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NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1935)

News in brief - American yacht 'Yankee' sails in practice for Cowes. (Yankee...

PORTSMOUTH - RYDE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Portsmouth - Ryde News In A Nutshell (1935)

Annual swimming race across the Solent for John Mortimer...

COWES WEEK

Cowes Week (1935)

Racing at the Cowes Regatta attended by the King George V and Queen Mary.

VETERANS AND VAMPIRES

Veterans And Vampires (1945)

Veteran car race in Chicago & Vampire Jet lands on aircraft carrier.

THE GIRL ON THE YACHT

The Girl On The Yacht (1930)

Women sail yachts - footage of a yacht race.

ROYALTY IN DOGLAND

Royalty In Dogland (1930)

Bathing belles walk along a beach in the Isle of Wight with Salukis.

VIM ON THE WATER

Vim On The Water (1929)

Fun on the water - motor boats, water skiing, punting, etc.

 

 

ROYAL COWES REGATTA

Royal Cowes Regatta (1922)

Royal Cowes Regatta off the coast of the Isle of Wight.

"Nasti" News From Lord Haw Haw No 8 (1940)

An actor gives a humorous imitation of German propagandist...

PRINCE PHILIP GOES BACK TO SEA

Prince Philip Goes Back To Sea (1949)

Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth pay a visit to the Isle of...

SMITH BROTHERS GO HOME

Smith Brothers Go Home (1949)

Colin and Stanley Smith return to their home port after sailing the...

INVASION BY REQUEST

Invasion By Request (1952)

Invasion exercise staged for Army, Navy and Air Force Staff College students

THE DUKE AT COWES

The Duke At Cowes (1952)

Prince Philip shows of his yachting skills in races off the Isle of Wight.

DUKE AHOY

Duke Ahoy (1953)

Prince Philip sails Bluebottle in the Cowes Regatta.

ROYAL COWES REGATTA

Royal Cowes Regatta (1956)

The Duke of Edinburgh attends the great Regatta in his new boat.

ISLE OF WIGHT CAR RALLY

Isle Of Wight Car Rally (1951)

Car rally at the Isle of Wight.

DUKE MISSES GRAND PRIX

Duke Misses Grand Prix (1951)

Dave Bennet wins Motorcycle Grand Prix in Isle of Man while rider Geoff...

COWES REGATTA

Cowes Regatta (1957)

Prince Charles and Prince Philip at Cowes Regatta.

SAUCER AND SCIENCE HIT HEADLINES - COWES

Saucer And Science Hit Headlines - Cowes (1959)

Test pilot Peter Lamb demonstrates hovercraft before...

COWES REGATTA

Cowes Regatta (1965)

Yachts race for the Britannia Cup during the Cowes Regatta. Isle of Wight.

HERMES FOR ROYAL NAVY

Hermes For Royal Navy (1959)

A look at life on board new aircraft carrier, HMS Hermes.

MEET THE 'HOVERBUS'

Meet The 'hoverbus' (1962)

Footage of the new S.R.N.2 hovercraft being tested. Cowes on the Isle of Man.

BRITISH BOAT WINS BIG RACE

British Boat Wins Big Race (1962)

Daily Express Offshore Power Boat Race from Cowes to Torquay.

COWES-TORBAY

Cowes-Torbay (1961)

Offshore Powerboat racing from Cowes in the Isle of Wight to Torquay.

COWES REGATTA

Cowes Regatta (1964)

Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne take parting in sailing race off the Isle of...

DANCING AT SEA

Dancing At Sea (1963)

Festival of Youth - 600 teenagers jiving aboard ferryboat at sea off Portsmouth.

SAILS UP - AND RACING

Sails Up - And Racing (1966)

The Round The Island yachting race from the Isle of Wight.

COWES REGATTA

Cowes Regatta (1967)

Colour item showing yachts at Cowes Regatta. Isle of Wight.

FUNERAL OF QUEEN VICTORIA

Funeral Of Queen Victoria (1901)

The Body of Queen Victoria goes from the Isle of Wight to St. George's...

OPERATION PUTS PIPELINE UNDER CHANNEL

Operation Puts Pipeline Under Channel (1945)

Material relating to Operation Pluto and plan to put...

QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE CONSORT'S PRIVATE APARTMENTS IN OSBORNE HOUSE

Queen Victoria And Prince Consort's Private Apartments In Osborne House (1959)

Queen Victoria...

DUKE AT COWES - HOVERCRAFT

Duke At Cowes - Hovercraft (1950-1959)

Duke in overalls walking towards, climbing into, seated in and...

COWES 1968

Cowes 1968 (1968)

Good shots of yacht racing in at least two different classes during Cowes week.

NEW DECCA RADAR FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

New Decca Radar For Air Traffic Control (1963)

A new system of radar is demonstrated by the Decca...

BLACK ARROW SATELLITE LAUNCHER TEST

Black Arrow Satellite Launcher Test (1968)

A countdown sequence showing dials, technicians working on...

DITCHING TRIALS

Ditching Trials (1969)

A scale model of Jetstream aircraft goes through ditching trials on the Isle of...

UNVEILING NEWPORT WAR MEMORIAL

Unveiling Newport War Memorial (1918-1925)

A war memorial is unveiled at Newport, Wales.

FOR A WELL EARNED HOLIDAY

For A Well Earned Holiday (1932)

King George and Queen Mary board the Royal Yacht in Cowes, Isle of...

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB'S REGATTA

Royal Thames Yacht Club's Regatta (1933)

King George V and Duke and Duchess of York on board ship at...

FOR A WELL EARNED HOLIDAY

For A Well Earned Holiday (1933)

King George V and Queen Mary arrive on Royal Yacht for Holiday in Isle...

AIR NEWS

Air News (1951)

American air force show off their planes - Saunders-Roe 'Princess' flying boat on show.

SPORTS NEWS  ELLWOOD TROPHY + PARACHUTE CONTEST

Sports News Ellwood Trophy + Parachute Contest (1959)

Hydroplane racing for Ellwood Trophy and...

NEW POST FOR MOUNTBATTEN

New Post For Mountbatten (1965)

Queen Elizabeth II installs Earl Louis Mountbatten as Governor of the...

NEW SHIP MAKES TRIP

New Ship Makes Trip (1960)

British Railway's new ship 'Caesarea' prepares to go into service on the...

COWES REGATTA - Technicolor

Cowes Regatta - Technicolor (1963)

Annual Yachting Regatta in Cowes, Isle of Wight - Technicolor.

POWERBOAT RACE

Powerboat Race (1964)

Speedboats race for the Beaverbrook Challenge Trophy.

POWER BOAT DERBY

Power Boat Derby (1963)

Italian Petroni wins the Cowes to Torquay power boat race.

OFFSHORE POWERBOAT RACE

Offshore Powerboat Race (1967)

'Surfury' wins offshore powerboat race from Isle of Wight to Torquay.

POWERBOAT RACE

Powerboat Race (1968)

'Telstar' wins the Offshore Powerboat Race, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

HMS EGRET LAUNCHED EAST

HMS Egret Launched East (1938)

Lady Mitchelson launches the latest escort ship for the Royal Navy, HMS...