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SOUTHERN COUNTIES CROSS COUNTRY & CUTS

Southern Counties Cross Country & Cuts (1926)

Cross country running competition.

BUILT IN A DAY

Built In A Day (1930-1939)

Building workers create a concrete house at top speed.

STEEL HOUSES COMING

Steel Houses Coming (1925)

Steel houses which can be built in 7 days are new hope to tackle housing...

HOUSING BONDS

Housing Bonds (1920)

People in Greenwich, lead by their Mayor, collect their Housing Bonds.

INDIA HOUSE - Neg Cuts.

India House - Neg Cuts. (1930)

Various shots of the exterior of India House in London.

REBUILT GERMAN VILLAGE

Rebuilt German Village (1934)

Great new country houses in rebuilt German village.

BIRD NESTS  aka BIRDS NESTING

Bird Nests AKA Birds Nesting (1929)

Various wooden bird houses are shown - and their prospective...

 

 

AMERICAN MISSION TO IRELAND

American Mission To Ireland (1921)

Members of the American Mission to relieve distress in Ireland see...

IRELAND SOLVES HOUSING PROBLEM

Ireland Solves Housing Problem (1921)

An item about how the housing problem at Clontarf in Ireland is...

HAREWOOD HOUSE

Harewood House (1922)

Footage of large stately home, Harewood House in Yorkshire

PALESTINE TODAY - COLONISATION

Palestine Today - Colonisation (1939)

Good footage of Jews in Palestine building a new village.

LONDON BRIDGE LINKS

London Bridge Links (1925)

A novel new 18 hole golf course is laid on the roof of Adelaide House in...

A HOME OF THE FUTURE

A Home Of The Future (1944)

A look around a small prefabricated house built for servicemen and their...

THE VICTIM! aka TRAILER

The Victim! AKA Trailer (1949)

Short trailer film warning people to be careful of slips, trips and...

HOUSE ON RAILWAY

House On Railway (1936)

A man is building a house on a disused railway line.

LUMINOUS KEY HOLE

Luminous Key Hole (1937)

Luminous paint around the key hole helps you get into the house at night.

CHIMNEY HOUSE issue title OKAY FOR HOUNDS

Chimney House Issue Title Okay For Hounds (1937)

Chimney shaped engine shed that has been converted...

TRIANGLE HOUSE aka TRAINELE HOUSE

Triangle House AKA Trainele House (1938)

Triangular house in Horncastle, Lincolnshire.

BRICKS FOR 10 HOUSES A DAY

Bricks For 10 Houses A Day (1938)

Process of brick making - from clay digging to a house building.

ORNAMENTAL HOUSE

Ornamental House (1939)

A house belonging to a sailor is covered with souvenirs from his travels....

WALL OF BOTTLES aka EMPTY BOTTLE FENCE issue title reads HEADS AND TAILS

Wall Of Bottles AKA Empty Bottle Fence Issue Title Reads Heads And Tails (1938)

Unusual front...

THE HOUSE THAT MOVED aka MOVING OF 17TH CENTURY HOUSE

The House That Moved AKA Moving Of 17th Century House (1965)

17th century house is moved on...

LICHFIELD - NEW STYLE HOUSES FOR RENTING

Lichfield - New Style Houses For Renting (1965)

Partly prefabricated low cost housing being built in...

HOUSES AT SPEED

Houses At Speed (1945)

Two samples of prefabricated houses erected in nine days.

SIMPLIFIED BUILDING

Simplified Building (1950)

Simple breeze block houses are constructed in Manchester.

DISTRESSED AREAS OF ENGLAND

Distressed Areas Of England (1945)

Bomb sites of England.

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT EXTERIOR

Houses Of Parliament Exterior (1946)

Several shots of the Houses of Parliament.

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

Houses Of Parliament (1947)

Exterior shots of the Houses of Parliament. London.

GROSVENOR HOUSE HOTEL

Grosvenor House Hotel (1949)

Shot of Grosvenor House Hotel.

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT - EASTMANCOLOR NEG

Houses Of Parliament - Eastmancolor Neg (1957)

Sun shining over Houses of Parliament.

REVOLVING HOUSE

Revolving House (1964)

Unusual revolving house is built in Italy.

VARIOUS HOUSES & SUBURBS

Various Houses & Suburbs (1955)

Various shots of the houses in London and suburbs.

LONDON RESIDENTIAL - 1950

London Residential - 1950 (1950)

Residential street in London.

BIRMINGHAM'S LORD MAYOR INAUGURATES A NEW HOUSING SCHEME

Birmingham's Lord Mayor Inaugurates A New Housing Scheme (1938)

The Mayor of Birmingham places a...

BISHOP OF LONDON

Bishop Of London (1928)

The Bishop of London blesses a new block of flats at Somers Town.

HOMES WHILE YOU WAIT

Homes While You Wait (1945)

A couple watching men building their new house made of portable sections in...

HUTS FOR THE HOMELESS

Huts For The Homeless (1944)

The first batch of London's prefabricated houses are built in East Poplar....

LYON'S LYONS TEASHOP STRIKE

Lyon's Lyons Teashop Strike (1920)

Lyons' female employees hold a march to demonstrate against the...

A NEW EXPORT - HOUSES!

A New Export - Houses! (1949)

English built prefabricated houses are packed up and sent off to Northern...

SHREWSBURY

Shrewsbury (1948)

Floods in Shrewsbury.

HOW CENSUS WILL WORK

How Census Will Work (1951)

Wide scale plans to 'count heads' gets into action as Census Day nears.

OAST HOUSE issue title reads HOMES TO HURD

Oast House Issue Title Reads Homes To Hurd (1936)

Oast house, originally used for drying hops, is...

BEEHIVES IN ADELAIDE HOUSE

Beehives In Adelaide House (1937)

A roof garden and beehive thrive in the centre of London on Adelaide...

WINDMILL HOUSE issue title is MIND THE DOORS

Windmill House Issue Title Is Mind The Doors (1938)

Large windmill that has been converted into a...

HIGHGATE IN WALES

Highgate In Wales (1938)

A look at Highgate hill in Wales which is home to a large Elizabethan house.

CHIMNEYS

Chimneys (1938)

Spiral shaped chimney on a house in Buckingham.

OLD HOUSE aka QUAINT HOUSE

Old House AKA Quaint House (1939)

A look at a 10th century thatched cottage supported by oak pillars....

MAKE AIR DO IT!

Make Air Do It! (1964)

An inflatable shelter is pumped up for display in a field in Maidenhead,...

RETREAT IN BURMA - APRIL / MAY 1942

Retreat In Burma - April / May 1942

Allied troops destroy Yenangyaung oil fields before...

POLISH TOWN PLANNERS IN UK

Polish Town Planners In UK (1948)

Polish town planners visit England.