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TRAFFIC DRILL

Traffic Drill (1931)

Quirky item showing policemen practising their traffic signals.

COASTING

Coasting (1932)

Good aerial footage of Liverpool, Southport and Blackpool in Lancashire.

FATAL TRAIN CRASH NEAR WARRINGTON

Fatal Train Crash Near Warrington (1934)

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

THE KING IN MANCHESTER

The King In Manchester (1934)

King George V and Queen Mary visit Manchester.

DUCHESS OF YORK IN BARROW

Duchess Of York In Barrow (1935)

Duchess of York launches P & O liner, Strathmore, and renames bridge...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 57

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 57 (1935)

Charles Bulpit's goat farm, two twisted trees...

CANAL OVER CANAL

Canal Over Canal (1936)

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

 

 

ROYAL TOUR IN LANCASHIRE aka ROYAL VISIT TO LANCASHIRE

Royal Tour In Lancashire AKA Royal Visit To Lancashire (1938)

Cheering crowds welcome King George...

TROOPING SEASON OPENS

Trooping Season Opens (1938)

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

BLACKPOOL ILLUMINATIONS

Blackpool Illuminations (1938)

Blackpool is lit up at night by its famous illuminations.

BRITISH LOCOS FOR BUENOS AIRES

British Locos For Buenos Aires (1938)

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

BUS SCHOOL

Bus School (1939)

Footage of women bus conductors outside bus school in Manchester.

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...

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.

HOLIDAYS AT HOME Dublin issue

Holidays At Home Dublin Issue (1942)

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

PRIVATE FLYING AGAIN

Private Flying Again (1946)

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

IT'S AN IDEA!

It's An Idea! (1946)

A look at boats, buses and a lighthouse, all now serving as homes for people. Also...

HEYWOOD, LANCS

Heywood, Lancs (1946)

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

ONE MINUTE NEWS

One Minute News (1947)

Notts-Skegness Cycle Race, Solar eclipse in Brazil, Burma veterans and Displaced...

THE TUDOR MUDDLE

The Tudor Muddle (1948)

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

NEWS FROM THE AIR

News From The Air (1949)

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

REVIEWING THE YEAR 1949

Reviewing The Year 1949 (1949)

Pathe looks back over the events of the previous year.

"Tour De Britain" - Halfway (1951)

More stages of of the Daily Express Round Britain cycle race as it...

MANY KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK

Many Killed In Train Wreck (1951)

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

CANBERRA - THERE AND BACK!

Canberra - There And Back! (1952)

Canberra bomber sets aviation record - a double Atlantic crossing in...

MANCHESTER RAILWAY DISASTER aka TRAIN CRASH

Manchester Railway Disaster AKA Train Crash (1953)

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

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.

For Lancashire Only - QUEEN AND DUKE IN LANCASHIRE

For Lancashire Only - Queen And Duke In Lancashire (1954)

The first day of Queen's short visit...

'BLUEBIRD' UNVEILED

'bluebird' Unveiled (1954)

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

ROYAL TOUR OF LANCASHIRE

Royal Tour Of Lancashire (1955)

Queen and Duke of Edinburgh tour Lancashire.

AMBASSADOR MALIK THROWS THE SWITCH

Ambassador Malik Throws The Switch (1955)

Soviet Ambassador Malik visits Blackpool and switches on...

SCRUTINY

Scrutiny (1963)

Truly hilarious pastiche of the "March of Time" film series - chimps make a newsreel!

MORE MILES FOR M6

More Miles For M6 (1964)

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

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...