 Motorway.

PLANE OF THE PAST REBUILT

Plane Of The Past Rebuilt (1965)

Old Avro biplane reconstructed in Sydney, Australia.

HORSELESS ARTILLERY

Horseless Artillery (1914-1918)

Soldiers ride on cart pulled by tractor / gun carrier.

ZEPPELIN STORIES

Zeppelin Stories (1916)

Remnants of the L21 brought down at Cuffley on show at HAC HQ.

SPEEDING UP FOOD

Speeding Up Food (1914-1918)

New tractors and ploughs speed up food production.

LONDON'S TANK

London's Tank (1914-1918)

Tank being pulled along street with people sitting on top.

FIRE HEROES FUNERAL

Fire Heroes Funeral (1914-1918)

Firemen, fire engines, soldiers and military band in funeral procession...

SNOW PLOUGH AT WORK

Snow Plough At Work (1914-1918)

Good footage of a snow plough clearing drifts on a railway track.

FLIGHT COMMANDER ROBINSON MISSING - HERO WHO BROUGHT DOWN FIRST ZEPPELIN IN...

Flight Commander Robinson Missing - Hero Who Brought Down First Zeppelin In... (1917)

Footage...

CITY SPECIALS - PRESENT AMBULANCES

City Specials - Present Ambulances (1914-1918)

New ambulances being presented.

NORWICH AIRCRAFT WORKERS AT SPORTS

Norwich Aircraft Workers At Sports (1914-1918)

Footage of sports day for aircraft workers from Norwich.

CUNARD LINE TRIPS FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS - MR NEIL KENYON IMPROVISES

Cunard Line Trips For Wounded Soldiers - Mr Neil Kenyon Improvises (1914-1918)

The comedian Mr Neil...

WORKPEOPLE PRESENT AMBULANCE TO RED CROSS

Workpeople Present Ambulance To Red Cross (1914-1918)

Ceremony of ambulance presentation by workers of...

DESTROYERS AT SEA AND SAILORS

Destroyers At Sea And Sailors (1914-1918)

Destroyers at sea and sailors marching through city.

LORD READING

Lord Reading (1914-1918)

Lord Reading and others on ship.

LAUNCH OF 'PRINCE NICHOLAS'

Launch Of 'prince Nicholas' (1914-1918)

Launch of ship at unknown location.

 VARIOUS WW1 SCENES

Various Ww1 Scenes (1914-1918)

Village being shelled, troops in no-man's land, blimp and biplane being...

SOLDIERS LEAVING GERMAN CITY

Soldiers Leaving German City (1914-1918)

Shots of soldier leaving large city by train.

BELGIAN RETREAT

Belgian Retreat (1914-1918)

Hundreds of Belgian refugees leave with their possessions.