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INTERNATIONAL CAMOGIE

International Camogie (1934)

Ireland beats England in the girls hockey on grass match at Dagenham.

SOUTHEND - FOOTBALL IN THE MUD

Southend - Football In The Mud (1937)

Messy beach football at Southend.

THE FIRST OYSTERS

The First Oysters (1925)

The mayor and other officials enjoy the first oysters of the season in...

PRAYERS FOR VICTORY

Prayers For Victory (1922)

Southend football team attend church service.

SEA ANGLING FESTIVAL SEASON

Sea Angling Festival Season (1920)

A item showing people fishing off Southend Pier - sadly no-one has...

YACHTING AT BURNHAM ON CROUCH

Yachting At Burnham On Crouch (1919)

Yachts race on the River at Burnham-on-Crouch.

CARNIVAL!

Carnival! (1957)

Famous annual carnival at Southend.

 

 

SOUTHEND PIER

Southend Pier (1972)

Colour shots of the attractions of Southend's very long pier.

ROYAL SIGNALS MOTORBIKE DISPLAY

Royal Signals Motorbike Display (1962)

A look at the exciting stunts performed by the Royal Signals...

SCRAMBLING KIDS

Scrambling Kids (1962)

Two youngsters try out motorbikes at a scramble course at Grays, in Essex

GIANT CATAMARAN

Giant Catamaran (1966)

The world's biggest Catamaran, the 30 ton Tsulamaran, is prepared for launch at...

SEASON'S FIRST YACHT RACING

Season's First Yacht Racing (1932)

Yacht racing scenes from Harwich.

100,000 PEOPLE SEE SOUTHEND'S CARNIVAL

100,000 People See Southend's Carnival (1930)

Crowds come out to see the floats in the Southend...

RELAY RACE THROUGH ILFORD NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Relay Race Through Ilford News In A Nutshell (1935)

Relay race around streets of Ilford, won by...

ROMFORD GIRL PILOTS

Romford Girl Pilots (1938)

Women pilots are instructed in putting on gas masks.

ILFORD ATHLETIC CLUB HOLDS ITS ANNUAL RELAY RACE

Ilford Athletic Club Holds Its Annual Relay Race (1938)

Men run around Ilford in the 12th annual...

SPORTS' DAY FOR WARSPITE BOYS

Sports' Day For Warspite Boys (1920)

A story showing the annual sports' day for the boys of the...

COLCHESTER OYSTER CATCH aka THE FIRST CATCH OF THE SEASON

Colchester Oyster Catch AKA The First Catch Of The Season (1922)

The Mayor samples first oyster...

CHILDREN'S PONY SHOW

Children's Pony Show (1924)

East Essex Hunt Club has a children's pony show in the snow.

WARSPITE BOYS

Warspite Boys (1938)

Boys of the training ship 'Warspite' enjoy their sports day in Essex.

YACHTING SEASON BEGINS

Yachting Season Begins (1926)

The King's yacht Britannia competes in Southend Regatta.

NEWS FLASHES - FOOTBALL IN THE MUD

News Flashes - Football In The Mud (1953)

Football in the mud at Leigh-on-Sea during a Coronation...

THAXTED part of WORLD NEWS

Thaxted Part Of World News (1950)

A mechanical elephant takes children for a ride.

VILLAGE FOLK SINGERS AND DANCERS

Village Folk Singers And Dancers (1927)

Quaint item about a visit to Britain by some Dutch country...

BUILD YOUR OWN CAR

Build Your Own Car (1963)

With factory supplied components, six men show how to assemble sports car in...

MECHANICAL BRICKLAYER

Mechanical Bricklayer (1967)

Demonstration of a mechanical bricklayer called the Motor Mason....

NEW MARKET PLACE

New Market Place (1969)

Plastic domes provide shelter for Basildon market.

TRAMPOLINE

Trampoline (1950)

Physical education for boys in Ilford, London.

GO KARTS IN ACTION

Go Karts In Action (1959)

The adventures of go karting at Biggin Hill, and at a holiday camp in Clacton.

BIKINI COMPETITION

Bikini Competition (1961)

Fabulous story shows girls making bikinis from tea towels and modelling them...

OLD CHURCH

Old Church (1961)

A look at Greenstead Church, one of the oldest in the country, near Epping Forest in...

AMATEUR FILM NIGHT aka AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS

Amateur Film Night AKA Amateur Photographers (1963)

A camera company puts on a show with dancing...

SPACEBALL

Spaceball (1964)

A new game is demonstrated at Butlin's Holiday Camp in Clacton.

SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING

Synchronised Swimming (1965)

Synchronised swimmers perform a routine at Butlin's Holiday Camp.

THE TWISTER

The Twister (1966)

A new game, The Twister, is demonstrated by teenage couples at a Butlin's Holiday...

"All As One" (1932)

Men swing dumbbells in display of PT skills at Colchester's Searchlight Tattoo.

"A Cowes In Miniature" (1932)

Dingy sailing just of the Essex coast. One of the boats takes one rather...

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

What Do You Think? (1933)

Mrs Fearnley Whittingstall shows off a new tennis fashion - shorts.

LONDON WANTS MORE!

London Wants More! (1931)

Barking's new swimming pool is opened by various local councillors.

HARWICH REGATTA

Harwich Regatta (1934)

Endeavour wins Harwich Regatta.

AROUND BRITAIN

Around Britain (1947)

Preview of a new car from Ford and a Heathland fire in Hampshire.

FIRE DRILL ABOARD A LINER

Fire Drill Aboard A Liner (1938)

The crew of the liner ship 'Orion' go through a fire drill.

MEN AND WOMEN FOOTBALL MATCH AT SOUTHEND LNER

Men And Women Football Match At Southend Lner (1938)

Men play against women in a football match;...

GERMANS IN ENGLAND VOTE AT SEA

Germans In England Vote At Sea (1938)

Germans living in Britain vote on the annexation of Austria...

GREYHOUND'S RACING RIVAL

Greyhound's Racing Rival (1928)

Motorcycle racing on a cinder track in Essex and motorbike and sidecar...

LORD JUSTICE... CHARLIE AUSTIN!

Lord Justice... Charlie Austin! (1928)

Comedian Charlie Austin presides over the trial for the famous...

RANJI RETURNS TO CRICKET

Ranji Returns To Cricket (1920)

Cricketer Ranji bats against Essex. Leyton, Greater London.

THE KING WINS

The King Wins (1921)

King George V wins the chief event of Southend yachting week in his yacht...

LANDING OF JULIUS CAESAR 1921

Landing Of Julius Caesar 1921 (1921)

People put on a comic performance showing Romans landing at...

WOMEN AS PEDESTRIANS

Women As Pedestrians (1921)

Wives and other relatives of London Dock Police take part in a ten mile walk...