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SPEED, EFFICIENCY & SAFETY

Speed, Efficiency & Safety (1934)

Parcel Sorting Office under pressure as the Christmas approaches.

 TRAFFIC / TRAMS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE

Traffic / Trams On Blackfriars Bridge (1920-1929)

Traffic scenes from 1930s London.

NEW FIRE FLOAT TESTED ON THAMES

New Fire Float Tested On Thames (1939)

Firemen test new test new equipment on the River Thames,...

MRS CASTLE OPENS THE BLACKFRIARS UNDERPASS

Mrs Castle Opens The Blackfriars Underpass (1967)

Minister of Transport Barbara Castle opens new...

MUD SHIFTERS

Mud Shifters (1949)

Foreshoremen at work: they rake back excess mud from banks of the Thames.

BLACKFRIARS aka HMS CHRYSANTHEMUM

Blackfriars AKA HMS Chrysanthemum (1939)

Footage of two drillship vessels at work on Victoria...

HMS PRESIDENT ONLY A FOOT TO SPARE

HMS President Only A Foot To Spare (1922)

The HMS President being towed under Blackfriars Bridge,...

 

 

LONDON'S BRIDGES

London's Bridges (1939)

A cinematic walk along the Thames introduces London's bridges.

200 KIDDIES' DAY TREAT

200 Kiddies' Day Treat (1963)

City children take outing to Greenwich Park under Blackfriars Holiday...

BILLY GRAY

Billy Gray (1967)

Boxer Billy Gray works as a porter at Smithfield Market.

GARDENS issue title PETS AND POTS

Gardens Issue Title Pets And Pots (1940)

Beautiful gardens of tenements and terrace houses in East...

TOWER BRIDGE

Tower Bridge (1940-1949)

Educational film showing various shots of London bridges but focusing on Tower...

HMS WELLINGTON

HMS Wellington (1969)

School children on board HMS Wellington to select a warship to adopt. Blackfriars,...

EVENTFUL RIVER

Eventful River (1950-1959)

Long documentary about life on and around the River Thames.