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FATAL TRAIN CRASH NEAR WARRINGTON

Fatal Train Crash Near Warrington (1934)

Fast London to Blackpool train collided with a local motor...

MANY KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK

Many Killed In Train Wreck (1951)

A train crash kills several people and injures many more in Weedon,...

 MORECAMBE ILLUMINATIONS

Morecambe Illuminations (1951)

Night shots of seafront illuminations at Morecambe.

 HELICOPTER - MOBILE FLOAT

Helicopter - Mobile Float (1958)

A helicopter demonstrates a floating landing platform for use in...

BLACKPOOL ILLUMINATIONS

Blackpool Illuminations (1970-1979)

Travel shots from car driving along the road through Blackpool...

EVERYBODY WILL BE FLYING SOON & CUTS

Everybody Will Be Flying Soon & Cuts (1926)

Inventor (unsuccessfully) tests human bird device, early...

KING FEISAL VISIT TO MANCHESTER

King Feisal Visit To Manchester (1927)

King Feisal is seen on board a ship in Manchester.

 

 

 BLACKPOOL PROMENADE

Blackpool Promenade (1900)

Great Turn of the Century scenes of the Blackpool seafront.

MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL

Manchester Ship Canal (1927)

A group make an official visit to the Manchester ship canal.

NATIONAL RAILWAY UNION CELEBRATIONS

National Railway Union Celebrations (1927)

Railway men celebrate by holding a street parade and...

THE END OF A HISTORIC SHIP

The End Of A Historic Ship (1929)

Captain Tryatt's ship,The "Lady Brussels", makes her last voyage to...

BRITISH LOCOS FOR BUENOS AIRES

British Locos For Buenos Aires (1938)

A locomotive is taken by road to Liverpool where it will be...

RAIL SMASH IN LANCASHIRE

Rail Smash In Lancashire (1939)

Rail crash in Kirby, Lancashire.

CYCLE VETERANS CELEBRATE.

Cycle Veterans Celebrate. (1940)

Elderly cyclists riding elderly bikes meet for Birthday celebrations.

HEYWOOD, LANCS

Heywood, Lancs (1946)

F. M. Rist wins the motorcycle race over the rough course at Heywood in Lancashire.

MANCHESTER RAILWAY DISASTER aka TRAIN CRASH

Manchester Railway Disaster AKA Train Crash (1953)

Ten dead and fifty-nine injured as rail coach...

LOADING GENERATOR AT MANCHESTER DOCKS

Loading Generator At Manchester Docks (1966)

Generator is loaded onboard ship at Manchester docks.

KING AND QUEEN IN LANCASHIRE

King And Queen In Lancashire (1914-1918)

King George V and Queen Mary visit Lancashire.

MANCHESTER MOTORWAY

Manchester Motorway (1967)

New motorway in Manchester, Lancashire.

NEW JAPANESE SPORTS CAR DEMONSTRATION

New Japanese Sports Car Demonstration (1965)

New Japanese Honda sports car demonstrated in Mere,...

TROOPING SEASON OPENS

Trooping Season Opens (1938)

Soldiers leave on the troopship 'Lancashire' for Shanghai and Egypt. ...

THE AVIETTE

The Aviette (1923)

A glider called the Aviette reaches speeds of 40 miles per hour in first trial.

BLACKPOOL ILLUMINATIONS

Blackpool Illuminations (1938)

Blackpool is lit up at night by its famous illuminations.

LUXURY LINER AND OUT TAKES

Luxury Liner And Out Takes (1925)

New Cunard liner "Carinthia" is launched in Barrow-in-Furness.

BACK TO FOGGY BLIGHTY

Back To Foggy Blighty (1930)

The 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers return to Southampton after service...

HOLIDAYS AT HOME Dublin issue

Holidays At Home Dublin Issue (1942)

Workers of a Lancashire industrial town take a day trip to a fun...

BLUEBIRD II LEAVES FOR LAKE CONISTON

Bluebird II Leaves For Lake Coniston (1939)

The speed boat Bluebird II is loaded onto trailer bound...

LANCASHIRE aka BLUE BIRD II CHRISTENED AT LAKE CONISTON

Lancashire AKA Blue Bird II Christened At Lake Coniston (1939)

Footage of Donald Campbell and Sir...

THE TUDOR MUDDLE

The Tudor Muddle (1948)

Production of civil aviation plane Tudor II stopped with great loss of tax...

HMS HERMES DESIGNED FOR SEAPLANE CARRIER, LAUNCHED aka HMS HERMIES DESIGNED FOR...

HMS Hermes Designed For Seaplane Carrier, Launched AKA HMS Hermies Designed For... (1919)

The...

HOLIDAY NEWS aka HOLIDAY SCENES - Blackpool

Holiday News AKA Holiday Scenes - Blackpool (1954)

How interesting is Blackpool as a Holiday...

SAND YACHT OUT FOR RECORD

Sand Yacht Out For Record (1954)

Owner Mr Millett Denning tests his sand yacht racer.

'BLUEBIRD' UNVEILED

'bluebird' Unveiled (1954)

The new Bluebird jet speedboat is unveiled - it is designed to break world's...

CANAL OVER CANAL

Canal Over Canal (1936)

Swing aquaduct enables both barges and larger ships to move freely along...

BALLOON'S HOT AIR 'FLIGHT'

Balloon's Hot Air 'flight' (1966)

A Bolton science teacher tries out his home made Hot Air Balloon -...

THE MANCUNIAN WAY

The Mancunian Way (1967)

Prime Minister Harold Wilson opens the Mancunian way, a new flyover in...

PLANE CRASH ON WINTER HILL

Plane Crash On Winter Hill (1958)

Plane crashed near Bolton, Lancashire.

PLANE CRASH

Plane Crash (1967)

Argonaut aircraft crashes at Stockport, Lancashire killing 69 holidaymakers.

NEW AIR SERVICE

New Air Service (1934)

Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald opens a new air service.

LADY RYRIE

Lady Ryrie (1927)

Lady Ryrie at the launch of the great liner 'The Orford'.

VISIT OF SIR OFORI ATTA

Visit Of Sir Ofori Atta (1928)

Sir Ofori Atta visits Manchester Ship Canal and cotton mills.

QUEEN OF THE RAILWAYS

Queen Of The Railways (1928)

Ena Best is crowned 'Queen of the Railways' by Mr J Bromley, MP.

PRIVATE FLYING AGAIN

Private Flying Again (1946)

Air taxi service between Cardiff and Bristol, gliders club in Derbyshire -...

BUS SCHOOL

Bus School (1939)

Footage of women bus conductors outside bus school in Manchester.

LANCASHIRE AERO CLUB

Lancashire Aero Club (1926)

Avro Gosport aeroplane presented to Lancashire Aero Club.

BRITISH MINE SWEEPERS

British Mine Sweepers (1926)

H.M.S. Mistly and H.M.S. Newark docking in Manchester.

NEWS FROM THE AIR

News From The Air (1949)

Stafford Cripps arrives back in London - A Dakota airliner crashes on the moors...

THE KING IN MANCHESTER

The King In Manchester (1934)

King George V and Queen Mary visit Manchester.

ATLANTIC HERO BURIED aka FUNERAL OF SIR JOHN ALCOCK - MANCHESTER

Atlantic Hero Buried AKA Funeral Of Sir John Alcock - Manchester (1920)

Funeral in Manchester...

MORE MILES FOR M6

More Miles For M6 (1964)

Transport Minister Ernest Marples visits M6 and attends spot checks on lorries.