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THE WELL DRESSED MAN

The Well Dressed Man (1943)

Mr Hugh Dalton proposes less conservative dress sense as more suitable for...

FIRST LION TO FLY TINTED

First Lion To Fly Tinted (1925)

Miss A. Hughes brings her pet lion cub home by aeroplane. Orange...

SIR SAM HUGHES

Sir Sam Hughes (1914-1918)

Inspection of Canadian Troops by Sir Samuel Hughes.

FAST WORK

Fast Work (1941)

Badminton match between champions Ken Davidson and Hughie Forgie.

CIGARETTES ON SALE

Cigarettes On Sale (1947)

Crowds clamour to buy cheap cigarettes on sale in pub.

BUDGET SPEECH

Budget Speech (1947)

Hugh Dalton, Chancellor of the Exchequer makes his budget speech.

CAMBRIDGE CREW

Cambridge Crew (1935)

C/U shots of this years Cambridge University boat race crew.

 

 

ETON'S NEW PROVOST

Eton's New Provost (1936)

Lord Hugh Cecil is installed as the new provost at Eton school in Berkshire.

BLESSING FROM THE BUDGET

Blessing From The Budget (1945)

Mr Hugh Dalton announces a shilling off the Income Tax.

HOVERCRAFT OF NEAR FUTURE

Hovercraft Of Near Future (1961)

Experimental hovercraft point the way to the transport of the future.

SCIENCE IN HATS

Science In Hats (1945)

New plastic hats made by famous West End milliner Hugh Beresford.

AUSTRALIA'S £20,000,000 FOR BRITAIN

Australia's £20,000,000 For Britain (1947)

Australian Government give cheque for £20 million to...

MR DALTON'S LAST BUDGET

Mr Dalton's Last Budget (1947)

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Hugh Dalton speaks about his budget plans.

ADMIRAL SOMERVILLE ON DESTROYER - MARCH 1941

Admiral Somerville On Destroyer - March 1941 (1941)

Admiral Somerville attends naval manoeuvres.

DALTON SPEECH ABOUT BUDGET

Dalton Speech About Budget (1945)

Chancellor of Exchequer gives budget speech after 1945 election.

HUGH DALTON BUDGET 1946

Hugh Dalton Budget 1946 (1946)

Hugh Dalton, Chancellor of Exchequer, gives speech about 1946 budget.

SPEECH BY HUGH GAITSKELL

Speech By Hugh Gaitskell (1948)

Fuel Minister Hugh Gaitskell defends withdrawal of basic petrol...

HERR WILLY BRANDT IN LONDON

Herr Willy Brandt In London (1959)

Anti-Nazi German mayor arrives in London to discuss foreign...

GENERAL HUGHES REVIEWS CANADIANS aka SAMUAL / SAMUEL HUGHES

General Hughes Reviews Canadians AKA Samual / Samuel Hughes (1916)

General Sir Samuel Hughes...

DUKE & DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE AT OPENING OF CANADIAN HOSPITAL AT BUXTON aka D & D...

Duke & Duchess Of Devonshire At Opening Of Canadian Hospital At Buxton AKA D & D... (1914-1918)

Opening...

CHANCELLORS BUDGET SPEECH

Chancellors Budget Speech (1945)

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Dalton gives budget speech.

DONCASTER AIR-PORT aka DONCASTER AIRPORT

Doncaster Air-Port AKA Doncaster Airport (1934)

Lord Lonsdale opens a new airport at Doncaster.

AUSTRALIAN NAVAL AIRCRAFT

Australian Naval Aircraft (1921)

Mrs Hughes launches the Australian naval aircraft number 1 at Hamble,...

GRASMERE SPORTS HELD AGAIN

Grasmere Sports Held Again (1919)

Lord Lonsdale watches competitors as the Grasmere Sports are...

GIANT STEEL WORKS READY

Giant Steel Works Ready (1951)

Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Gaitskell switches off the rolling...

ZOO aka ZOO CENSUS

Zoo AKA Zoo Census (1940)

Keeper Hugh Pilcher takes a census of some of the animals at London zoo.

GAITSKELL TAKES OVER

Gaitskell Takes Over (1955)

The Labour Party elects Mr Hugh Gaitskell to succeed Mr Clement Attlee as...

THE LAST FAREWELL

The Last Farewell (1963)

The funeral of Hugh Gaitskell, leader of the Labour Party, takes place in...

MEN AND BEAUTY

Men And Beauty (1964)

Boxer Dave Charnley runs a hairdressing salon in Dartford as a sideline.

PIPELINE TO NATURAL GAS

Pipeline To Natural Gas (1966)

Pipelines are laid at North Sea after confirming there is a vast supply...

DRIVE FOR COAL - GOVERNMENT CHIEFS VISIT DURHAM MINERS

Drive For Coal - Government Chiefs Visit Durham Miners (1947)

Government Ministers arrive at...

ORPHEUS CHOIR

Orpheus Choir (1947)

Glasgow Orpheus Choir stops in Holland on European tour.

THE PEER AND THE HAWKER

The Peer And The Hawker (1911)

Lord Lonsdale presents a donkey cart to an elderly man.

ENGLISHMEN WIN AUSTRALIAN TENNIS TITLE TOURNEY aka PERRY AND HUGHES BEAT MOORE...

Englishmen Win Australian Tennis Title Tourney AKA Perry And Hughes Beat Moore... (1930-1939)

English...

AUSTRALIA GIVES UK £2,000,000

Australia Gives UK £2,000,000 (1947)

Australian High Commissioner John Beasley presents cheque for...

TOLPUDDLE PAGEANT

Tolpuddle Pageant (1947)

Tolpuddle Martyr's Day celebrations in Dorchester.

BOXING - CHARNLEY V HUGHES

Boxing - Charnley V Hughes (1961)

Charnley beats Hughes to win the lightweight boxing title of Great...

CRANWELL DESIGNED HOVERCRAFT

Cranwell Designed Hovercraft (1963)

Cranwell cadets complete and demonstrate a small hovercraft CH 1.

 BRITISH LABOUR PARTY LEADERS RECEIVED AT THE KREMLIN

British Labour Party Leaders Received At The Kremlin (1959)

Hugh Gaitskell and Nye Bevan with...

WEDDING OF MR HUGHES

Wedding Of Mr Hughes (1920-1930)

The wedding of a Mr Hughes takes place at St John's Wood, London.

FUNERAL OF ERNEST BEVIN

Funeral Of Ernest Bevin (1951)

Funeral of the Britain's Labour Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin in London.

MEMORIAL TO ERNEST BEVIN

Memorial To Ernest Bevin (1951)

Memorial Service for the late Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin.

PARACHUTING PADRES

Parachuting Padres (1967)

Three Padres make a parachute jump at RAF Odiham. Hampshire.

MINOR MAGIC

Minor Magic (1946)

Children perform tricks and are made junior members of Institute of Magicians. London....

AUSTRALIANS

Australians "At Home" With Mr And Mrs. Hughes (1918)

Australian PM Mr. Hughes hosts party for...

CAMBERWELL BUTTERFLY

Camberwell Butterfly (1956)

Hugh Newman, a butterfly collector, releases the Camberwell Beauty in...

"Youngsters Of The Air" "Beware - Other Items Share This Title" (1930)

Cadets at RAF Halton...

"Plaiting The Maypole" ... On Horseback! (1933)

Policemen ride around the Maypole.

DEGREE DAY IS JOY DAY

Degree Day Is Joy Day (1931)

Degrees are presented to students of London University at the Albert Hall.

LORD TRENCHARD

Lord Trenchard (1934)

Lord Trenchard opens a new Middlesex Auxiliary Force headquarters in London.