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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...

HUTS FOR THE HOMELESS

Huts For The Homeless (1944)

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

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...

LONGLEAT

Longleat (1954)

Excellent footage of the interior of Longleat House in Wiltshire.

EVE GOES TO IT!

Eve Goes To It! (1941)

Excellent story of women 'doing their bit' by making speedboats to be used in...

RECRUITING IN THE CITY

Recruiting In The City (1938)

A huge anti-aircraft gun attracts men to a Territorial Army recruitment...

 

 

DOODLEBUG VILLAGE

Doodlebug Village (1944)

People who have lost their homes to V-bombs move into new prefabricated houses....

G.I. JOES LEND A HAND

G.I. Joes Lend A Hand (1944)

American troops help to clear bombed site in Lambeth. London.

GUNPOWDER FACTORY EXPLOSION

Gunpowder Factory Explosion (1940)

Damage to gunpowder factor and surrounding houses after explosion.

GET UNDER COVER!

Get Under Cover! (1940)

Warning film about what to do in the case of an air raid.

'JILL' CROW SPOTTERS

'jill' Crow Spotters (1940)

Women are trained to act as roof top plane spotters.

CHALFONT ST GILES

Chalfont St Giles (1946)

A community of squatters take over an army camp at Chalfont St. Giles....

WORLD NEWS - INDOCHINA

World News - Indochina (1950)

Anti-Red drive into Indochina.

DALAI LAMA IN INDIA

Dalai Lama In India (1959)

Dalai Lama and family arrive in Tezpur after fleeing Tibet.

BRITISH AND AMERICAN CIVILIANS AT MANSION HOUSE

British And American Civilians At Mansion House (1943)

Ceremony at Mansion House: Lord Mayor of...

NEW HOMES FOR POLES IN LUSAKA

New Homes For Poles In Lusaka (1940-1949)

New homes for Polish refugees in Lusaka, Rhodesia.

UN DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

UN Disarmament Conference (1957)

Foreign Secretary Mr Selwyn Lloyd opens the UN Disarmament Conference...

BRICKMAKERS REQUIRED

Brickmakers Required (1946)

Trailer calling for more brickmakers.

RESETTLEMENT ADVICE CENTRES

Resettlement Advice Centres (1946)

Trailer showing Resettlement Advice Centre to help ex-servicemen...

HOUSE SHARING & REST CENTRES

House Sharing & Rest Centres (1942)

Government advice to proprietress in war-torn areas

PRINCE CHARLES AT HOUSE OF LORDS

Prince Charles At House Of Lords (1970)

Prince Charles takes his seat in the House of Lords. London.

DIGS AFLOAT

Digs Afloat (1950)

Footage of torpedo boat converted to digs for theatrical students. Chatham, Essex.

"Arma Pacis Fulcre" (1932)

The Earl of Athlone inspects men of the Honourable Artillery Company of the...

QUEEN INSPECTS AMERICAN GIFTS

Queen Inspects American Gifts (1941)

Queen Elizabeth looks at gifts of toys and clothes donated by...

WANTON RAID ON LONDON

Wanton Raid On London (1941)

Air raid damages famous buildings, including Westminster Abbey and Houses...

GENERAL SMUTS AT SOUTH AFRICA HOUSE LONDON

General Smuts At South Africa House London (1942)

South African Prime Minister General Smuts chats...

WENDELL WILLKIE BACK IN USA

Wendell Willkie Back In USA (1942)

US emissary Wendell Willkie arrives back in America after his tour...

CANADA'S PREMIER ADDRESSES BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Canada's Premier Addresses British Parliament (1944)

Mackenzie King gives speech to both Houses of...

UNARMED VICTIM OF NAZI BOMBER

Unarmed Victim Of Nazi Bomber (1940)

Trinity House ship attacked by German aircraft.

DIG FOR VICTORY!

Dig For Victory! (1940)

Tractors plough up land in Belfast for war time agricultural use.

£100,000 GIFT TO RED CROSS FUND

£100,000 Gift To Red Cross Fund (1939)

Lord Nuffield presents a cheque for £100,000 to Red Cross at...

THE PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH

The Prime Minister's Speech (1940)

Neville Chamberlain speaks on the progress and prospects of the...

CYPRUS PEACE IN SIGHT

Cyprus Peace In Sight (1959)

Archbishop Makarios arrives in London and attends Cyprus peace talks.

GENERAL SMUTS HOME issue title - ALL'S WELL !

General Smuts Home Issue Title - All's Well ! (1940)

Footage of General Smuts relaxing at his...

SIGNS OF OUR TIMES issue title - UPS AND DOWNS

Signs Of Our Times Issue Title - Ups And Downs (1940)

Footage of local shops continuing as usual...

SEA CADETS issue title - CALLING ALL TARS!

Sea Cadets Issue Title - Calling All Tars! (1943)

A look at some of the boys from the Sea Cadet...

MAP MAKING BY W.V.S. issue title - QUITE SO!

Map Making By W.V.S. Issue Title - Quite So! (1943)

Ladies from the Women's Voluntary Service make...

Special Scotland Only - ERSKINE HOSPITAL

Special Scotland Only - Erskine Hospital (1955)

A cottage at Erskine Hospital is named after society...

PROTEST MARCH

Protest March (1969)

March of Dignity demonstration takes place in London.

MARRIED QUARTERS misspelt on sleeve MARRIED QUATERS

Married Quarters Misspelt On Sleeve Married Quaters (1947)

A look at new married quarters for RAF...

ARMY WIVES' HOSTEL

Army Wives' Hostel (1948)

Hostel for wives and children of servicemen on duty overseas.

LEGION BUILDERS

Legion Builders (1949)

Legion members build their own houses in Birmingham.

LIGHTSHIP

Lightship (1950)

Trinity House vessel takes provisions to lightship on Goodwin Sands.

REST BREAK HOUSE

Rest Break House (1946)

Land girls going on holiday in Devon.

SOLDIERS COME HOME

Soldiers Come Home (1945)

Soldier travels home to London and comes home to his family.

MONTGOMERY AT MANSION HOUSE

Montgomery At Mansion House (1945)

Field Marshal Montgomery at Mansion House, London.

RAPID BUILDING - RUSSIA

Rapid Building - Russia (1940-1949)

Bricklayers working at high speed on rebuilding the country.

CHURCHILL AT MANSION HOUSE

Churchill At Mansion House (1943)

Churchill speaks at Mansion House, London, during the war.

KENNEDY SPEAKS ON 'A' TEST

Kennedy Speaks On 'a' Test (1960-1969)

President orders that US prepare for A-Tests and condemns Soviet...