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TEN GUN TERROR OF THE SKIES

Ten Gun Terror Of The Skies (1941)

Bristol Beaufighter fighter planes under construction in aircraft...

YES, WE HAVE SOME BANANAS

Yes, We Have Some Bananas (1946)

First shipment of bananas since the start of the war arrives in...

BRISTOL RAG WEEK

Bristol Rag Week (1948)

Students run Carnival rag through City streets in Bristol.

CONCORD PROGRESS

Concord Progress (1967)

Life size model of Concord shows how glamorous it will look.

BABY GORILLA

Baby Gorilla (1968)

Item showing baby gorilla called Caroline, a new arrival at Bristol Zoo.

BARLESS CAGE

Barless Cage (1950)

New cage made from glass at Bristol Zoo.

BRISTOL

Bristol (1967)

Very brief slice of life in Bristol

 

 

WORLD'S LARGEST SEAPLANE

World's Largest Seaplane (1930)

The Short 'Valetta' seaplane is tested out in waters off Kent.

WILLIAM III STATUE HAS 'WASH AND BRUSH UP'

William Iii Statue Has 'wash And Brush Up' (1937)

Statue of King William III in Bristol has been...

130 - TON COLOSSUS TAKES THE AIR

130 - Ton Colossus Takes The Air (1949)

The huge Bristol Brabazon airliner takes to the skies about...

PETROL BLAST KILLS 10

Petrol Blast Kills 10 (1951)

A garage explosion and fire in Bristol kills 10 people during a refuelling...

BAD TIME FOR GOOD QUADS

Bad Time For Good Quads (1950)

Footage of the Good family and two year old quads. Westerleigh, near...

BRITANNIA'S RECORD FLIGHT

Britannia's Record Flight (1955)

Turbojet airliner Bristol Britannia flies to South Africa in record...

AIRLINERS NOW AND LATER

Airliners Now And Later (1963)

Item showing models and mock-up of Concorde evolving in England and...

PEDAL CAR RACE

Pedal Car Race (1968)

National 24-hour pedal car race for charity at Bristol.

SAFETY VEHICLE TESTING

Safety Vehicle Testing (1968)

Item showing the new commercial vehicle testing station. Bristol, North...

COLLIE AND LION CUBS

Collie And Lion Cubs (1948)

Lion cubs get foster mother - a collie dog.

BRISTOL MODEL

Bristol Model (1951)

Frederick Smith puts finishing touches to his model of 17th century Bristol.

THE BRISTOL BRABAZON FLIES ROLL I

The Bristol Brabazon Flies Roll I (1940-1949)

The Brabazon taxiing along runway, in flight and stationary.

THE 'BRABAZON' THE BRABAZON FLIES

The 'brabazon' The Brabazon Flies (1940-1949)

Test pilot Pegg speaks about flying the Brabazon with crew...

MECHANICAL TORTOISE

Mechanical Tortoise (1951)

Footage of mechanical tortoise in Bristol.

"Much Done, But More Remains!" (1933)

Sir Hilton Young, Minister of Health, visits Bristol and talks...

INVENTOR OF THE CINEMATOGRAPH HONOURED

Inventor Of The Cinematograph Honoured (1939)

William Friese Green the inventor of the Cinematograph...

AROUND BRITAIN aka BRISTOL

Around Britain AKA Bristol (1949)

Education Minister George Tomlinson in Bristol to open school built...

BRABAZON GIANT PREPARES FOR MAIDEN FLIGHT

Brabazon Giant Prepares For Maiden Flight (1949)

A prototype of Brabazon's new giant airliner is...

BRISTOL RAG-TIME aka BRISTOL UNIVERSITY RAG

Bristol Rag-Time AKA Bristol University Rag (1953)

Students from Bristol University have a parade...

BRITANNIA OFF TO N. AFRICA

Britannia Off To N. Africa (1954)

Bill Pegg pilots Britannia airliner to Castel Idris, Libya, her...

BRISTOL TRAINS TO BEAT A-BOMB

Bristol Trains To Beat A-Bomb (1951)

Bristol civil defence and military jointly stage and fight A-bomb...

OIL DISASTER AT AVONMOUTH

Oil Disaster At Avonmouth (1951)

Massive fire at the Avonmouth oil storage site near Bristol.

THE ROCKET RACE

The Rocket Race (1957)

New British guided missiles are tested.

AIR NEWS - THE BRITANNIA AIR CRASH - 15 DEAD

Air News - The Britannia Air Crash - 15 Dead (1957)

Britannia aircraft crashes near Bristol.

BLOODHOUND SHOWS ITS PACES

Bloodhound Shows Its Paces (1958)

The Bloodhound anti-aircraft missile is undergoing final testing on...

WORLD'S FASTEST WARSHIP

World's Fastest Warship (1959)

Patrol boat HMS Brave Borderer during trials at Portsmouth.

TWO PLANES MAKE NEWS

Two Planes Make News (1962)

Test flight of supersonic Bristol 188 and VC10 jet airliner on show for...

ATOM POWER NEARER

Atom Power Nearer (1961)

Technicians load Uranium elements into the reactor of the Berkeley Nuclear...

LIFEBOAT DEFIES FIRE

Lifeboat Defies Fire (1963)

A fireproof lifeboat is tested in burning artificial lake at Pinewood...

CONCORD COSTS SOAR

Concord Costs Soar (1966)

Queen visits Filton to see the Concord production.

BABY POLAR BEAR

Baby Polar Bear (1967)

Cute 3 1/2 month old polar bear at Bristol Zoo. North Somerset.

BABY MONKEY AT BRISTOL ZOO aka 5 WEEK OLD MONKEY REARED BY KEEPER

Baby Monkey At Bristol Zoo AKA 5 Week Old Monkey Reared By Keeper (1968)

Doug Chidgey, keeper...

ZOO CUBS aka NEW ARRIVALS AT BRISTOL ZOO

Zoo Cubs AKA New Arrivals At Bristol Zoo (1968)

Baby animals at Bristol Zoo - leopards, rhinos and...

NEW FIRE FLOAT

New Fire Float (1969)

Bristol fire brigade demonstrate their new fire-float, the Aquanaut, at Avonmouth.

ELEPHANT MANICURE

Elephant Manicure (1950)

Elephants having toenails trimmed at Chipperfield Circus in Bristol.

CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE

Clifton Suspension Bridge (1953)

Footage of lights being fitted tot he Clifton Suspension Bridge in...

CONCORD PROGRESS

Concord Progress (1966)

State of art aircraft Concord, jointly designed by France and Britain, is being...

CUP FEVER

Cup Fever (1934)

America's Cup Challenger "Endeavour" in first try out in American waters.

WORLD ALTITUDE RECORD

World Altitude Record (1936)

Squadron-Leader Swain attempts to fly higher than anyone in his aeroplane...

A HUNTING WE WILL GO

A Hunting We Will Go (1936)

A new stainless steel aeroplane / seaplane enables hunters to land near...

"Number Please!" (1937)

Trainees at a Bristol post office school see how telephone kiosks and overhead...

THE ROAD TO WEMBLEY - LUTON V BRISTOL

The Road To Wembley - Luton V Bristol (1951)

Bristol Rovers beat Luton 2-1 in the 4th round FA Cup...

AIR NEWS

Air News (1951)

The Bristol Brabazon plane takes a Parliamentary Commission on a flight over London