Masses of people gather to see, and walk through, the world's greatest tunnel.
Old liner 'Mauretania' continues to...
Trams through the years at Jubilee celebrations.
Men work on the final stages of the building of...
Two 65 ton condensers are hoisted onto the ship 'Mauretania' at...
Rugby match between Birkenhead Park and Sale.
New Victoria dock opened at Birkenhead, Merseyside.
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Bridge sections are moved into place at Birkenhead.
A new ladder is tested out by the fire brigade. Birkenhead,...
Views of the Mersey and then of the model for the planned new city...
A new bridge is opened in Birkenhead - steam engines cross over.
The cargo boat "Dunedin Star" is launched at Birkenhead, Merseyside....
The Mayor of Birkenhead opens Arrow Park, covering 450 acres.
Thousands of boy scouts from all over the world congregate...
The vast new Curnarder, the S.S. Samaria, is...
Footage of large rudder...
Sir Archibald Salvidge cuts first sod of the Birkenhead tunnel.
A new ferry for use on the River Mersey is launched.
'Santa Cruz' a destroyer made for the Argentine...
Japan suffers from an...
Launching of Blue Star Line ship, S. S, Andulasia...
Tugs pull the steamer ship 'Jennie' from the damaged Woodside Ferry stage after a...
The liner "Lady Drake" is launched at Cammell Laird's Yard in Birkenhead. It is...
Up to date dairy is shown - mechanised production line.
The Lord Chancellor, Lord Birkenhead, entertains guests on his yacht in Genoa...
Brand new steam engines are loaded onto ships to be taken to...
King George V opens Mersey tunnel between Liverpool and Birkenhead.
Procession of Judges to service, held at Westminster...
Runner Gordon Pirie retains English senior cross-country title.
A new aircraft carrier capable of launching atomic or hydrogen...
Huge transportable gib crane capable of hoisting 100 tons put through...
Shots of Conservative MP Lord Birkenhead posing for camera with his son.
The HMS Achilles, the new British cruiser, in dock in Birkenhead.
Lord Derby christens ship 'The British Exhibitor' to carry goods to South...
Launching of the aircraft carrier Ark Royal.
Royal Navy's training ship 'Conway' is being repaired at...
Great footage of the nearly completed Mersey Tunnel between Liverpool and...
Winston Churchill tours bombed areas of Birkenhead, Liverpool and...
Launch of a ship, a miniature liner, the 'Ben My Chree'.
Smokey scenes as H.M.S. Rodney steams away from the Liverpool docks.
Scouts festival in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
Mrs A J Powell launches a the new submarine HMS Thetis at Birkenhead.
Footage of the warship the HMS 'Conway' being cleaned...
Sunken submarines Thetis and Sailfish are seen rebuilt, renamed and back...
Princess Mary lays a wreath on the...
Princess Mary launches the battleship H.M.S. Rodney in Birkenhead.
Lady Vestey christens S. S. Almeda, the new 14,000 ton South American Liner.
Lady Vesty launches the S.S Arandora.
Queen Mother launches new liner "Windsor Castle" at Birkenhead...
The new Cable Ship Mercury is prepared for service in Birkenhead.