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GIRL GUIDES IN HERTS

Girl Guides In Herts (1938)

Girl Guides plant trees at Belsize, Hertfordshire.

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,...

 

 

SKATING

Skating (1933)

Speed skating competition from Rickmansworth.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

D.S.I.R. aka COLD FEET

D.S.I.R. AKA Cold Feet (1950)

Footage of feet testing in Hertfordshire.

PLASTIC MODELS

Plastic Models (1951)

Plastic lampshades being made at factory in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.

NO SPREADING CHESTNUT TREE

No Spreading Chestnut Tree (1946)

Mobile blacksmith in a Hertfordshire village.

BULLDOGS

Bulldogs (1953)

Nice item about bulldog kennels in Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire.

MODEL AIRCRAFT RALLY

Model Aircraft Rally (1949)

Model aircraft rally is held at Radlett Hertfordshire.

BUS ROAD TEST

Bus Road Test (1957)

Buses are tested for stability at Aldenham, and double-checked at Chiswick skid...

CAR WRECKERS

Car Wreckers (1961)

Pre-1937 cars are dumped in overwhelmed scrap yards when new road-worthiness tests...

WOOD CARVER

Wood Carver (1955)

Wood Carver's House in small village with many interesting carvings on it and in...

PIPE COLLECTION beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Pipe Collection Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1960)

Mr Shillitoe's collection of...

FIREWORKS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Fireworks Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1962)

An item about a firework testing at...

SKI-CRAFT

Ski-Craft (1964)

A speedy new jet ski called ski-craft pulls various water skiers on the river.

WATER GARDENS

Water Gardens (1964)

A revolution in gardening is examined as we see how artificial ponds are made.

LASERS

Lasers (1967)

Demonstrations of lasers are shown at the Services Electronics Research Laboratories.

GIANT BRITISH AIR LINER

Giant British Air Liner (1930)

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

KING'S CUP AIR RACE

King's Cup Air Race (1934)

Flight Lieutenant Schofield wins the King's Cup Air Race at Hatfield.