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45,000 PIGEONS

45,000 Pigeons (1927)

45,000 pigeons are released to fly north.

17,000 PIGEONS

17,000 Pigeons (1928)

Good footage of 17,000 homing pigeons being released from their baskets in Hitchin,...

WONDER DOGS

Wonder Dogs (1924)

Dogs demonstrate their obedience at the Alsatian Wolf Dog Club trials.

GIRL GUIDES IN HERTS

Girl Guides In Herts (1938)

Girl Guides plant trees at Belsize, Hertfordshire.

IGNORANCE IS BLISS

Ignorance Is Bliss (1925)

Turkeys are fattened up ready for Christmas time.

NEWS IN FLASHES - NEW BEAVER PLANE

News In Flashes - New Beaver Plane (1953)

New Beaver plane shows its paces.

COMET III

Comet Iii (1954)

The latest of the record breaking Comet aircraft is made ready for flight trials.

 

 

JAPANESE GARDEN issue title is PURE AND SIMPLE

Japanese Garden Issue Title Is Pure And Simple (1939)

Japanese garden in Hertfordshire - complete...

CLEAR THE WAY

Clear The Way (1966)

Road bridge collapses over main railway line to north at Hatfield.

INFLATABLE AIR HALL

Inflatable Air Hall (1967)

An inflatable air hall protects building sites from bad weather. Elstree,...

BUS DESTINATION BLINDS

Bus Destination Blinds (1952)

Destination of destination signs being made at factory in Elstree,...

FIRE RESEARCH

Fire Research (1950)

Fire research at Elstree - cuts from item in NP 281.

 THUNDERBIRD MISSILE TRIALS

Thunderbird Missile Trials (1960)

Thunderbird anti-aircraft missile tried out in Stevenage.

 BAILEY BRIDGE TO CUT ACCIDENT RATE

Bailey Bridge To Cut Accident Rate (1955)

A Bailey Bridge helps to calm a traffic black spot near...

HUNTING SEASON - ENDS

Hunting Season - Ends (1930)

Hertfordshire huntsmen meet in the grounds of Bonar Law College in...

SKATING

Skating (1933)

Speed skating competition from Rickmansworth.

OXHEY MYSTERY CHASM

Oxhey Mystery Chasm (1927)

A suburban house has a huge hole in its front garden.

OXHEY MYSTERY CHASM

Oxhey Mystery Chasm (1927)

A suburban house has a huge hole in its front garden.

HATFIELD TRAIN CRASH

Hatfield Train Crash (1939)

Footage of the wreckage of a train crash in Hatfield, Greater London.

AIR NEWS - HATFIELD COMET III

Air News - Hatfield Comet Iii (1955)

The Comet aircraft will soon be back in production.

APPRENTICES' HOVERCRAFT

Apprentices' Hovercraft (1962)

Engineering apprentices demonstrate hovercraft they have built...

A LINE IN NO TIME

A Line In No Time (1962)

Mechanical track layer being used to replace tracks on line near Potters Bar.

BANK OPENS

Bank Opens "Drive In" (1961)

Footage of new 'drive in' bank in Watford, Hertfordshire.

LAND YACHT

Land Yacht (1948)

Mr Wicksted drives his land yacht around the roads of Royston, Hertfordshire.

NEW TYPE CRANE

New Type Crane (1951)

New type of mobile crane is demonstrated in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.

BANNER ARTISTS

Banner Artists (1958)

Lovely banners are painted in a studio in Hitchin.

RUBBER RESEARCH

Rubber Research (1964)

Artificial growing conditions are created in England in order to find new ways to...

CAR CRUSHER

Car Crusher (1965)

Cars are crushed in a Hertfordshire scrapyard.

HELICOPTER TO WORK

Helicopter To Work (1965)

Rowland Absolom uses a helicopter to commute to work.

STRAY DOG

Stray Dog (1968)

A scruffy dog is taken to the National Canine Defence League where they find him a new...

GIANT BRITISH AIR LINER

Giant British Air Liner (1930)

First flight of the Handley Page 'Hannibal' aeroplane - it's big!

A DOUBLE CHAMPION

A Double Champion (1933)

London professional speed skating competition won by Benny Lee.

BOYS OF THE NEW BRIGADE

Boys Of The New Brigade (1933)

Boys of the new Brigade demonstrate their exercise skills, Berkhamsted,...

SCHOOL LEAVING AGE IS 15, CHILDREN TELL MINISTER OK WITH US

School Leaving Age Is 15, Children Tell Minister Ok With Us (1947)

Education minister George...

XMAS TURKEYS

Xmas Turkeys (1920)

An item showing turkeys in a field being fed grain.

KINGS LANGLEY 60 TON ENGINE aka LUCK

Kings Langley 60 Ton Engine AKA Luck (1922)

Footage of steam train on embankment after derailment,...

MODEL JETS PUT A ZIP IN FLYING

Model Jets Put A Zip In Flying (1949)

Model plane enthusiasts show off rubber band, petrol, and jet...

AIR NEWS - COMET RETURNS

Air News - Comet Returns (1954)

John Cunningham brings record breaking 'Comet II' back from Africa.

MAIN LINE TRAIN CRASH aka WELWYN TRAIN CRASH - ONLY ONE KILLED

Main Line Train Crash AKA Welwyn Train Crash - Only One Killed (1957)

Scenes from a fatal train...

CUCUMBERS issue title SEE HOW THEY RUN

Cucumbers Issue Title See How They Run (1937)

A look at how cucumbers grow in greenhouses.

BRITAIN'S NEW FIGHTER

Britain's New Fighter (1951)

New De Havilland 110 fighter is taken for test flight by "Cats Eyes"...

WIMBLEDON BALL BOYS IN TRAINING

Wimbledon Ball Boys In Training (1966)

Boys from a Dr Barnardos Home train to be ballboys at...

FRAGMENTISER

Fragmentiser (1967)

A Fragmentiser crushes up cars and shreds them into metal pieces.

SCOUTS UNICYCLES

Scouts Unicycles (1970)

Boy scouts build their own unicycles. Totteridge, Hertfordshire.

PREFABS

Prefabs (1948)

Item showing prefabricated house being constructed in less than an hour.

ORCHIDS

Orchids (1948)

Orchids are artificially grown at greenhouses in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

ROADSIDE HARVEST

Roadside Harvest (1949)

Men harvesting wheat next to a busy road.

FIRE RESEARCH

Fire Research (1950)

Research into flammable materials is carried out at Elstree in Hertfordshire.

HIKERS AND CYCLISTS issue title PATHE PICTORIAL GOES AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND

Hikers And Cyclists Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Goes Away For The Weekend (1947)

Cyclists and...

MODERN BRICKLAYING

Modern Bricklaying (1948)

An invention by John Lambert distributes mortar along a wall enabling bricks...