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MAKING FOOTBALLS

Making Footballs (1950)

Footballs are made at one of London's oldest football factories in Borough.

STRONG BUT NOT SO SILENT - MEN!

Strong But Not So Silent - Men! (1931)

Market porters from Borough show their skill by balancing...

HERNE HILL MARKET SPORTS

Herne Hill Market Sports (1938)

Borough market sports include a sack race, and riding a bicycle whilst...

BOROUGH MARKET SPORTS

Borough Market Sports (1937)

Basket carrying competition is the main event on annual Borough Market...

THE ROYAL CHRISTENING CAKE aka A CAKE FOR A PRINCE

The Royal Christening Cake AKA A Cake For A Prince (1948)

Students of Borough Polytechnic, London,...

"It's Just A Matter Of Using Your Head!" (1933)

Porters from London markets race around a football...

A LEVEL HEAD ... aka A LEVEL HEAD ETC.

A Level Head ... AKA A Level Head Etc. (1933)

Market porters from Borough show their skill by...

 

 

STRONG BUT NOT SO SILENT MEN!

Strong But Not So Silent Men! (1930)

Market porters from Borough in London show off their ability to...

EVE ON THE RIVER

Eve On The River (1921)

Various shots of a women's rowing team during their stuff.

CHILDREN'S CORNER

Children's Corner (1946)

Children at the St Pancras Borough Council Children's Corner Library read and...

WORLD'S END BUILDING PROJECT

World's End Building Project (1971)

Large scale housing project in London's Chelsea district.

PRINCE'S CAKE

Prince's Cake (1948)

London students working on christening cake for recently born Prince Charles.

RUBBISH COLLECTION

Rubbish Collection (1970-1979)

Out takes from a Thames Television children's programme "Magpie" about rubbish...

POSTMAN'S NIGHTMARE

Postman's Nightmare (1960)

Post office sorting machine 'ELSIE' in action at Borough, London.

HIGHLANDERS FREEDOM

Highlanders Freedom (1961)

Ceremony to mark the creation of the Queen's Own Highlanders Regiment in...

SUSSEX DOWNS RANGER

Sussex Downs Ranger (1949)

A working day of Sussex Downs Ranger.

CHURCHILL AT HARROW

Churchill At Harrow (1955)

Winston Churchill arrives in Harrow to receive the Freedom of the Borough.

WOOD GREEN

Wood Green (1970-1979)

News report about proposed shopping centre in Wood Green, London.

PRINCESS OPENS FLAT

Princess Opens Flat (1961)

Princess Margaret opens block of flats in Woolwich, Greater London.

A CAMBRIDGE FREEDOM TO COUNTY REGIMENT

A Cambridge Freedom To County Regiment (1946)

Ceremony conferring the freedom of the borough to the...

QUEEN IN WALES

Queen In Wales (1963)

Queen Elizabeth II visits various places in Wales including Ffestiniog and...