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PROTECTING OUR SHIPPING

Protecting Our Shipping (1940)

Barrage balloons are used to protect Dover Harbour and the ships in it.

DANCERS ON BEACH on sleeve as DANCERSON BEACH issue title FROM MISSES TO MERSON

Dancers On Beach On Sleeve As Dancerson Beach Issue Title From Misses To Merson (1936)

Troupe...

ENGLISH CHANNEL CONQUEROR

English Channel Conqueror (1937)

Tom Blower conquers the English Channel.

WINNIE IN ACTION

Winnie In Action (1941)

Big gun in operation at Dover, shelling German vessels and coast of France.

CHANNEL SWIMMING SEASON OPENS

Channel Swimming Season Opens (1946)

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

ADMIRAL CHURCHILL

Admiral Churchill (1946)

Winston Churchill receives the Freedom of the Cinque Ports. Dover, Kent.

DOVER aka WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF

Dover AKA World News In Brief (1949)

Group of 'War Orphans' set off from Dover for a holiday in...

 

 

DOVER HOLDS CARNIVAL - SPECIAL

Dover Holds Carnival - Special (1959)

Carnival procession along sea front, cameraman on Pathe float...

CHURCH BELL IN TREE

Church Bell In Tree (1937)

Church bells hanging from trees near church in small Kent village.

CHANNEL SWIMMERS ROMANCE

Channel Swimmers Romance (1930)

Swimmers Mercedes Gleitze and Patrick Carey get married in Dover.

THE ALPINE TRIAL

The Alpine Trial (1934)

British team returns home after winning the international Alpine Trial car race.

ROYAL VISITORS Beware - other items share this title

Royal Visitors Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1934)

King and Queen of Siam arrive to...

LORD READING PRINT

Lord Reading Print (1934)

Print copy of the same newsreel story "Lord Reading" - 34/53.

ANY LADY

Any Lady (1936)

A look at champion lady wrestler Florence Mason in action against a male opponent.

BELGIAN FISHERFOLK IN SONG & DANCE

Belgian Fisherfolk In Song & Dance (1938)

Belgian fishermen and women sing a traditional song and do...

MISS MARWELL ABRAHAMSON IN TRAINING FOR CHANNEL SWIM

Miss Marwell Abrahamson In Training For Channel Swim (1937)

Miss Marwell Abrahamson in training...

DOVER BOMBED

Dover Bombed (1940)

Shots of a bombing raid on Dover - houses are destroyed but the people keep smiling.

JERRY BOMBS AT RANDOM

Jerry Bombs At Random (1940)

A bombing raid on Dover leads to civilian casualties.

COAL CABLE CAR

Coal Cable Car (1939)

A cable car system transports buckets of coal from Kent colliery to Dover harbour.

BLERIOT FLIES AGAIN aka VETERAN PLANE FLIES CHANNEL

Bleriot Flies Again AKA Veteran Plane Flies Channel (1955)

Frenchman repeats Bleriot's feat in a...

TUNNEL OR BRIDGE?

Tunnel Or Bridge? (1961)

Pathe shows both sides of the Tunnel or Bridge argument over crossing the...

FUR HAIR STYLES

Fur Hair Styles (1950)

Hairstylist Vasco display his latest creations which involve the use of animal...

HOME DRIVE FOR FOOD - BRITAIN'S HARVEST 1947

Home Drive For Food - Britain's Harvest 1947 (1947)

Good story about the fruit and grain harvest in...

SCHOOL FOR BARMAIDS

School For Barmaids (1946)

Girls being trained to work behind bar.

CHANNEL WATER SKIER

Channel Water Skier (1955)

Aleks Wozniak wants to cross the English Channel on skis.

DIEPPE

Dieppe (1964)

Travelogue showing the wonders of Dieppe market.

OUR ROYAL VISITORS

Our Royal Visitors (1932)

The Crown Prince of Ethiopia arrives by ship in Dover and inspects British...

A 100 MILE

A 100 Mile "Hike" (1933)

Soldiers of the 12th Infantry Brigade marching from Dover to Arundel - partly...

CATTERICK CAMP INSPECTION

Catterick Camp Inspection (1934)

Catterick Camp - last inspection of troops before departure for Saar.

EN ROUTE FOR THE SAAR

En Route For The Saar (1934)

Italian and British troops leave for Saar.

LORD WILLINGDON INSTALLED

Lord Willingdon Installed (1936)

Ex-viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon, is installed at Warden and...

THROUGH SERVICE

Through Service (1936)

French Ambassador Charles Corbin opens the new Dover - Dunkirk ferry service....

PARADE OF TOY SOLDERS

Parade Of Toy Solders (1937)

Cadets of Duke of York Military School in Dover are practising for Royal...

U.S. SECRETARY FOR WAR IN ENGLAND

U.S. Secretary For War In England (1943)

American Secretary of War Mr Henry Stimson visits England.

PREMIER LEAVES FOR PARIS

Premier Leaves For Paris (1938)

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

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.

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...

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...

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...