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LADY 'ALL THE YEAR ROUNDERS'

Lady 'all The Year Rounders' (1927)

Intrepid lady swimmers brave the cold waters of a lake in mid...

ROLL OUT THE BARREL

Roll Out The Barrel (1965)

Barrel rolling contest at Hampstead, London.

OUR OLYMPIC DIVING TEAM

Our Olympic Diving Team (1920)

Britain's entries for the Olympic Diving Championship practise at...

CHRISTMAS MORNING RACE

Christmas Morning Race (1920-1921)

Group of energetic men swim in the river at Hampstead for the Osborne...

ST MORITZ  aka ST. MORITZ IN MINIATURE

St Moritz AKA St. Moritz In Miniature (1924)

Children ski, sledge and have snowball fights on...

COLD SNAPPY 'AMPSTEAD aka HAMPSTEAD

Cold Snappy 'ampstead AKA Hampstead (1946)

Kids make snowman, have snowball fight and sledge on...

ST. MORITZ IN MINIATURE aka ST. MORITZ IN MINITURE

St. Moritz In Miniature AKA St. Moritz In Miniture (1925)

Children have fun sledging down hills in...

 

 

BABY CAGE

Baby Cage (1949)

A balcony cage stops a young child falling out of the window. Hampstead, London.

ANT COLONY

Ant Colony (1950)

Animal Behaviourist Derek Wragge Morley examines ants in mazes.

PLASTIC SURGERY

Plastic Surgery (1950)

A woman has plastic surgery to make nose smaller in Hampstead, London.

STREET LAMPS

Street Lamps (1951)

Peter Varnon collects and repairs old street lamps. Hampstead, London.

HAMPSTEAD HEATH FAIR

Hampstead Heath Fair (1932)

All the fun of the fair in Hampstead - a steam traction engine provides the...

HAMPSTEAD HEATH FAIR

Hampstead Heath Fair (1946)

Shots of a fun fair on Hampstead Heath. London.

BEATNIK PARTY

Beatnik Party (1960)

What the crazy young things of 1960's London did and wore in their spare time.

GRANDMOTHER ARTIST IN HAMPSTEAD

Grandmother Artist In Hampstead (1962)

An elderly lady exhibits her art works in the Hampstead suburb...

PRINCESS PAT

Princess Pat (1914-1918)

Princess Patricia opens a nurses' hostel.

FOOTBALL UP TO DATE

Football Up To Date (1917)

Nice shots of girls playing football at Hampstead.

HAPPY HAMPSTEAD aka CHILDREN ON SWINGS

Happy Hampstead AKA Children On Swings (1919)

Londoners relaxing on Hampstead Heath on first public...

CANADIAN STYLE HOMES

Canadian Style Homes (1958)

Exhibition of the new Canadian house designs which encourage use of timber...

MODEL MOTHER

Model Mother (1962)

Model Rita Kavanagh's young daughter Sandra dresses up and poses like a fashion...

EGGSHELL ARTIST

Eggshell Artist (1964)

Impressive artworks are made from broken eggshells and painted animal skulls.

PLASTIC ARTIST

Plastic Artist (1965)

Zvia, an Israeli artist living in London, creates sculptures from perspex.

BETTY'S WINNING WAYS

Betty's Winning Ways (1930)

Tennis match where Betty Nuthall beats Miss VH Montgomery in the Women's...

ANALYSING ADAM

Analysing Adam (1922)

Funfair on Hampstead Heath - coconut shy, swing boats etc.

DUSTMAN SHOWS TRUE COLOURS

Dustman Shows True Colours (1959)

Maurice Rose is a young artist who also works as a dustman in...

TROOPS IN HOT BOX aka SOLDIERS IN HOT BOX - TESTS FOR TROPICAL POSTINGS

Troops In Hot Box AKA Soldiers In Hot Box - Tests For Tropical Postings (1962)

Soldiers are...

COMFORT FURNITURE aka NEW LOOK FURNITURE AND FITTINGS

Comfort Furniture AKA New Look Furniture And Fittings (1967)

Quintessential sixties furniture on...

"Koombe" Furniture (1949)

Footage of the the new combined bed / cabinet being demonstrated in...

LACROSSE

Lacrosse (1950)

Footage of Lacrosse match in progress at Lords cricket ground in Middlesex.

OPEN AIR ART SHOW

Open Air Art Show (1952)

Footage of art exhibition at Hampstead Heath, London.

CHILDRENS TOY AEROPLANE

Childrens Toy Aeroplane (1946)

Orphan children enjoy the fun of a model plane at the Church of England...

TRIBUTE TO PAVLOVA

Tribute To Pavlova (1952)

Spanish dancers lay wreath at statue of Anna Pavlova in Hampstead, London.

LACROSSE

Lacrosse (1950)

Footage of Lacrosse match in progress at Lords cricket ground in Middlesex.

KENWOOD

Kenwood (1943)

Lovely scenic shots of Kenwood at Hampstead in London.

C.E.M. JOAD aka CEM JOAD

C.E.M. Joad AKA Cem Joad (1944-1945)

Academic Dr. Joad at home, playing hockey and giving lecture at...

MOCK BULLFIGHT

Mock Bullfight (1960)

Mr and Mrs Erik of Club Taurino practise bullfighting with cape and muleta in...

"Luck!" (1931)

A pilot escapes after crashing his plane into a house in Hampstead.

UNDERGROUND GARAGE

Underground Garage (1957)

A car is lowered to an underground garage from the front garden of a suburban...

TERRITORIALS ON PARADE

Territorials On Parade (1931)

Territorial soldiers of the Queen Victoria's Rifles march through...

THE HIGHER AND THE THE FEWER

The Higher And The The Fewer (1929)

Camera tricks are used to vary shots of dives into an outdoor...

AN IMPORT FROM CANADA - LACROSSE

An Import From Canada - Lacrosse (1922)

Men playing lacrosse - the teams are from Hampstead and...

SQUASH!

Squash! (1936)

An item showing male and female players at Hampstead Squash Club in London, the narrator...

WINTER COMES

Winter Comes (1927)

Fun for some and misery on the roads as snow blankets England.

BROTHER SCOTS AND BOTH PREMIERS

Brother Scots And Both Premiers (1930)

Ramsay MacDonald unveils a memorial to the late Andrew Fisher,...

BIG TOP IN TOWN Dublin issue

Big Top In Town Dublin Issue (1942)

Charles B Cochrane is among the fun-seekers at the Hampstead Heath...

SNOW EVERYWHERE

Snow Everywhere (1926)

People ski and toboggan in snow covered London and Berkshire.

FOOTBALLERS V BOXERS DARTS MATCH

Footballers V Boxers Darts Match (1939)

Darts match between boxers including Tommy Farr and Tottenham...

THOUSAND IN CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP aka MEL BATTY WINS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS

Thousand In Cross-Country Championship AKA Mel Batty Wins Cross Country Champs (1965)

Mel...

DOGS WALK

Dogs Walk (1969)

Dogs help to raise money for 'Help the Aged'. Hampstead Heath, London.

DOLL'S DOCTOR PATHE PICTORIAL LOOKS AT HAPPINESS

Doll's Doctor Pathe Pictorial Looks At Happiness (1947)

Jack Birkett is a "toy doctor" - he fixes...