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"Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow" (1930)

The 'Last Boat of Summer' leaves Herne Bay in Kent.

RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Rugby League Football (1922)

Rugby League match at Herne Hill between England and Wales.

CYCLISTS - IN HUNDREDS

Cyclists - In Hundreds (1926)

Bicycle racing in Herne Hill; competitors race for S.C.C.U's Grand...

BRITISH GIRLS BEAT FRENCH GIRLS

British Girls Beat French Girls (1925)

Ladies football - Britain versus France at Herne Hill, London....

HERNE HILL

Herne Hill (1946)

Mute piece of footage showing cycling at Herne Hill, looks like it is from 1930s...

SPORTS REVIEW - MOTOR PACED CYCLING

Sports Review - Motor Paced Cycling (1946)

Motor paced cycling championship at Herne Hill, London.

BASKET CARRIERS CONTEST

Basket Carriers Contest (1935)

Basket-carrying Contest at Market Porters' Sports at Herne Hill.

 

 

STRONG BUT NOT SO SILENT - MEN!

Strong But Not So Silent - Men! (1931)

Market porters from Borough show their skill by balancing...

A LITTLE BIT OF IRELAND IN ENGLAND

A Little Bit Of Ireland In England (1927)

Hurley match in Herne Hill, London.

CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cycling Championships (1923)

A penny farthing race forms part of the cycling championships at Herne...

PUNCTURE PROOF TYRE

Puncture Proof Tyre (1938)

Puncture proof tyres that can be driven over nails are demonstrated at Herne...

POLICE SPORTS  aka POLICE SPORTS AT HERNE HILL or POLICEMAN AT PLAY

Police Sports AKA Police Sports At Herne Hill Or Policeman At Play (1920)

A story showing a...

HERNE HILL

Herne Hill (1930-1939)

Basket carrying contest - possibly between Market Porters - at Herne Hill.

THE WALLS OF JERICHO

The Walls Of Jericho (1934)

Basket-carrying competition in which most of the competitors lose their...

PENNY FARTHING CYCLE RACE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Penny Farthing Cycle Race News In A Nutshell (1935)

Penny farthing bicycle race - riders mostly...

PENNY FARTHING RACE AT HERNE HILL

Penny Farthing Race At Herne Hill (1936)

C. A. Denny wins the penny farthing bicycle race at Herne...

BOROUGH MARKET SPORTS

Borough Market Sports (1937)

Basket carrying competition is the main event on annual Borough Market...

THE PACEMAKER on sleeve as THE PACE MAKER

The Pacemaker On Sleeve As The Pace Maker (1931)

A Pacemaker motorcycle, used to judge the speed of...

THE PENNY FARTHING BIKE

The Penny Farthing Bike (1928)

C. J. Bowtle wins the Challenge Cup in Penny Farthing race. Herne Hill....

EXCURSIONS AGAIN

Excursions Again (1920)

Everyone has lots of summer fun at the seaside in Herne Bay, Kent.

CYCLING AT HERNE HILL

Cycling At Herne Hill (1938)

E V Mills wins at the International Cycling Races at Herne Hill.

HOLIDAY SNAPSHOTS

Holiday Snapshots (1925)

Holidaymakers attended horse race and cycling carnival despite the wet weather....

RECORDS BROKEN WHOLESALE

Records Broken Wholesale (1925)

C. H. Bartlett breaks cycling records in Herne Hill, London.

TOPE FISHING

Tope Fishing (1952)

Footage of fishermen tope fishing at Herne Bay, Kent.

A LEVEL HEAD ... aka A LEVEL HEAD ETC.

A Level Head ... AKA A Level Head Etc. (1933)

Market porters from Borough show their skill by...

STRONG BUT NOT SO SILENT MEN!

Strong But Not So Silent Men! (1930)

Market porters from Borough in London show off their ability to...

WOMEN'S AMATEUR ATHLETICS Beware - other items share this title

Women's Amateur Athletics Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1934)

Women's Amateur Athletic...

EVE ON THE TRACK - AT HERNE HILL

Eve On The Track - At Herne Hill (1932)

Women cyclists do their stuff at the Herne Hill cycling...

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CYCLING

International Championship Cycling (1927)

Cyclists in training on a rolling road and at a velodrome.

FINE CYCLE RACING

Fine Cycle Racing (1926)

Bicycle racing at Herne Hill in London.

SPORTSHOTS - FRANK SOUTHALL

Sportshots - Frank Southall (1933)

The champion cyclist Frank Southall demonstrates his cycling...

BICYCLES - ANCIENT AND MODERN

Bicycles - Ancient And Modern (1920)

Old Penny Farthings and Modern Motorcycles at the N.C.U. Annual...

MOTOR SCOOTER RACE

Motor Scooter Race (1920)

An item showing cycle, scooter and motorcycle races at Herne Hill.

HERNE HILL CYCLING aka HOLIDAY SPORT

Herne Hill Cycling AKA Holiday Sport (1952)

Cycle racing from London's Herne Hill.

SPORTING BRITONS - CYCLING MARATHON

Sporting Britons - Cycling Marathon (1954)

12 hour cycling marathon race is held at Hern Hill - John...

HERNE HILL CYCLE RACING

Herne Hill Cycle Racing (1956)

The 38th meeting of Cycling Champions at Herne Hill.

GRASS SKIRTS

Grass Skirts (1951)

Rope skirt making at Herne Hill, Greater London.

MASCOTS

Mascots (1953)

Ice skater Daphne Walker takes lots of model elephants as mascots on her trip to South...

WORLD AIR SPEED RECORD

World Air Speed Record (1945)

The Gloster Meteor jet sets the World Air Speed Record at Herne Bay,...

GLOSTER METEOR

Gloster Meteor (1945)

Shots of air speed record from newsreel story "Headlines from the Pathe NewsDesk"...

AIR SPEED RECORD ATTEMPT

Air Speed Record Attempt (1945)

Gloster Meteor jet plane taking off and landing at Herne Bay.

STEEPLEJACK SCHOOL

Steeplejack School (1966)

A school for training steeplejacks.

THE SUPER CYCLIST

The Super Cyclist (1929)

Cycling race featuring the Danish rider Henri Lansen.

SCIENCE SAVES YOUR BREATH

Science Saves Your Breath (1937)

Sir Leonard Hall conducting experiments to see how much energy is...

AIR SPEED RECORD ATTEMPT

Air Speed Record Attempt (1945)

Air Speed record attempt at Herne Bay by Group Captain Wilson and Eric...

 GREAT GALE DISASTER - EAST COAST TOWNS FLOODED

Great Gale Disaster - East Coast Towns Flooded (1953)

Flooding in Kent and Essex.

CARAVANS

Caravans (1954)

Item about caravans - traditional Romany, holiday caravan camps and mobile homes.

AIR SPEED RECORDS

Air Speed Records (1945)

Various shots of Gloster Meteor aircraft taxiing and in flight.

RADIO LIFEBOAT aka SEA RESCUE

Radio Lifeboat AKA Sea Rescue (1958)

A remote controlled lifeboat, designed to reduce the risk to...

THE WHEELERS' HOLIDAY

The Wheelers' Holiday (1930)

Bicycle racing at Herne Hill.