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PRIME MINISTER VISITS DEFENCES

Prime Minister Visits Defences (1940)

Winston Churchill visits Coastal defences in the South and East...

PETROL DESTROYING DEVICE

Petrol Destroying Device (1940)

Ireland's Home Guard show us a simple way to destroy petrol reserves.

SOAP BOX SALVAGE

Soap Box Salvage (1940)

Boys in Australia collect waste materials for use in the war effort.

CLEAR BOYS, CLEAR!

Clear Boys, Clear! (1940)

Army men at work in clearing debris from London's bomb damaged streets.

TRAINING

Training "Jim Crows" (1940)

Volunteer roof spotters get to look at various RAF planes.

THE SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE

The Spirit Of The People (1940)

Great interview with London woman who is staying put despite the Blitz.

BRIGHT MOMENTS IN THE BLITZKRIEG

Bright Moments In The Blitzkrieg (1940)

Londoners have a jolly time while hiding from the Blitz in a...

 

 

THE QUEEN AT FOOD CENTRES

The Queen At Food Centres (1940)

The Queen talks with children at food distribution centres in...

DOWN CAME A RAIDER - BOMBS AND ALL

Down Came A Raider - Bombs And All (1940)

A German bomber - shot by anti-aircraft guns - crashes into...

'BOMB MAN' INTERVIEWED

'bomb Man' Interviewed (1940)

Mr Fredrick Leighton-Morris was fined for removing a bomb from a...

TUBE SNACKS

Tube Snacks (1940)

Train attendants serve tea and snacks to people in tube stations used as shelters.

MOSQUITO NAVY IN ACTION

Mosquito Navy In Action (1940)

Navy, Army and Home Guard working on protecting the coast against...

MAKING THE BEST OF THINGS

Making The Best Of Things (1940)

City workers organise their wartime shelter life to suit their...

A WELCOME VISITOR

A Welcome Visitor (1940)

Father Christmas visits children regardless of the bombing.

YOUR ANDERSON SHELTER THIS WINTER

Your Anderson Shelter This Winter (1940)

People are instructed how to make their shelter warm and...

YOUNGEST WOMAN BILLETING OFFICER

Youngest Woman Billeting Officer (1940)

The youngest woman billeting officer is ready to use...

RECORD WAR SAVINGS WEEK

Record War Savings Week (1940)

People of Keighley, Yorkshire, raise record amount of money for war...

IMBER STAYS KHAKI

Imber Stays Khaki (1948)

Village of Imber, evacuated in 1943 is to be retained by the Army for training...

HOME GUARD & BISLEY

Home Guard & Bisley (1940)

An item showing how to fire different rifles, and a shooting contest at...

SIGNS OF OUR TIMES issue title - UPS AND DOWNS

Signs Of Our Times Issue Title - Ups And Downs (1940)

Footage of local shops continuing as usual...

DISPATCH RIDERS aka EMERGENCY MESSENGERS issue title - NEEDS MUST

Dispatch Riders AKA Emergency Messengers Issue Title - Needs Must (1942)

Young men volunteer to...

THOUGHT FOR FOOD - MINISTRY OF FOOD

Thought For Food - Ministry Of Food (1945)

At Ministry of Food cooks make ginger pudding from recipe...

A.A. BATTERY - 1940

A.A. Battery - 1940 (1940)

A.A. Battery searching the sky with their antiaircraft guns ready for action...

BRITAIN ON GUARD

Britain On Guard (1940)

Britain's coast guard troops on the alert in 1940.

AIR RAID DAMAGE - 1940

Air Raid Damage - 1940 (1940)

Heavily bombed suburban buildings in 1940

MINER'S TRAILER

Miner's Trailer (1947)

Short trailer film encouraging men to become coal miners.

RAMSGATE DEEP SHELTER - 1940

Ramsgate Deep Shelter - 1940 (1940)

People make themselves comfortable in Ramsgate shelter - former...

BRITAIN CAN TAKE IT

Britain Can Take It (1940)

Good Blitz style scenes from bomb wrecked street in North London.

POSTWOMEN - 1940

Postwomen - 1940 (1940)

Postmen and Postwomen meet the Postmaster General and go on their rounds.

LONDON BOMB DAMAGE

London Bomb Damage (1940)

Footage of of bomb damage on Chancery Lane.

BOMB DAMAGE

Bomb Damage (1940)

Footage of bomb damage being cleared in London.

BRITAIN CARRIES ON - 1940

Britain Carries On - 1940 (1940)

Footage of women at work in sweets factory.

MONUMENT AREA BOMBED

Monument Area Bombed (1940)

Various shots of bomb damage to the area around the Monument in London.

LONDON BLITZ

London Blitz (1940)

Good material of firemen fighting huge fires after night time firebomb raid in Blitz...

CANTERBURY BOMBED

Canterbury Bombed (1940)

Nice shots of Canterbury after a German bombing raid - some damage to the...

AIR RAID GAZERS

Air Raid Gazers

People in and around Trafalgar Square look up at planes as if during an air raid.

HERBERT MORRISON SPEAKS ON CITIZENS ARMY

Herbert Morrison Speaks On Citizens Army (1941)

Herbert Morrison talks about compulsory fire...

CHILD EVACUEES FROM BRIGHTON

Child Evacuees From Brighton

Children evacuated from Brighton look happy as they climb onto...

CHILD EVACUEES FROM BRIGHTON

Child Evacuees From Brighton

Children evacuated from Brighton look happy as they climb onto...

CLEARING UP AT PLYMOUTH

Clearing Up At Plymouth (1941)

Clearing up after German air raid on Plymouth.

CHILDREN EVACUATED FROM PLYMOUTH

Children Evacuated From Plymouth (1941)

Good shots of child evacuees leaving Plymouth.

SOLDIERS AID THE HARVEST

Soldiers Aid The Harvest (1941)

Soldiers shrug off their jackets and help to bring in the harvest.

LORD LEATHERS

Lord Leathers (1941)

Lord Leathers, Minister of War Transport, calls for more ship building.

GERMAN INTERNEES

German Internees (1941)

Material of German women held in an internment camp in England.

WAAF BARRAGE BALLOON SCHOOL

Waaf Barrage Balloon School

WAAFs are trained in the use of barrage balloons.

WOMEN OF BIRMINGHAM

Women Of Birmingham

Parade through the City Centre calling for women to volunteer for war work.

LONDON AIR RAID VICTIMS

London Air Raid Victims (1942)

People salvaging possessions from their homes in South East London.

SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN

Suffer Little Children (1943)

Footage of children in hospital having suffered injuries during air...

THEY KNEW NOT WHY - NOVEMBER 1943

They Knew Not Why - November 1943 (1943)

Footage of burial service for children killed in air raids.

FRENCH SPIES FREED - JUNE 1944

French Spies Freed - June 1944 (1944)

Two young men are tried as collaborators in court in small...