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BUILT IN A DAY

Built In A Day (1930-1939)

Building workers create a concrete house at top speed.

DEMOLISHING HOUSES

Demolishing Houses (1971)

Various footage of housing being pulled down

STEEL HOUSES COMING

Steel Houses Coming (1925)

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

A HOME OF THE FUTURE

A Home Of The Future (1944)

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

HOUSE ON RAILWAY

House On Railway (1936)

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

BRICKS FOR 10 HOUSES A DAY

Bricks For 10 Houses A Day (1938)

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

SIMPLIFIED BUILDING

Simplified Building (1950)

Simple breeze block houses are constructed in Manchester.

 

 

PUBLIC HOUSE

Public House (1970-1979)

Scene in a busy bar.

HOP FIELDS

Hop Fields (1970)

Various shots of men and women hop picking

REVOLVING HOUSE

Revolving House (1964)

Unusual revolving house is built in Italy.

METROPOLITAN GAS WORKS

Metropolitan Gas Works (1970-1979)

Shots of a metropolitan gasworks in close proximity to terraced houses.

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...

HOMES WHILE YOU WAIT

Homes While You Wait (1945)

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

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 309 - AIR-HOUSE aka AITC HOUSE and INDOOR BOWLS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 309 - Air-House AKA Aitc House And Indoor Bowls (1960)

Out takes...

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...

BEEHIVES IN ADELAIDE HOUSE

Beehives In Adelaide House (1937)

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

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.

 STOPWATCH

Stopwatch (1940)

Stopwatch in hand - probably title sequence.

HOP PICKING

Hop Picking (1950-1959)

Good scenes contrasting the old and new methods of harvesting hops.

THE GREAT CRUSADE

The Great Crusade (1937)

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

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...

BIRMINGHAM FROM THE AIR

Birmingham From The Air (1923)

Good aerial shots of Birmingham.

OLD MILL HOUSE

Old Mill House (1938)

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

JAMJAR HOUSE aka JAM JAR HOUSE

Jamjar House AKA Jam Jar House (1942)

Mr Clamp has made his greenhouse out of old jam jars. Yorkshire.

PREFABS

Prefabs (1948)

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

APPRENTICE BUILDERS

Apprentice Builders (1948)

Young builders learning their trade in Croydon.

SITU FOAM HOUSES

Situ Foam Houses (1953)

Foam is mixed with cement to help building process for homes in Selangor.

PREFABS IN SWEDEN

Prefabs In Sweden (1947)

Footage of prefabs being constructed in Sweden.

DROSS USED FOR  EXPERIMENT HOUSE

Dross Used For Experiment House (1950-1959)

Waste product from molten metal used as building material for...

SCOTTISH BREAKFAST AT LONDON SCOTCH HOUSE

Scottish Breakfast At London Scotch House (1964)

People eat porridge, Scottish piper, girls do...

COLNE

Colne (1972)

Item showing Colne in Lancashire.

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

Houses Of Parliament (1914-1918)

Shots of the Houses of Parliament.

AIR-HOUSE aka AITC HOUSE

Air-House AKA Aitc House (1960)

A nylon air-house is constructed to shelter building work in Hampton,...

WATER TOWER

Water Tower (1952)

Footage of water tower in Suffolk that has been turned into a house.

HOUSING PROBLEMS

Housing Problems (1972)

Industrial area and terraced housing - location unknown.

PROPPED-UP SHOP aka CRAZY HOUSE

Propped-Up Shop AKA Crazy House (1963)

Progress of a new tower block is halted by the stubborn owners...

TRINITY HOUSE BUOYS

Trinity House Buoys (1966)

Trinity House ship sets out from Harwich to clean and replace fuel of buoys...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 624 - reel 2 of 2 - TRINITY HOUSE BUOYS and POWER BOAT...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 624 - Reel 2 Of 2 - Trinity House Buoys And Power Boat... (1966)

Out...

"Never Weary In Well-Doing"! (1932)

Queen Mary meets local dignitaries on visit to Norwich.

"Slums Are A Disgrace!" (1933)

Dame Sybil Thorndike lays a foundation stone for new model flats in...

EDINBURGH'S FIRST ROYAL

Edinburgh's First Royal "Freewoman" (1930)

Princess Mary receives the Freedom of Edinburgh and opens...

LET THE GOOD WORK GO ON

Let The Good Work Go On (1934)

Old houses are to be demolished and new modern housing blocks are to be...

LUXURY FOR THE LITTLE MAN

Luxury For The Little Man (1934)

A new housing estate with a swimming pool and tennis courts is opened...

KING COAL!

King Coal! (1940)

Good shots of workers in a new Italian coal mine near Trieste.

MR. SILKIN GOES TO STEVENAGE

Mr. Silkin Goes To Stevenage (1946)

The Minister of Town and Country Planning visits Stevenage.

CONFERENCE WEEK aka FOREIGN MINISTER CONFERENCE

Conference Week AKA Foreign Minister Conference (1947)

Bevin meets Molotov in London at the Four...

BIG FOUR CONFERENCE

Big Four Conference (1947)

Foreign Ministers meet in London for important talks.

PRISON WALLS MAKE COTTAGE HOMES

Prison Walls Make Cottage Homes (1927)

Scenes showing the demolition of an old prison at Devizes.