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AROUND BRITAIN - THAMES - SHIP COLLISION

Around Britain - Thames - Ship Collision (1948)

Shipwreck on the river Thames at Erith.

COAL COLLIER WRECKED OFF MARGATE

Coal Collier Wrecked Off Margate (1939)

Footage of people collecting coal from a grounded tanker on...

COURT ON A BARGE

Court On A Barge (1934)

Open air court on a barge is seen in session.

WORLD'S LARGEST SEAPLANE

World's Largest Seaplane (1930)

The Short 'Valetta' seaplane is tested out in waters off Kent.

SAUCY ARETHUSA'S SUCCESSOR

Saucy Arethusa's Successor (1934)

Launching of a new liner which takes the name of the famous ship...

FLYING DISPLAY AT HAWKINGE

Flying Display At Hawkinge (1934)

Formation of planes is tied up with ropes at rehearsal for Hendon...

WINNIE IN ACTION

Winnie In Action (1941)

Big gun in operation at Dover, shelling German vessels and coast of France.

 

 

ROCHESTER - GOLDEN HIND

Rochester - Golden Hind (1939)

Footage of the new flying boat the 'Golden Hind' taking tot he sir for...

GALE INCREASES TOLL OF GOODWIN WRECKS

Gale Increases Toll Of Goodwin Wrecks (1948)

Italian steamer stranded on Goodwins

LAUNCHING SIDEWAYS

Launching Sideways (1934)

Camroux II launched sideways at Faversham, Kent.

NEW FORM OF TRANSPORT - THE TRILEC

New Form Of Transport - The Trilec (1966)

Woman driving electric three wheel car, the trilec, to do...

GOODWINS

Goodwins (1948)

Treacherous Goodwins sandbanks are explored off the Kentish coast.

KEEPING THEM ROLLING

Keeping Them Rolling (1957)

British Railways keep bridges in order and demolish ones they do not want.

STOCKS issue title CALLING ALL TARS

Stocks Issue Title Calling All Tars (1937)

Young woman hiker tries out the village stocks in Monkton,...

CHILTHAM aka CHILHAM issue title is MIND THE DOORS

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

Look around quaint and picturesque...

SANDWICH TOWN

Sandwich Town (1938)

A look at the lovely old town of Sandwich in Kent.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Tunbridge Wells (1942-1944)

A look at Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

BUSES NOT FOR CUBA

Buses Not For Cuba (1964)

East German salvage ships work on a sunken ship in Kent. It is laden with...

CHANNEL HOVERCRAFT NAMED

Channel Hovercraft Named (1966)

Lady Mayoress of Ramsgate names hovercraft 'Swift'.

WE'VE COME BACK

We've Come Back (1945)

A little boy and girl return to bomb damaged Canterbury after having been...

BOOMERANG FLIERS RETURN

Boomerang Fliers Return (1934)

Jones and Waller arrive at Lympne Aerodrome from Australia.

BROADBENT ARRIVES AT LYMPNE

Broadbent Arrives At Lympne (1938)

Jim Broadbent poses beside his plane after flying 10,000 miles from...

'MAYO' COMPOSITE PLANE

'mayo' Composite Plane (1938)

Seaplane Mercury takes off from the roof of the flying boat Maia.

TOY TRAIN GOES TO WAR

Toy Train Goes To War (1944)

A miniature train is armoured for the war as soldiers use it to patrol...

WORLD'S SMALLEST TRAIN DEMOBBED

World's Smallest Train Demobbed (1946)

After use by army during war Hythe's mini train goes back to...

LAUNCH OF THE GOLDEN HIND

Launch Of The Golden Hind (1939)

Footage of Britain's new flying boat the 'Golden Hind' in Rochester,...

ITMA TRAVELS SOUTH

Itma Travels South (1948)

Tommy Handley receives Freedom of Miniature Railway at New Romney.

GARDEN OF ENGLAND

Garden Of England (1933)

Nice scenic shots of the Kent countryside.

TRUCULENT: MYSTERY OF THE MISSING HOUR

Truculent: Mystery Of The Missing Hour (1950)

Work continues to salvage the wreckage of the sunk...

AIR NEWS - CALAIS - LYDD aka BLERIOT REPLICA FLIES THE CHANNEL

Air News - Calais - Lydd AKA Bleriot Replica Flies The Channel (1959)

Frenchman flies Channel...

KENT SCENES aka KENT SCENIC Issue title - STEP THIS WAY!

Kent Scenes AKA Kent Scenic Issue Title - Step This Way! (1937)

A look at the lovely picturesque...

MINIATURE RAILWAY

Miniature Railway (1934)

Miniature railway in Romney & Hythe, Kent.

SHORTEST RAILWAY issue title - GOTTA HOUSE

Shortest Railway Issue Title - Gotta House (1938)

Footage of a train leaving Wingham in Kent for...

BLERIOT FLIES AGAIN aka VETERAN PLANE FLIES CHANNEL

Bleriot Flies Again AKA Veteran Plane Flies Channel (1955)

Frenchman repeats Bleriot's feat in a...

HOW TO RUN A RAILWAY

How To Run A Railway (1963)

Demonstration of a device which enables cars to use closed railway lines.

Kent Area Only - KING OF DENMARK HONOURS BUFFS

Kent Area Only - King Of Denmark Honours Buffs (1955)

King Frederick of Denmark presents new...

CHUNNEL WILL BE FIRST RATE - MARPLES

Chunnel Will Be First Rate - Marples (1964)

Transport Minister Ernest Marples inspects plans for the...

ENGINES IN HEADLINES

Engines In Headlines (1963)

A man rides his replica Ford Quadricycle in Australia, and a sea tractor is...

SOUTHAMPTON - NEW HOVERCRAFT aka SRN 4 SOON TO START CROSS-CHANNEL SERVICE

Southampton - New Hovercraft AKA Srn 4 Soon To Start Cross-Channel Service (1968)

SRN 4...

BLOSSOM TIME

Blossom Time (1945)

Two girls with servicemen boyfriends walk in orchard and remember their loved ones.

MOON MAPPING

Moon Mapping (1953)

Percy Wilkins uses home-made telescope to chart the surface of the moon.

WORLD AIR SPEED RECORD

World Air Speed Record (1945)

The Gloster Meteor jet sets the World Air Speed Record at Herne Bay,...

GLOSTER METEOR

Gloster Meteor (1945)

Shots of air speed record from newsreel story "Headlines from the Pathe NewsDesk"...

MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC

Mobile Dental Clinic (1954)

Mobile dental service for children in Chartham, Kent.

BELGIAN CHOCOLATE FOR BRITISH CHILDREN

Belgian Chocolate For British Children (1948)

Celebration of 25th Anniversary of Air Service between...

NEW ROMNEY RAILWAY

New Romney Railway (1966)

A steam railway one third of life-size is takes children for a ride in the...

RAILWAY RESEARCHERS

Railway Researchers (1967)

We take a little trip on a miniature steam engine, courtesy of the Maidstone...

NEW VILLAGE

New Village (1968)

A modern village which blends with the rural setting is built in Kent.

A 100 MILE

A 100 Mile "Hike" (1933)

Soldiers of the 12th Infantry Brigade marching from Dover to Arundel - partly...

WITH PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTH AFRICA Beware - other items share this title

With Prince George In South Africa Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1934)

Prince George...