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YOUNG EMPIRE BUILDERS

Young Empire Builders (1925)

Young men prepare to leave for Australia under the Big Brother scheme....

STANDARD TIME aka PERMANENT SUMMER TIME BEGINS

Standard Time AKA Permanent Summer Time Begins (1968)

Big Ben is put forward an hour for the start...

ST MARGARET'S WESTMINSTER

St Margaret's Westminster (1960)

St Margaret's in summertime with Big Ben in background.

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

Houses Of Parliament (1914-1918)

Shots of the Houses of Parliament.

NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS aka REBUILDING HOUSE OF COMMONS

New House Of Commons AKA Rebuilding House Of Commons (1948)

Various shots of the new structure of...

PROCESSION OF JUDGES

Procession Of Judges (1938)

Judges make their way from Westminster Abbey to the House of Lords at...

LONDON SCENES

London Scenes (1920)

London scenes include the House of Parliament and No. 10 Downing Street.

 

 

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

Houses Of Parliament (1920-1929)

Footage of the Houses of Parliament from the River Thames

WANTON RAID ON LONDON

Wanton Raid On London (1941)

Air raid damages famous buildings, including Westminster Abbey and Houses...

POLICE STOP COMMUNIST MAY DAY MARCH

Police Stop Communist May Day March (1949)

Police ride in to break up march by Communists in London.

SPENDING REVIEW FURORE 1949

Spending Review Furore 1949 (1949)

Chancellor Sir Stafford Cripps makes his budget speech - not much...

BIG BEN'S A HUNDRED

Big Ben's A Hundred (1959)

Charles King at work: his job is to keep Big Ben on time.

Selected Originals - BIG BEN'S A HUNDRED

Selected Originals - Big Ben's A Hundred (1959)

Material relating to newsreel story "Big Ben's A...

BIG BEN'S CLEAN UP

Big Ben's Clean Up (1955)

Unusual views of Big Ben's bell and clock, and of London from above, during...

Selected Originals - THE NATION MOURNS

Selected Originals - The Nation Mourns (1965)

Material relating to newsreel story "The Nation...

BY THE THAMES AND LUNCH BREAK

By The Thames And Lunch Break (1947)

Footage of Thames river boat trip and man and woman meeting for...

MP'S LEAVING HOUSE

MP's Leaving House (1947)

MP's leaving Houses of Parliament after all night session.

THE BUDGET

The Budget (1948)

Scenes outside House of Commons on Budget Day.

INAUGURATION OF NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS BUILDING

Inauguration Of New House Of Commons Building (1948)

Various shots of the foundation stone of the...

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

Houses Of Parliament (1950)

Stock shots of Houses of Parliament from the river side and Parliament...

SPEAKERS COACH

Speakers Coach (1953)

Mr Morrison, the Speaker, tests his new coach.

LORD DENNING IN OFFICE

Lord Denning In Office (1963)

Lord Denning at work in his office.

HORNSEY STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE AT NO 10

Hornsey Students Demonstrate At No 10 (1969)

Hornsey art student march to Downing Street

VIEWS ACROSS LONDON FROM MILLBANK aka VIEW ACROSS LONDON

Views Across London From Millbank AKA View Across London (1965)

High shots of London, mainly the...

GIBRALTAR TALKS

Gibraltar Talks (1968)

Representatives of Gibraltar come to London for talks.

 DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IN PARIS

Damage To Buildings In Paris (1917-1918)

War damage in Paris, probably result of shells from German...

"Big Applesauce" AKA New York Pressmen Lampoon Roosevelt Lner (1938)

New York political...

DR. DALTON'S BUDGET

Dr. Dalton's Budget (1947)

Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Dalton introduces the Budget which leads to...

UNCLE SAM'S AIR FORCE

Uncle Sam's Air Force (1939)

The United States of America show off some of their new military...

REMEMBRANCE DAY

Remembrance Day (1946)

Remembrance day is observed all over the country.

CHANCELLOR PRESENTS BUDGET

Chancellor Presents Budget (1948)

Sir Stafford Cripps presents new budget - comment by W. J. Brown,...

LUNCH HOUR

Lunch Hour (1946)

A look at the different things London workers get up to in their lunch hour.

BLACKSHIRTS MARCH - MOSLEY

Blackshirts March - Mosley (1936)

Various shots of Sir Oswald Mosley on march with British Union of...

PRESIDENT KENNEDY OPENS NEW ROAD

President Kennedy Opens New Road (1961)

President Kennedy opens new road at New Cedar, Oklahoma.

ELECTION FILM.

Election Film. (1950-1959)

Views around Parliament Square, London

DR FLETCHER'S DAUGHTER'S WEDDING

Dr Fletcher's Daughter's Wedding (1962)

Footage from the wedding of Dr Eric Fletcher's daughter at...

LONDON MOURNS SIR WINSTON

London Mourns Sir Winston (1965)

Aerial panoramic views of London featuring the Houses of Parliament...

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT

Opening Of Parliament (1948)

Dignitaries gather for the opening of the Parliament - King leaves the...

ABBEY GARDENER

Abbey Gardener (1961)

A rare professional woman gardener is seen at work in the grounds of Westminster...

CHURCHILL GLASS PAINTING

Churchill Glass Painting (1968)

Sculptor-painter Bainbridge Copnall works with broken glass on his...

DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

Day Of Remembrance (1945)

Day of Remembrance marked.

POLITICAL TENSION

Political Tension (1938)

Montage of shots showing news of the Czech Crisis hitting Britain.

DEVALUATION BRINGS BACK PARLIAMENT

Devaluation Brings Back Parliament (1949)

MPs are recalled to Parliament to discuss a change in the...

NEWS IN FLASHES

News In Flashes (1951)

Eddie Thomas in training, housewives meat protest & dockers leaders in court.

THE BUDGET

The Budget (1958)

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Derick Heathcoat-Amory, prepares to deliver his Budget.

DEFENCE WHITE PAPER

Defence White Paper (1966)

Defence white paper is out.

CZECH CRISIS

Czech Crisis (1968)

Czech crisis - British parliament is recalled and Czech sympathisers demonstrate in...

LE TOUQUET

Le Touquet (1950)

A cab driver takes three women from London to Le Touquet in France.

NIGHT OPERATION

Night Operation (1949)

Good shots of operation being performed at Middlesex Hospital.

CLEANING TIME !

Cleaning Time ! (1953)

Big Ben gets a special wash for the Coronation.