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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.

REVOLVING HOUSE

Revolving House (1964)

Unusual revolving house is built in Italy.

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....

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,...

SICILIAN CARTS

Sicilian Carts (1949)

Sicilian artisans at work carving and painting traditional Sicilian carts; a...

THE GREAT CRUSADE

The Great Crusade (1937)

Fantastic film about new housing - slum dwellers are rehoused in nice suburban...

BEAUTIES OF TODAY

Beauties Of Today (1931)

Beauty contest where glamour girls of all nations are led around the Paris...

BUOYS WILL BE BUOYS

Buoys Will Be Buoys (1935)

Footage of buoys being cleaned at the Trinity House Depot, London.

THE MODEL MASTERS!

The Model Masters! (1939)

Scale models of new building schemes are made in an Italian workshop.

BICYCLE FOR TWO!

Bicycle For Two! (1940)

A man and women ride a four-wheeled bicycle and the latest natty scooters in...

GUARDSMEN BUILD WHILE BUILDERS MARCH

Guardsmen Build While Builders March (1945)

As builders go on strike in London, guardsmen build...

MR ATTLEES CALL TO THE NATION aka MR ATTLEE'S CALL TO THE NATION

Mr Attlees Call To The Nation AKA Mr Attlee's Call To The Nation (1946)

Prime Minister Clement...

POPLAR NEW FLATS

Poplar New Flats (1948)

Minster of Work joins housewarming party after opening new homes in Poplar.

MAINLY FOR WOMEN

Mainly For Women (1948)

Cyril Lord Fashion Show at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.

NEWS IN FLASHES - PRINCE CHARLES'S SECOND BIRTHDAY

News In Flashes - Prince Charles's Second Birthday (1950)

A small crowd turns out at Clarence...

SHIP ON LAND issue title WAGGERS AND JOKERS

Ship On Land Issue Title Waggers And Jokers (1936)

Nautical equipment from various ships decorate a...

FACES

Faces (1936)

Shots of a group of gargoyles and faces removed from roof of Court House in York.

FREE GAS

Free Gas (1937)

A free gas jet from pit workings in Glasgow benefits the locals who cook their meals on...

CHILTHAM aka CHILHAM issue title is MIND THE DOORS

Chiltham AKA Chilham Issue Title Is Mind The Doors (1938)

Look around quaint and picturesque...

OLD MILL HOUSE

Old Mill House (1938)

A look at a house near Canterbury which has been converted from an old rubber mill....

OLD BARN

Old Barn (1938)

Barn wall made of wallpaper printing blocks.

WINDMILL issue title - WHAT'S IN A NAME ?

Windmill Issue Title - What's In A Name ? (1938)

Footage of large old house made from an old...

UGLY HOUSE issue title - OHMS

Ugly House Issue Title - OHMS (1938)

Footage of the 'Ugly House' in Beddgelert Carnarvonshire.

HOUSE ON TUNNEL issue title - BOLTS AND BARS

House On Tunnel Issue Title - Bolts And Bars (1938)

Footage of large old house on top of a railway...

ROOF TOPS issue title - BOLTS AND BARS

Roof Tops Issue Title - Bolts And Bars (1938)

Footage of strange roof tops designs in Hove, Kent.

PORTMEIRION issue title - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Portmeirion Issue Title - Beauty And The Beast (1939)

A look at the lovely Italian style village...

QUAINT HOUSES AT CHESTFIELD issue title reads HEADS AND TAILS

Quaint Houses At Chestfield Issue Title Reads Heads And Tails (1938)

A tythe barn and oast...

QUEER HOUSE issue title -

Queer House Issue Title - "Hearths Are Trumps" (1940)

Mr Mason shows us his strange house with...