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THIS IN OUR TIME reel 1

This In Our Time Reel 1 (1896-1929)

Wonderful documentary about the history of Liverpool.

 SUMMER BOARDERS

Summer Boarders (1900-1919)

Early silent feature - the Summer Boarders - about unwanted guests staying at a...

CHESS BEING PLAYED IN HOMES, SCHOOLS IN OPEN AIR

Chess Being Played In Homes, Schools In Open Air (1910-1919)

Footage of children playing chess.

LADY PAT'S REGIMENT GOES HOME  - THE FINAL FAREWELL

Lady Pat's Regiment Goes Home - The Final Farewell (1914-1919)

More Canadians Depart (Lady Pat's...

HUT BUILDING

Hut Building (1914-1918)

Soldiers construct building.

BUILDING NEW RED CROSS HOSPITAL AT BLACKPOOL

Building New Red Cross Hospital At Blackpool (1915)

A new hospital building under construction. ...

Water skiing on boards

Water Skiing On Boards (1917)

People enjoying water skiing on large wooden boards. United States of...

 

 

BOYS' VOCATIONAL BOARDING SCHOOL c 1920s PART 1

Boys' Vocational Boarding School C 1920s Part 1 (1920-1929)

Various shots of boys at work and play at...

GENERAL STRIKE NUMBER 3

General Strike Number 3 (1926)

Effects of General Strike on lives of British people.

WINDJAMMER   Roll 3

Windjammer Roll 3 (1930)

A feature film about the voyage of a Windjammer with excellent documentary...

MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER CABLES   HENLEY'S LTD  - Reel 2

Manufacture Of Electric Power Cables Henley's Ltd - Reel 2 (1930-1939)

Detailed promotional film...

CITIES OF BRITAIN - LIVERPOOL NO. 2

Cities Of Britain - Liverpool No. 2 (1931)

The sights of Liverpool, including a rare glimpse of the...

THE GREAT METROPOLITAN

The Great Metropolitan (1933)

Joyous Greeting wins the Grand Metropolitan horse race at Epsom.

STRANGE HAPPENINGS

Strange Happenings (1933)

An obese man eats and drinks to excess and a bucking bronco car is...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1935)

News in Nutshell visits the San Francisco Bay Bridge under construction,...

KING EDWARD VIII

King Edward VIII (1936)

A montage of footage showing King Edward VIII from his childhood to present day.

LESSONS THEY LIKE!

Lessons They Like! (1938)

New York schoolchildren learn about their city on a ferry boat trip.

BOMB OUTRAGES

Bomb Outrages (1939)

Footage of bomb damage in London and Manchester as a result of a terrorist attacks.

CANADIAN DESTROYERS

Canadian Destroyers (1940)

A flotilla of Canadian Warships arrive in Britain to join the battle with the...

THEATRICAL GARDEN PARTY

Theatrical Garden Party (1940)

Crowd milling around outside tents with Vivien Leigh, Olivier, Danny...

ELECTRICITY Reel 1

Electricity Reel 1 (1940-1950)

British Instructional Film on the workings of Power Stations and Electricity...

ELECTRICITY Reel 2

Electricity Reel 2 (1940-1950)

British Instructional Film on the workings of Power Stations and Electricity...

THIS IN OUR TIME reel 5

This In Our Time Reel 5 (1940-1949)

Wonderful documentary about the history of Liverpool.

DEFENCE BY FIRE

Defence By Fire (1945)

Britain's Coastal defence barriers revealed to public.

HOME FROM THE SEA - SEA MEN SIGN OFF

Home From The Sea - Sea Men Sign Off (1945)

Men from the Merchant Navy return home and sign off. ...

PERSONALITY MEET ALBERT SANDLER

Personality Meet Albert Sandler (1945)

A look at family life of violinist Albert Sandler, he then...

AROUND SCOTLAND

Around Scotland (1947)

The coal mines are taken into the people's ownership and men learn to care for...

104 DIE IN BRITISH PIT DISASTER

104 Die In British Pit Disaster (1947)

An underground explosion claims the lives of miners from...

WILL LAWTHER NCB

Will Lawther Ncb (1947)

Will Lawther, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, speaking from his...

NCB IN SESSION

Ncb In Session (1947)

National Coal Board in session - shots of meeting in progress.

SIR WILLIAM DARLING AND HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

Sir William Darling And Houses Of Parliament (1947)

Shots of Sir William Darling and good shots of...

NATIONAL COAL BOARD CONCEIVED

National Coal Board Conceived (1947)

Mines are handed over to National Coal Board.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA  - COAL BOARD NEEDS OVERHAUL - SIR CHARLES REID

People In Camera - Coal Board Needs Overhaul - Sir Charles Reid (1948)

Sir Charles Reid...

LYNSKEY TRIBUNAL

Lynskey Tribunal (1948)

Investigation into irregularities at Board of Trade - cuts from story in 48/100.

LYNSKEY TRIBUNAL

Lynskey Tribunal (1948)

People arriving at Lynskey Tribunal.

INTERVIEW WITH SIR CHARLES REID aka SIR CHARLES REID RESIGNS FROM NCB

Interview With Sir Charles Reid AKA Sir Charles Reid Resigns From Ncb (1948)

Various takes of...

SCOTTISH TOUR OF KING AND QUEEN IN FIFE.

Scottish Tour Of King And Queen In Fife. (1948)

Royal Tour of Scotland.

SCHOOL FOR LANDLADIES

School For Landladies (1948)

Landladies in Hastings learn about cookery. East Sussex.

WATER WORKS

Water Works (1949)

Footage of reservoir being built in Chingford, Greater London.

FENS MODEL

Fens Model (1950)

Two men do research for flood prevention methods on a model of the Fens.

DIGS AFLOAT

Digs Afloat (1950)

Footage of torpedo boat converted to digs for theatrical students. Chatham, Essex.

SWEARING IN OF SERVICE CHIEFS

Swearing In Of Service Chiefs (1950)

Footage of Service Chiefs being sworn in. Washington.

CRESSWELL PIT DISASTER

Cresswell Pit Disaster (1950)

Aftermath of coal mine disaster in Nottinghamshire, Philip Noel-Baker...

BROKEN WINGS

Broken Wings (1950-1959)

An appeal on behalf of the National Children's Home & Orphanage

WATER HAIGH TO WEMBLEY  aka  MINERS OUTING - AT ELSTREE STUDIOS ON 'TOP SECRET'...

Water Haigh To Wembley AKA Miners Outing - At Elstree Studios On 'top Secret'... (1952)

Outing...

CAT AND BOTTLE

Cat And Bottle (1952)

Nice story about cat that drinks milk from babies bottle

MINES RESCUE STATION

Mines Rescue Station (1952)

Mines' rescue crew at Wakefield on practice exercise.

COAL BOARD GALA PROCESSION

Coal Board Gala Procession (1952)

Floats take part in Coal Board gala procession. Wakefield, West...

QUEEN TOURS FLOOD AREAS

Queen Tours Flood Areas (1953)

Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and the Queen Mother visit areas hit...

CARNE OF THE GLOSTERS HOME

Carne Of The Glosters Home (1953)

Colonel Carne talks of his experiences behind bars in a North Korean...