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A.R.P. DEMONSTRATION

A.R.P. Demonstration (1940)

Men and women of the A.R.P. demonstrate their skills.

ARP RELAX

Arp Relax (1940-1945)

Amateur cricket match - players are off duty members of the ARP.

DUTCH ARP INSPECTED BY QUEEN WILHELMINA

Dutch Arp Inspected By Queen Wilhelmina (1939)

Footage of Queen Wilhelmina inspecting ARP workers in...

ARP POSTERS - 1936 aka A.R.P. POSTER 1936

Arp Posters - 1936 AKA A.R.P. Poster 1936 (1936)

Close shots of poster encouraging people to play a...

SHELTER BOMBED

Shelter Bombed (1941)

Bombed shelter in London - rescue work in progress. 1941?

ARP RELAX

Arp Relax (1940-1945)

Amateur cricket match - players are off duty members of the ARP.

MALTA - 1942

Malta - 1942 (1942)

War in Malta - air raids do not create panic, it seems.

 

 

AIR RAID VICTIMS FUNERAL - 1940

Air Raid Victims Funeral - 1940 (1940)

Funeral of the two air raid victims in 1940.

MOBILE LAUNDRY

Mobile Laundry (1941)

A van collects laundry in order to save petrol during wartime.

AIR RAID SHELTER aka ALL CLEAR

Air Raid Shelter AKA All Clear (1940)

People walking out of municipal air raid shelter - probably in...

 ARP AND WORKERS CLEAR UP BOMB SITE

Arp And Workers Clear Up Bomb Site (1940)

Workers in London clear up a bomb site.

GERMAN ARP EXERCISES

German Arp Exercises (1954)

ARP wardens in Germany carry out exercises using atom suits. Bad Godesberg.

NOTTINGHAM

Nottingham (1930-1939)

Air Raid Precautions (ARP) workers rush into action in a demonstration of their...

NATIONAL SERVICE RALLY

National Service Rally (1939)

Footage of the a National Service Rally attended by King George VI and...

CHURCHILL SEES FOR HIMSELF

Churchill Sees For Himself (1940)

Good material of Churchill inspecting bomb damaged homes.

BOMB DAMAGE - LONDON

Bomb Damage - London (1940)

Civil defence workers working on rubble of bomb sites after air raid -...

V1 BOMB DAMAGE WALTHAMSTOW

V1 Bomb Damage Walthamstow (1944)

Clearing up debris following flying bomb raid in Walthamstow.

AIR RAIDS / PUBLIC PUTTING ON GAS MASKS

Air Raids / Public Putting On Gas Masks (1939)

Demonstrations of how to put on gas masks and the...

VOLUNTARY SERVICE UNIFORMS

Voluntary Service Uniforms (1941)

Good footage of uniforms members of the voluntary services. London.

FLYING BOMB DAMAGE

Flying Bomb Damage (1944)

London street devastated by flying bomb, rescue workers pull dead body from...

HYDE PARK BOMBED

Hyde Park Bombed (1945)

ARP wardens, police and soldiers survey damage in Hyde Park after bombing.

TRIDENT RETURNS TO HATFIELD

Trident Returns To Hatfield (1963)

A Trident jet airliner returns home after a sales tour of the Far...

AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS

Air Raid Precautions (1938)

Soldiers at Wellington Barracks demonstrate their readiness for gas bomb...

WARTIME PANTO IN LONDON

Wartime Panto In London (1941)

Westminster ARP Services put on panto to raise money for Defence...

BOMB DAMAGE - LONDON

Bomb Damage - London (1944)

Civil defence workers rescue survivors from Tuffon St. Fire Station after V1...

BOMB DAMAGE - LONDON

Bomb Damage - London (1944)

Rescue workers at bomb site pull out survivors and the dead - good depiction...

OPEN AIR SCULPTURE

Open Air Sculpture (1960)

Viewing of an open-air exhibition of sculpture held at Battersea Park, London.

PEACEFUL YEARS reel 7

Peaceful Years Reel 7 (1919-1938)

A history of the "The Peaceful Years" from 1919 to 1938

HERE'S TO THE MEMORY - part 5

Here's To The Memory - Part 5 (1920-1959)

Excellent retrospective looking back over 50 years - this reel...