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THIS DAY - APRIL 8  NO 11

This Day - April 8 No 11 (1922-1942)

Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout the...

THE HARBOUR

The Harbour (1930)

Educational film showing the building of a harbour on the Gold Coast of West Africa.

NORMAN LONG

Norman Long (1932)

Norman Long tells a 'cockney story' and sings 'The Barrers in the Walworth Road'.

OUR LATEST SUBMARINE

Our Latest Submarine (1934)

New British made submarine is launched in Barrow in Furness.

DUCHESS OF YORK IN BARROW

Duchess Of York In Barrow (1935)

Duchess of York launches P & O liner, Strathmore, and renames bridge...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1935)

A Dutch ship stuck under Westminster Bridge, the launch of two new destroyers,...

LAUNCH OF ORCADES

Launch Of Orcades (1936)

Ocean liner, 'Orcades', is launched at...

 

 

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL LARGEST LARCH TREE FELLED IN NORTHUMBERLAND, MANNEQUIN PARADE...

News In A Nutshell Largest Larch Tree Felled In Northumberland, Mannequin Parade... (1937)

Roundup...

TRIPLE LAUNCH AT BARROW-IN-FURNESS

Triple Launch At Barrow-In-Furness (1937)

Three destroyers, built for Argentine government, launched...

LAUNCH OF THE STRATHALLAN AT BARROW

Launch Of The Strathallan At Barrow (1937)

A new liner Strathallan is launched at Barrow.

HOUSE OF WINDSOR reel 2  aka HOUSE OF WINDSOR ROLL 2

House Of Windsor Reel 2 AKA House Of Windsor Roll 2 (1937)

Documentary about the Royal Family. ...

RUGBY LEAGUE CUP FINAL AT WEMBLEY

Rugby League Cup Final At Wembley (1938)

Salford win the Rugby League Cup Final at Wembley against...

MORE SUBMARINES FOR THE NAVY

More Submarines For The Navy (1939)

Footage of two submarine being launched at construction yard in...

IS IT PEACE OR WAR ? - PATHE REVIEWS VITAL DAYS IN BRITAIN'S HISTORY

Is It Peace Or War ? - Pathe Reviews Vital Days In Britain's History (1939)

Good story showing...

HMS ILLUSTRIOUS LAUNCHED

HMS Illustrious Launched (1939)

The aircraft carrier the HMS 'Illustrious' is launched in Barrow,...

JOE LOUIS IN THE ARMY aka JOE LOUIS JOINS UP

Joe Louis In The Army AKA Joe Louis Joins Up (1942)

Boxing champion Joe Louis volunteers for the...

BOY BOXING CHAMPS

Boy Boxing Champs (1946)

Boys' Clubs' boxing championship at the Albert Hall, all boxers are teenagers....

S.S. BRITISH SOVEREIGN

S.S. British Sovereign (1950-1959)

The story of how a ship wrought from steel and many other materials,...

WIGAN WINS RUGBY LEAGUE CUP - Short Version

Wigan Wins Rugby League Cup - Short Version (1951)

Wigan beat Barrow 10-0 and wins Rugby League Cup...

Special - WIGAN WINS RUGBY LEAGUE CUP

Special - Wigan Wins Rugby League Cup (1951)

Wigan beat Barrow 10-0 and wins Rugby League Cup at...

LAUNCHING OF HMS HERMES

Launching Of HMS Hermes (1953)

Lady Clementine Churchill launches HMS Hermes at Barrow-in-Furness.

SEA NEWS - SUBMARINE LAUNCHED

Sea News - Submarine Launched (1954)

At Barrow-in-Furness, the Navy's new submarine "Explorer" is...

RINGERS FAIL IN SECOND BID aka RINGERS FAIL IN RECORD BID

Ringers Fail In Second Bid AKA Ringers Fail In Record Bid (1954)

A team of bell ringers attempts...

RUGBY LEAGUE CUP FINAL

Rugby League Cup Final (1955)

Barrow win 21-12 against Workington Town in the final of the Rugby League...

BIGGEST TANKER IS THE LAST aka BIGGEST OIL TANKER

Biggest Tanker Is The Last AKA Biggest Oil Tanker (1956)

Barrow-in-Furness builds the biggest oil...

EXERCISE

Exercise "Sleeping Beauty" (1956)

A Navy trail shows how quickly a laid up ship can be taken out of...

RUGBY LEAGUE FINAL

Rugby League Final (1957)

Leeds defeat Barrow 9-7 and wins Rugby Cup at Wembley.

SAUCER AND SCIENCE - BARROW-IN-FURNESS

Saucer And Science - Barrow-In-Furness (1959)

Duke of Edinburgh launches nuclear submarine...

BARROW-IN-FURNESS ROYAL LAUNCH aka LAUNCHING OF ORIANA

Barrow-In-Furness Royal Launch AKA Launching Of Oriana (1959)

Launching of ocean liner, the...

ORIANA - reel 1

Oriana - Reel 1 (1959)

Great film about the design, building and testing of the ocean liner Oriana. c....

ORIANA - reel 2

Oriana - Reel 2 (1959)

Great film about the design, building and testing of the ocean liner Oriana. c....

PHEASANT TRUST

Pheasant Trust (1960)

Colourful birds at Philip Wayre's Ornamental Pheasant Trust in Great Witchingham,...

QUEEN NAMES DREADNOUGHT

Queen Names Dreadnought (1960)

Queen Elizabeth II launches Britain's first nuclear submarine.

PIEL ISLAND

Piel Island (1961)

A look at the life of Mr. and Mrs. Rooney, the only inhabitants of idyllic Piel...

MUSEUM FOR TRANSPORT

Museum For Transport (1961)

Good footage of old forms of transport in side London's Transport Museum.

SAFER IN CAR BELTS aka DEMONSTRATION CRASHES FOR PROOF

Safer In Car Belts AKA Demonstration Crashes For Proof (1962)

Testing safety belts with crash...

PREMIER'S DAY OUT

Premier's Day Out (1962)

Footage of the Prime Minister at rally at Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire.

DREADNOUGHT ON TRIALS

Dreadnought On Trials (1962)

Dreadnought, first nuclear-powered submarine sets out on trials from...

DREADNOUGHT FOR NAVY

Dreadnought For Navy (1963)

Commissioning of Britain's first nuclear submarine, Dreadnought at...

BRITAIN'S SECOND ATOM SUBMARINE

Britain's Second Atom Submarine (1963)

Britain's second nuclear submarine 'Valiant' is launched in...

GRASMERE SPORTS

Grasmere Sports (1964)

Traditional sports from Cumberland - running, wrestling and dog racing.

QUEEN NAMES GIANT TANKER

Queen Names Giant Tanker (1965)

Queen Elizabeth II launches tanker "British Admiral" at...

MRS WILSON LAUNCHES 'WARSPITE'

Mrs Wilson Launches 'warspite' (1965)

Mrs Harold Wilson launches atomic submarine 'Warspite' in...

FIRST ALL BRITISH A-SUB

First All British A-Sub (1966)

Queen Mother launches first all British A-submarine.

COCKNEY BARROWS

Cockney Barrows (1967)

The craft of making traditional costermongers' barrows is seen at Terry...

RUGBY LEAGUE CUP FINAL

Rugby League Cup Final (1967)

Featherstone Rovers beat Barrow 15 - 12 in Rugby League Cup Final....

COMMISSIONING OF HMS RESOLUTION

Commissioning Of HMS Resolution (1967)

Commissioning of HMS Resolution atomic submarine.

NUCLEAR SUB LAUNCHED

Nuclear Sub Launched (1969)

Nuclear submarine HMS Churchill launched at Barrow-in-Furness.