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 CHANNEL BOATS

Channel Boats (1930-1939)

The Channel ferry ship 'Canterbury' comes into dock.

CHANNEL SWIMMERS

Channel Swimmers (1960-1969)

Swimmers come in after negotiating the channel

CUTS / OUT TAKES for CHANNEL SWIM SKIT in G 1325

Cuts / Out Takes For Channel Swim Skit In G 1325 (1926)

Cuts (out takes, rushes) for CHANNEL SWIM...

CHANNEL SWIMMERS - DOVER

Channel Swimmers - Dover (1920-1929)

Nice footage of swimmers preparing to swim the Channel and larking...

WATER

Water "Pushers" (1924)

New invention - strange animated flippers which aid swimming.

A FRANTIC WELCOME

A Frantic Welcome (1926)

Mr. Vierkoetter, who swam Channel in record time, is welcomed home in Berlin.

I'VE BEATEN THE GERMAN

I've Beaten The German (1926)

Parisian baker, George Michel, swims Channel in record time.

 

 

THE CHANNEL PADDLED

The Channel Paddled (1927)

French boys land on the beach as they make it across the channel in a canoe.

A SPLENDID FAILURE

A Splendid Failure (1927)

Mercedes Gleitze attempts a channel swim.

THIRD TIME - SUCCESSFUL!

Third Time - Successful! (1928)

Ivy Hawke, 23 year-old London girl swims the Channel in 19 hours 16...

18 YEAR OLD GIRL CHANNEL CONQUERER ! [sic] aka 18 YEAR OLD GIRL CHANNEL...

18 Year Old Girl Channel Conquerer ! [sic] AKA 18 Year Old Girl Channel... (1928)

18 year old...

"Laddie" Sharp Comes Home (1928)

Young Channel swimmer "Laddie" Sharp returns home to Lewisham and...

SCHOOL GIRL CHANNEL SWIMMER

School Girl Channel Swimmer (1929)

Joan Brunton, aged 11, gets in training for swimming the English...

CHANNEL SWIM JUST FAILS

Channel Swim Just Fails (1921)

Mrs Arthur Hamilton nearly manages to swim the Channel but gives up 3...

THE CHANNEL CONQUERED AGAIN

The Channel Conquered Again (1923)

A happy Henry Sullivan arrives in Dover after having swum the...

THE CHANNEL WINS AGAIN

The Channel Wins Again (1924)

Beatrice Harrison fails to swim the Channel.

THE CHANNEL WINS version 2 of 2

The Channel Wins Version 2 Of 2 (1926)

Clarabelle Barratt's second Channel swim attempt fails due to...

CHANNEL SWIMMING SEASON OPENS

Channel Swimming Season Opens (1946)

Jorge Berruetta of Chile trains for his cross Channel swimming...

THE CHANNEL WINS AGAIN

The Channel Wins Again (1926)

A typist from London is forced to give up her cross-Channel swim.

CUTS / OUT TAKES for THE CHANNEL WINS AGAIN in G 1324

Cuts / Out Takes For The Channel Wins Again In G 1324 (1926)

Cuts (out takes, rushes) for THE...

CHANNEL SWIMMER IN TRAINING

Channel Swimmer In Training (1946)

Cuts from newsreel story 46/53 - Channel Swimmer Jorge Berruta in...

GIRLS GREAT CHANNEL SWIM aka GIRL'S GREAT CHANNEL SWIM

Girls Great Channel Swim AKA Girl's Great Channel Swim (1926)

Clarabelle Barratt's attempt to...

GIRL GLIDES THE CHANNEL

Girl Glides The Channel (1934)

Record glider Joan Meakin talks about her achievement after the flight.

BEACHY HEAD TO HASTINGS

Beachy Head To Hastings (1945)

Swimmer George Booker swims from Beachy Head to Hastings preparing for a...

MISS MARWELL ABRAHAMSON IN TRAINING FOR CHANNEL SWIM

Miss Marwell Abrahamson In Training For Channel Swim (1937)

Miss Marwell Abrahamson in training...

CUTS / OUT TAKES from THE CHANNEL CONQUERED AGAIN in G 1324 and WELL DONE MOTHER...

Cuts / Out Takes From The Channel Conquered Again In G 1324 And Well Done Mother... (1926)

Cuts...

EVERYBODYS DOING IT NOW aka EVERYBODY'S DOING IT NOW & CUTS

Everybodys Doing It Now AKA Everybody's Doing It Now & Cuts (1926)

Mr. Derham of Southend swims...

CHANNEL CONQUERED AGAIN

Channel Conquered Again (1927)

The swimmer E.H.Temme receives an enthusiastic welcome from family and...

BEATEN ONLY BY THE COLD

Beaten Only By The Cold (1927)

Plenty of grease and good luck for Mrs. Corson, setting off on a channel...

ACROSS THE CHANNEL AND BACK IN 107 MINUTES

Across The Channel And Back In 107 Minutes (1928)

The Honourable Mrs Mary Bruce races across the...

CROSS CHANNEL OUTBOARD RACE FIASCO

Cross Channel Outboard Race Fiasco (1929)

Outboard motor boat racing across the English Channel,...

TO ATTEMPT CHANNEL SWIM

To Attempt Channel Swim (1921)

We see distance swimmer Mrs Arthur Hamilton in the sea and on the shore...

A MOTHER'S GALLANT BID FOR FORTUNE

A Mother's Gallant Bid For Fortune (1929)

Myrtle Huddlestone stays in water for 21 hours in her...

GRANDMOTHER CHANNEL SWIMMER

Grandmother Channel Swimmer (1925)

Grandmother Mrs E. Craven practices for her Channel swim in...

CHANNEL SWIMMERS MEMORIAL

Channel Swimmers Memorial (1925)

Memorial to Captain Webb is unveiled on occasion of 50th anniversary...

TO TEST THE CHANNEL

To Test The Channel (1926)

Miss Mille Grade practising at Dover for her cross Channel swim.

THE CHANNEL WINS version 1 of 2

The Channel Wins Version 1 Of 2 (1926)

Clarabelle Barratt's second Channel swim attempt fails due to...

CHANNEL SWIMMER

Channel Swimmer (1920)

The daughter of a Baron makes an attempt to swim the Channel.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 37 - SOME SWIMMER!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 37 - Some Swimmer! (1934)

Austrian swimmer Emma Faber shows us her...

BATTLE OF FLOWERS

Battle Of Flowers (1956)

Jersey goes gay at its annual carnival.

NEW FERRY

New Ferry (1967)

A look at the new ferry called 'Dragon' which will carry out cross-Channel runs. London.

JERSEY - HONEYMOONERS

Jersey - Honeymooners (1968)

Honeymoon couples on Channel Island of Jersey, to avoid high taxes.

THE CHANNEL SEASON

The Channel Season (1929)

Aimee Pfanner crosses the English Channel on "hydro cycle".

CHANNEL SWIMMERS

Channel Swimmers (1949)

American swimmer Shirley May France fails to make it across the English Channel.

CHANNEL SWIM

Channel Swim (1959)

Item showing people swimming the English Channel.

CHANNEL WATER SKIER

Channel Water Skier (1955)

Aleks Wozniak wants to cross the English Channel on skis.

KEN DODD - SWIMMING COACH

Ken Dodd - Swimming Coach (1963)

Comedian Ken Dodd demonstrates some novel ways to train Channel...

THE RIVIERA RIVALLED

The Riviera Rivalled (1930)

Footage of the annual Battle of the Flowers in St. Helier, Jersey.

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - MRS ARTHUR HAMILTON THE SWIMMER

Camera Interviews - Mrs Arthur Hamilton The Swimmer (1922)

Fetching swimsuits are modelled by Mrs...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - MRS ARTHUR HAMILTON THE SWIMMER

Camera Interviews - Mrs Arthur Hamilton The Swimmer (1922)

Fetching swimsuits are modelled by Mrs...