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LIVE LINE WORKING

Live Line Working (1969)

Safety suits for electricity engineers in Odiham, Hampshire.

 FLOATING OIL RIG

Floating Oil Rig (1958)

Various shots of the construction of an oil rig in Southampton.

"Hovertrain" (1963)

Engineers work on model of hovertrain.

BIGGER BOURNEMOUTH! aka BIGGER BOURNE MOUTH

Bigger Bournemouth! AKA Bigger Bourne Mouth (1931)

The Mayor of Bournemouth cuts ribbon to...

SPEEDING UP FARMING

Speeding Up Farming (1921)

The Ministry of Agriculture demonstrates to farmers how to speed up their...

"Sausage" For Oil Transport! (1958)

A flexible device is used for towing amounts of oil across the...

 NEW INFLATABLE LIFEBOAT

New Inflatable Lifeboat (1969)

Crew of ship watch as new inflatable type of lifeboat is demonstrated,...

 

 

BIG OIL TANK BLAZE AT FAWLEY NEWS A IN A NUTSHELL

Big Oil Tank Blaze At Fawley News A In A Nutshell (1935)

Explosion at oil refinery near...

400 CLERKS AS STEWARDS

400 Clerks As Stewards (1921)

Managers and clerks volunteer to take the place of strikers on the...

SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS

Southampton Docks (1938)

A ship is launched at Southampton docks in Hampshire. Soundtrack missing.

GERMAN REFUGEES AT ANDOVER

German Refugees At Andover (1938)

Jewish refugees from Germany learn to be agricultural workers at...

WORLD'S RECORD  aka WORLD'S RECORD LIFT

World's Record AKA World's Record Lift (1924)

An ocean liner is lifted out of the sea on a...

WORLD'S RECORD LIFT

World's Record Lift (1925)

The liner "Majestic" is raised in a floating dock in Southampton.

PORTSMOUTH aka FLOATING DOCK FOR EGYPT

Portsmouth AKA Floating Dock For Egypt (1939)

Footage of a large floating dock in Portsmouth which...

"Imperator" Docked (1919)

The "Imperator" being assisted into Southampton docks.

Q.E. GETS RE-FIT aka QUEEN ELIZABETH RE-FITTED

Q.E. Gets Re-Fit AKA Queen Elizabeth Re-Fitted (1953)

The massive liner gets an overhaul before...

FINS FOR OCEAN

Fins For Ocean "Queen" (1955)

Stabilising fins are fitted to "Queen Elizabeth" at Southampton.

XMAS TREE HARVEST

Xmas Tree Harvest (1966)

Cutting of the Christmas trees at New Forest.

PONIES BY AUCTION

Ponies By Auction (1964)

Footage of New Forest ponies being rounded up and branded.

ANGLO US PRODUCTION TEAM OFF TO US

Anglo Us Production Team Off To Us (1949)

Shots of "Queen Mary" at sea - cuts from 49/21.

SCHOONER 'SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL' NEARING COMPLETION

Schooner 'sir Winston Churchill' Nearing Completion (1965)

Large shooner Winston Churchill being...

 NEW FLYING BOAT - SOUTHAMPTON

New Flying Boat - Southampton (1920-1929)

Seaplane on quayside and on sea at Southampton, Hampshire.

CANADA'S FIRST WARSHIP

Canada's First Warship (1930)

A Canadian naval destroyer is launched from a shipyard in Southampton.

FARM CART IN CATHEDRAL

Farm Cart In Cathedral (1934)

Agricultural Festival held in Winchester Cathedral.

MR FOKKER - PLEASE NOTE!

Mr Fokker - Please Note! (1925)

British built Fairey Seaplanes leave for Holland.

MR FOKKER - PLEASE NOTE! TINTED

Mr Fokker - Please Note! Tinted (1925)

British built Fairey Seaplanes leave for Holland. Amber...

ROYAL COUNTIES AGRICULTURAL SHOW

Royal Counties Agricultural Show (1925)

Beautiful horses and bulls are paraded at the Royal Counties...

FLYING WING

Flying Wing (1939)

Footage of a new aircraft which has been designed with no fuselage, Southampton,...

OIL PLATFORM SAILING SOON

Oil Platform Sailing Soon (1959)

Huge oil rig 'Orient Explorer' prepares to be towed from Southampton...

HMS FLYCATCHER

HMS Flycatcher (1946)

Sailors learn house building at Royal naval air station in Middle Wallop,...

GLASS FIBRE BOAT aka HARGRAVE 64 - ALL-GLASS FIBRE FISHING BOAT

Glass Fibre Boat AKA Hargrave 64 - All-Glass Fibre Fishing Boat (1968)

New fibre glass motor...

SPECIAL ! MOTOR CYCLE GRAND PRIX

Special ! Motor Cycle Grand Prix (1969)

Footage of 500 mile motorcycle race for production bikes at...

Selected Original - MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX

Selected Original - Motorcycle Grand Prix (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story "Motorcycle...

AS DELICATE TO ADJUST AS A WATCH

As Delicate To Adjust As A Watch (1929)

Precision and skill are needed to fit a new 38 ton rudder to...

SOUTHAMPTON

Southampton (1936)

New launches demonstrated on the Solent. The boats may have royal connections.

METEOR FACTORY

Meteor Factory (1946)

Manufacture of Gloster Meteor jets at Derwent and Farnborough - cuts from 46/69.

QUEEN ELIZABETH IN DRY DOCK

Queen Elizabeth In Dry Dock (1946)

Ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth" getting refit in Southampton dry...

DOCK STRIKE SOUTHAMPTON

Dock Strike Southampton (1955)

Various shots of the liners Queen Elizabeth and the Mauretania at dock...

LINERS IN SOUTHAMPTON HARBOUR

Liners In Southampton Harbour (1964)

SS Andes and SS Queen Elizabeth at Southampton with tugs milling...

QUEEN ELIZABETH ARRIVES AT SOUTHAMPTON aka 'QUEEN ELIZABETH' DOCKING AT NIGHT

Queen Elizabeth Arrives At Southampton AKA 'queen Elizabeth' Docking At Night (1948)

Nigh...

THE QUEEN MARY WELCOMED AT SOUTHAMPTON

The Queen Mary Welcomed At Southampton (1936)

Newly built ship, the Queen Mary, arrives in...

QUEEN ELIZABETH'S LAST VOYAGE

Queen Elizabeth's Last Voyage (1968)

Liner "Queen Elizabeth" leaves Southampton for her final voyage.

WINDMILL PLANE TEST

Windmill Plane Test (1926)

Shots of early type of helicopter.

RAF'S NEWEST

RAF's Newest "Arm" (1932)

Fast launches demonstrate their speed in the seas off Southampton.

DEAR OLD SANTA CLAUS

Dear Old Santa Claus (1928)

Father Christmas pays a visit to a hospital for disabled girls and boys and...

EARL BEATTY

Earl Beatty (1921)

Earl Beatty chats to the Captain of the "Aquitania" on which he will travel to...

QUEEN MARY RECORD

Queen Mary Record (1938)

A look at the liner 'Queen Mary' in the dock at Southampton, Hampshire.

SOUTHAMPTON DOCK CENTENARY

Southampton Dock Centenary (1938)

A monument is unveiled to mark the centenary of Southampton Dock,...

BRING BACK THAT CUP - SHAMROCK V aka BRING THAT CUP BACK - SHAMROCK V

Bring Back That Cup - Shamrock V AKA Bring That Cup Back - Shamrock V (1930)

Lady Shaftesbury...

"We'll Show 'em How" Says Mr Skidmore. (1949)

British steelworkers are off to America to study their...