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ARMISTICE DAY 1920  ALTERNATIVE VERSION

Armistice Day 1920 Alternative Version (1920)

The unknown soldier is laid to rest in England...

DOVER EXCITING BYE ELECTION

Dover Exciting Bye Election (1921)

Major J.J. Astor and Colonel Sir Thomas Polson finish their...

TO SEARCH THEIR POCKETS

To Search Their Pockets (1921)

Prime Minister David Lloyd George chats to people on the ship which will...

DUNKIRK WAR MEMORIAL

Dunkirk War Memorial (1923)

A memorial building is opened in honour of fallen French and British seamen....

PREMIER LEAVES FOR PARIS

Premier Leaves For Paris (1938)

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain sets off from Dover on a rough...

SEA! SEA! THOU MIGHTY MONSTER aka HAVOC OF THE GREAT GALE

Sea! Sea! Thou Mighty Monster AKA Havoc Of The Great Gale (1929)

The treacherously rough seas...

PREMIER LEAVES FOR ROME

Premier Leaves For Rome (1939)

Neville Chamberlain leaving London for Rome, Italy.

 

 

OUR TURKISH VISITORS

Our Turkish Visitors (1942)

A delegation of Turkish journalists visit an aircraft factory, Canterbury...

PRIME MINISTER AND GENERAL SMUTS AT DOVER

Prime Minister And General Smuts At Dover (1942)

Winston Churchill, General Smuts and Henry...

BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE EMBARKATION

British Expeditionary Force Embarkation (1939)

Good footage of the British Expeditionary Force...

SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND

Somewhere In England (1940)

The return to England of Unity Mitford, friend of Hitler.

GIRL CONQUERS THE CHANNEL

Girl Conquers The Channel (1926)

American teenager, Gertrude Ederle, swims the Channel.

CONVOY ATTACKED IN THE CHANNEL

Convoy Attacked In The Channel (1940)

NAZI BOMBERS BEATEN OFF

Nazi Bombers Beaten Off (1940)

Dive bombers attack ships in the Channel. They have to face...

AIR ATTACK ON DOVER HARBOUR

Air Attack On Dover Harbour (1940)

German bombers and fighters launch an unsuccessful attack on ships...

PATHE GAZETTE SPECIAL - SHELLS ACROSS THE CHANNEL

Pathe Gazette Special - Shells Across The Channel (1940)

Germans use long range guns to shoot at...

BOY SWIMMER BEATS CHANNEL

Boy Swimmer Beats Channel (1949)

18 year old Philip Mickman swims the English Channel - Jose Cortinaz...

SHIRLEY MAY - BUT SHE DID'NT SIC

Shirley May - But She Did'nt Sic (1949)

American swimmer Shirley May France fails to make it across...

NEW WAR MEMORIAL

New War Memorial (1919)

Prince Arthur of Connaught laying a foundation stone in memory of the Dover...

DOVER - GERMAN DELEGATES

Dover - German Delegates (1921)

Doctor Von Simons and the other German delegates arrive in Dover.

TWO FREEDOMS FOR CHURCHILL

Two Freedoms For Churchill (1951)

Winston Churchill is given the freedom of Deal and Dover in Kent.

MISS CHADWICK BREAKS RECORD

Miss Chadwick Breaks Record (1950)

Florence Chadwick breaks Channel Swim record - Shirley May France...

WORLDS WORST EXPLOSION aka WORLD'S WORST EXPLOSION

Worlds Worst Explosion AKA World's Worst Explosion (1926)

Lightning strikes an ammunition depot...

PICKERING SETS CHANNEL RECORD

Pickering Sets Channel Record (1955)

Bill Pickering sets up new world record in a great channel swim.

ALL WET FOR FUN

All Wet For Fun (1965)

Bob Platten sails the Channel in a huge bottle, and people play football in the...

GIRL CHOIR ROUGH TRIP aka GIRLS' CHOIR EN ROUTE FOR CONTINENT

Girl Choir Rough Trip AKA Girls' Choir En Route For Continent (1962)

Wimbledon Girls Choir...

'GLOBETROTTERS' PINT SIZE

'globetrotters' Pint Size (1961)

Footage of junior Dover basketball team demonstrating their skills....

BY CAR TO BOULOGNE

By Car To Boulogne (1964)

Early system of cross Channel car ferries between Dover and Boulogne.

CHUNNEL WILL BE FIRST RATE - MARPLES

Chunnel Will Be First Rate - Marples (1964)

Transport Minister Ernest Marples inspects plans for the...

Selected Originals -  CHUNNEL WILL BE FIRST RATE - MARPLES

Selected Originals - Chunnel Will Be First Rate - Marples (1964)

Material relating to newsreel...

SOUTHAMPTON - NEW HOVERCRAFT aka SRN 4 SOON TO START CROSS-CHANNEL SERVICE

Southampton - New Hovercraft AKA Srn 4 Soon To Start Cross-Channel Service (1968)

SRN 4...

FASHION FLASH

Fashion Flash (1950)

Latest hair fashions involves butterflies, beetles and even large spiders, London.

ARABIAN PRINCES VISIT DOVER

Arabian Princes Visit Dover (1943)

Two Saudi Arabian Princes visit Dover.

Selected Originals - NEW LORD WARDEN

Selected Originals - New Lord Warden (1966)

Material related to newsreel story "New Lord Warden" -...

KING INSPECTS COASTAL DEFENCES - 1940

King Inspects Coastal Defences - 1940 (1940)

King Gorge VI inspects men of the Dove patrol.

CIRCUIT OF EUROPE INTERNATIONAL AIR RACE

Circuit Of Europe International Air Race

Various shots of early air race in the South of...

POINCARE VISITS ENGLAND

Poincare Visits England (1914)

French President Raymond Poincare visits London.

ARMY DISPLAY AT DOVER

Army Display At Dover (1946)

Exhibition of army equipment on sea front at Dover.

FRENCH WAR DEAD GO HOME

French War Dead Go Home (1948)

Ceremony at Dover - French war dead are sent back to France.

CHANNEL SWIMMERS

Channel Swimmers (1950)

Channel swimmers on training in Kent.

STRIKE BOUND TOURISTS RETURN TO ENGLAND

Strike Bound Tourists Return To England (1953)

Channel steamer 'Invicta' returns to Dover carrying...

WAR ORPHANS LEAVE DOVER FOR CONTINENTAL HOLIDAY aka BRITISH WAR ORPHANS OFF ON

War Orphans Leave Dover For Continental Holiday AKA British War Orphans Off On (1949)

Dover...

DUTCH HOUSEWIFE - ATTEMPTS TO SWIM CHANNEL

Dutch Housewife - Attempts To Swim Channel (1949)

Dutch housewife attempt to swim English Channel

COUNCIL OF EUROPE FILM - CALAIS & DOVER

Council Of Europe Film - Calais & Dover (1949)

Council of Europe film showing people crossing...

KING OF DENMARK AT DOVER

King Of Denmark At Dover (1910-1919)

King Christian X arrives by ship & receives official welcome, Prince of...

NEW BRITISH RAILWAYS CONTINENTAL FREIGHT DEPOT

New British Railways Continental Freight Depot (1960)

New British Railways continental fright...

C-133 CARGO PLANE LIFTS RECORD LOAD

C-133 Cargo Plane Lifts Record Load (1959)

A US Military Air Transport Service Cargomaster carries...

MONTE CARLO RALLY

Monte Carlo Rally (1966)

Cars in Dover prepare to travel to France to take part in the Monte Carlo...

SRN HOVERCRAFT 'SEASPEED' FIRST

Srn Hovercraft 'seaspeed' First (1969)

Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon attend inauguration and...

PRINCE OF WALES IN THE WEST COUNTRY AND DOVER

Prince Of Wales In The West Country And Dover (1924)

The Prince of Wales opens extension of Royal...