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AUSTRALIA'S SPLENDID START

Australia's Splendid Start (1921)

We see the players walking onto the pitch and various shots of the...

DOGS OF HIGH AND LOW DEGREE ...

Dogs Of High And Low Degree ... (1930)

Ordinary dogs win prizes at the Leicester Tailwaggers' Show.

HOCKEY 1895 V 1945 HOCKEY aka HOCKEY - 1895 VERSUS 1945

Hockey 1895 V 1945 Hockey AKA Hockey - 1895 Versus 1945 (1945)

50th anniversary of the...

AUSTRALIA'S GOOD START

Australia's Good Start (1921)

We see the players walking onto the pitch and various shots of the...

CIVIL DEFENCE AT LEICESTER

Civil Defence At Leicester (1951)

A civil defence rescue exercise takes place in Leicester,...

A FINE START

A Fine Start (1924)

South Africa plays Leicester at cricket.

LEICESTER V BOLTON

Leicester V Bolton (1929)

Football - Bolton Wanderers beat Leicester City 2 goals to 1 in fifth round...

 

 

BRITISH EMPIRE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

British Empire Heavyweight Championship (1936)

Ben Foord becomes heavyweight boxing champion after...

BRITAIN - SNOW

Britain - Snow (1947)

An aerial tour over the snow covered countryside in the terrible winter of 1947

BRIGHTER LONDON

Brighter London (1921)

Floodlights are used so Pathe can film the sights of London at night.

FROM FARM BOY TO PREMIER

From Farm Boy To Premier (1924)

Canadian politician, C. A. Dunning visits former colleagues in a...

BOXING - ERIC BOON V LEN WICKWAR AT LEICESTER

Boxing - Eric Boon V Len Wickwar At Leicester (1939)

Footage of boxing match between Eric Boon and...

COCKELL OUTPOINTS BACILIERI

Cockell Outpoints Bacilieri (1953)

British Heavyweight Boxing Champion Don Cockell beats his Italian...

LEEDS DOCTOR DIAGNOSES WIN FOR HIMSELF

Leeds Doctor Diagnoses Win For Himself (1950)

18th Inter-County Cross Country Championship won by Dr...

BOY JOCKEY IN TRAINING

Boy Jockey In Training (1950)

Good footage of a young Lester Piggott in training in Lambourn,...

ALLEN BEATS VIC HERMAN

Allen Beats Vic Herman (1951)

Terry Allen beats Vic Herman to become British flyweight boxing champion.

CHILDREN'S ART EXHIBITION aka PAINT POTS

Children's Art Exhibition AKA Paint Pots (1949)

Cuts from newsreel 49/48 - Children's Art...

A FINE START

A Fine Start (1924)

South Africa plays Leicester at cricket.

ICE BOUND RUGBY GROUNDS

Ice Bound Rugby Grounds (1956)

Coventry Rugby Club Ground covered with snow, snow covered Leicester...

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Rugby Football (1919)

Footage of rugby match in progress.

STAGE STRUCK SHETLANDS

Stage Struck Shetlands (1966)

An item about a herd of cute Shetland ponies, their owner trains them to...

OPENING OF RATCLIFFE AERODROME BY SIR SEFTON BRANKER

Opening Of Ratcliffe Aerodrome By Sir Sefton Branker (1930)

New Aerodrome is opened near...

NATIONAL ROAD WALKING CHAMPIONSHIP

National Road Walking Championship (1931)

T Lloyd Johnson of Leicester wins National Road Walking...

COLOURS TO THE FREE FRENCH

Colours To The Free French (1941)

Mayor of Leicester presents regimental colours to General Petit of...

LEICESTER STAGES A 'BLACKOUT'

Leicester Stages A 'blackout' (1938)

Leicester prepares for an experimental anti-aircraft blackout.

LONDON - BRIGHTON WALK

London - Brighton Walk (1923)

F. Poynton of the Leicester Harriers wins London to Brighton walk in 8...

MUNNINGS JUNIOR SCOOPS KIDS' ART TROPHY

Munnings Junior Scoops Kids' Art Trophy (1949)

Coverage of Children's Art Contest in London.

LITTLE LENNIE MASON

Little Lennie Mason (1919)

Pictures of a Lennie Mason who at age 16 weighs 30 Stone.

LEICESTER - TURPIN BEATS MILLER

Leicester - Turpin Beats Miller (1953)

Randolph Turpin beats Dougie Miller in boxing match.

SPORT STARS HAIL JACK GARDNER

Sport Stars Hail Jack Gardner (1950)

The boxer Jack Gardner gives speech at celebration held by family...

HEADLINE STUNTS

Headline Stunts (1960)

Cambridge University holds a punt race, and Leicester Uni a pram race during their...

WALKER V GONZALES

Walker V Gonzales (1962)

Boxer Billy Walker loses fight when he is disqualified for landing low blows.

DRIVE IN AND BUY

Drive In And Buy (1961)

A new Tesco Supermarket is opened in Leicester - you can use the car park above...

PRISONS

Prisons (1968)

A look inside maximum security prisons at Durham, Leicester and Parkhurst.

AUTOMATIC CAR PARKING

Automatic Car Parking (1968)

Space saving car parking system called Space-O-Matic demonstrated in...

THE CITYCAR

The Citycar (1968)

Mike Forrest demonstrates his new Micro Mini 'Citycar'. Loughborough, Leicestershire....

JOE DAVIS

Joe Davis (1950)

Snooker expert Joe Davis shows us some snooker tricks at Leicester Square Hall.

 NEW UNIFORMS FOR AA

New Uniforms For Aa (1969)

Shots of Automobile Association London HQ & of AA man at breakdown on...

SHEILA SCOTT HONOURED BY '99' CLUB

Sheila Scott Honoured By '99' Club (1966)

Aviation expert Sheila Scott given awards at Royal Aero...

SWISS ELECTRIC NEWSCASTER - Colour

Swiss Electric Newscaster - Colour (1967)

New electronic newscaster at Swiss Centre building in...

AMUSEMENT ARCADE - Colour

Amusement Arcade - Colour (1969)

People having fun in the amusement arcade at Leicester Square, London...

TELEVISION AIDS BUS SERVICE.

Television Aids Bus Service. (1970)

Leicester City Bus Service use closed circuit TV to monitor their...

HOMETOWN - WOLSEY

Hometown - Wolsey (1950-1959)

Nice little film showing us Wolsey socks being made at their Leicester mills.

LAND YACHTING

Land Yachting (1966)

An exciting but unusual sport - sail powered go-carting on a disused air field.

A NORTH V SOUTH FINAL

A North V South Final (1934)

Portsmouth beats Leicester City 4-1 in FA Cup semi-final football match in...

PRINCE OF WALES - LEICESTER

Prince Of Wales - Leicester (1927)

The Prince of Wales attends a tree planting ceremony

DUCHESS OF YORK

Duchess Of York (1927)

The Duchess meets some nurses and crowds jostle for a glimpse her.

HMS NORFOLK

HMS Norfolk (1928)

The Countess of Leicester launches HMS Norfolk in Glasgow.

PRINCE HENRY AT 83RD ROYAL SHOW

Prince Henry At 83rd Royal Show (1924)

Prince Henry is seen at agricultural show.

MORE BOMB OUTRAGES

More Bomb Outrages (1939)

Footage of bomb damage at Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road in London...