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HERNE HILL

Herne Hill (1946)

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

KOREA - ORPHANS & BUNKER HILL

Korea - Orphans & Bunker Hill (1952)

Plight of orphans in Korea and footage of continuing battle for...

"It's An Old Manx Custom" (1930)

Celebrations in the Isle of Man at the opening of their Parliament -...

SOLDIER JOCKEYS

Soldier Jockeys (1927)

Soldiers take part in horse racing at Hawthorne Hill.

WARRIORS MAKE WHOOPEE

Warriors Make Whoopee (1944)

Warriors of the Chin Hills celebrate victory over the Japanese in Burma.

MR. BALDWIN & CUTS

Mr. Baldwin & Cuts (1926)

Stanley Baldwin opens Harrow School's war memorial building.

AIR NEWS

Air News (1951)

Robert Menzies names Canberra aircraft.

 

 

EXERCISE

Exercise "Winch" - Scottish Beach Brigade (1950-1959)

Cargo vessel, "Oak Hill", cargo being loaded into...

MENDES-FRANCE RETURNS TO FRANCE AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH CHURCHILL

Mendes-France Returns To France After Discussions With Churchill (1954)

Mendes-France makes a...

 TANKS

Tanks (1914-1918)

French tanks driving through rubble.

BATTLE FOR BUNKER HILL.

Battle For Bunker Hill. (1952)

Some of the fiercest fighting of the Korean War between American troops...

FROM OUR CAMERAMAN IN BURMA

From Our Cameraman In Burma (1944)

Chin Hill tribesmen round up prisoners of war in the jungle. ...

SCORE = 1,000

Score = 1,000 (1943)

Air bases in Malta and at Biggin Hill celebrating shooting down 1,000th enemy plane.

VISITORS FROM THE U.S.A.

Visitors From The U.S.A. (1941)

Visitors from America include Marines, commentator Raymond Gram Swing,...

U.S. CONGRESS ADJOURNS LNER

U.S. Congress Adjourns Lner (1937)

U.S. Congressmen going home for summer break.

MEN OF 1916

Men Of 1916 (1928)

The twelfth anniversary of the executions of 1916 is marked at Arbour Hill.

LORD HORNE OPENS SCHOOL MEMORIAL

Lord Horne Opens School Memorial (1920)

Lord Horne opens an unique memorial dedicated to ex-pupils of...

TRIBUTE TO HEROES OF '98 AT ENNISCORTHY aka HEROES OF 1798 REMEMBERED LNER

Tribute To Heroes Of '98 At Enniscorthy AKA Heroes Of 1798 Remembered Lner (1938)

Descendants...

ANCIENT TO MODERN

Ancient To Modern (1940)

Old cannons are dug up from near Tower Hill to be used as scrap metal for new...

REPORT FROM LAOS

Report From Laos (1953)

Report from Laos in Indo-China on the Indo-Chinese war between France and the...

P.O.W. MODEL TOWN

P.O.W. Model Town (1948)

Prisoners of war create a model of Salzburg at Dancer's Hill camp,...

TIME GUNNER

Time Gunner (1948)

A large time gun linked to clock in Scottish Observatory fires from Edinburgh castle.

NOTTING HILL GATE TENSION

Notting Hill Gate Tension (1959)

Local life in London amid anti-black demonstrations and racial...

RACIAL TROUBLES IN NOTTING HILL

Racial Troubles In Notting Hill (1959)

Interview with racist White League of defence leader, Mr....

BATTLE OF BRITAIN WEEK - BIGGIN HILL

Battle Of Britain Week - Biggin Hill (1967)

Various planes including Gunbus, Spitfire, Hurricane,...

BRITISH MADE - TESTING ARMY MOTORCYCLES

British Made - Testing Army Motorcycles (1915)

Funny footage of army motorcycles being tested at...

MOTORCYCLE TEST

Motorcycle Test (1915-1916)

Army motorcycle tests; 1915-16.

Cardinal & Lord Mayor Visit Military Hospital

Cardinal & Lord Mayor Visit Military Hospital (1914-1918)

Footage of Cardinal Bourne and the Lord Mayor...

Motorcycle Dispatch Riders - 'Texas Daredevils'

Motorcycle Dispatch Riders - 'texas Daredevils' (1914-1918)

Footage of the 'Texas Daredevils' riding up...

CAPTURE OF ERGENIM  aka ERZERUM

Capture Of Ergenim AKA Erzerum (1914-1918)

Russian troops cross snowy terrain approaching Erzerum.

U.S. MARINES WIN GLORY IN GILBERT ISLANDS

U.S. Marines Win Glory In Gilbert Islands (1943)

U.S. marines invade the island of Tarawa in...

EXERCISE ARDENT

Exercise Ardent (1952)

The RAF hold a major airborne exercise to test their readiness to defend the...

ROYAL DIARY - BIGGIN HILL

Royal Diary - Biggin Hill (1955)

Queen mother visits Biggin Hill by helicopter.

KING HUSSEIN VISITS R.A.F.

King Hussein Visits R.A.F. (1955)

King Hussein inspects jet aircraft and flies a dual control jet...

TWENTY YEARS AFTER

Twenty Years After (1964)

D Day Anniversary Memorial Service at RAF Biggin Hill, Kent.

WENDELL WILLKIE SPEAKING ON AID TO BRITAIN aka WENDELL WYLKIE

Wendell Willkie Speaking On Aid To Britain AKA Wendell Wylkie (1941)

American Politician...

GENERAL WAVELL IN BURMA - 1943

General Wavell In Burma - 1943 (1943)

Good footage of General Wavell talking to soldiers in Burma.

RAF AUXILIARY: BIGGIN HILL

RAF Auxiliary: Biggin Hill (1951)

Air Secretary Arthur Henderson inspects Royal Air Force auxiliaries...

FRENCH CRUISER

French Cruiser "Joan Of Arc" On Trial (1965)

French cruiser 'Joan of Arc' entering the harbour at...

DAM BUSTERS REMEMBERED AT BIGGIN HILL

Dam Busters Remembered At Biggin Hill (1967)

617 Squadron, the Dam Busters, are reunited

THE NEW WAR OF MOVEMENT

The New War Of Movement (1917)

Portuguese cavalry's remarkable training. Some exciting footage of hard...

CHURCHILL PRESENTS ESHER TROPHY TO 615 SQUADRON REEL 2

Churchill Presents Esher Trophy To 615 Squadron Reel 2 (1950-1959)

Sir Winston Churchill arrives and...

RUMANIAN PARTY VISIT YUGOSLAVIA

Rumanian Party Visit Yugoslavia (1968)

Nicolae Ceausescu and his delegation visit Belgrade.

CIRCUS IN THE SKY

Circus In The Sky (1965)

A visit to the Biggin Hill Air Show including a trip with the Red Arrows.

PRESIDENT DE VALERA

President De Valera (1932)

The Irish President attend memorial ceremony at Arbour Hill.

Selected Original - MONACO

Selected Original - Monaco (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story "Monaco" - 69/44.

CHANGE PARTNERS

Change Partners (1945)

Excellent footage about dance hostess at Stage Door Canteen club in London.

EX-SERVICEMEN AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Ex-Servicemen At Buckingham Palace (1954)

Disabled ex-servicemen see display by Army School of PT in...

FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF SOVIET ARMY AND NAVY

Fortieth Anniversary Of Soviet Army And Navy (1958)

Russians celebrating 40th anniversary of their...

QUEEN AT BIGGIN HILL

Queen At Biggin Hill (1949)

Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) visits No. 600 RAAF at Biggin Hill, Kent.