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HOW CENSUS WILL WORK

How Census Will Work (1951)

Wide scale plans to 'count heads' gets into action as Census Day nears.

CLEANING ST. PAUL'S CROSS

Cleaning St. Paul's Cross (1951)

Cleaning of the cross on top of the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral.

FESTIVAL PIGEON RACE

Festival Pigeon Race (1951)

Masses of pigeons are released for a race from Battersea Festival Park.

FIREMEN HURT IN BIG LONDON FIRE

Firemen Hurt In Big London Fire (1950)

A Paraffin factory and warehouse burn in a Thameside fire.

ON YOUR OWN HEAD BE IT!

On Your Own Head Be It! (1958)

Hat design fashions from hip London milliners.

COTTON SETS THE FASHION

Cotton Sets The Fashion (1958)

Fashion parade in London shows off the versatility of Cotton.

MOTORWAY AT LAST

Motorway At Last (1959)

Travelling brand new motorway between London and Birmingham.

 

 

BARNET- NEW LUNG FOR POLIO aka ELECTRONIC LUNG REPLACES IRON LUNG

Barnet- New Lung For Polio AKA Electronic Lung Replaces Iron Lung (1959)

The Barnet ventilator...

LONDON COURT aka issue title - SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE ...

London Court AKA Issue Title - Should Auld Acquaintance ... (1938)

Office complex in Australia...

PENGUINS

Penguins (1939)

A look at the penguins at London zoo.

BABY ZEBRA issue title - AMONG THOSE PRESENT

Baby Zebra Issue Title - Among Those Present (1941)

A look at a cute baby zebra and his mother at...

COVENT GARDEN PREPARES FOR BALLET

Covent Garden Prepares For Ballet (1946)

Covent Garden opera house gets ready for the opening of...

ALICE IN FUNLAND

Alice In Funland (1946)

Little girl enjoying various rides at a show set up in Royal Horticultural Hall,...

BILLY GRAHAM PACKS WEMBLEY

Billy Graham Packs Wembley (1955)

A huge crowd packs Wembley Stadium to hear American Evangelist Billy...

GLUBB PASHA FLIES HOME

Glubb Pasha Flies Home (1956)

Glubb Pasha, British Commander of the Arab Legion is sacked by King...

NEWS FLASHES - NIKKI THE BEAR

News Flashes - Nikki The Bear (1956)

Nikki the Bear, a gift from the Russian President to Princess...

ROLL OUT THE BARREL

Roll Out The Barrel (1965)

Barrel rolling contest at Hampstead, London.

ST. PAUL'S NEW FACE

St. Paul's New Face (1965)

Workmen clean the dome on St. Paul's Cathedral. London.

NEW PROPELLER VARIES PITCH

New Propeller Varies Pitch (1959)

A new type of propeller that helps boats reverse is demonstrated in...

WARDENS ARE SO COURTEOUS

Wardens Are So Courteous (1960)

New traffic wardens on patrol on the streets of London.

THESE HATS WON'T CRUSH

These Hats Won't Crush (1961)

Footage of latest hat from Paris that won't crush. London.

BATTERSEA EXPLOSION

Battersea Explosion (1962)

Exploding gas cylinders damage a haulage depot in London.

STEEL CAN BEAT THUGS

Steel Can Beat Thugs (1962)

Demonstration of new security devices - waistcoat with money pockets and...

NEW MARKET READY SOON

New Market Ready Soon (1963)

Smithfield's new poultry market nears completion after the original burnt...

NEW CRANE SPEEDS BIG BUILDING

New Crane Speeds Big Building (1965)

New type portal crane demonstrated in Battersea.

30 SECOND NEWS - CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE CLEANED

30 Second News - Cleopatra's Needle Cleaned (1966)

Cleopatra's Needle in London cleaned.

'BLITZ' BLAZE

'blitz' Blaze (1966)

Tottenham Timber Yard fire.

STOP ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD

Stop Accidents On The Road (1966)

Posters urging population to be more careful while driving to...

TAHITIAN DANCERS

Tahitian Dancers (1967)

Good item showing Tahitian dancers giving performance on arrival at Victoria...

CALEDONIAN MARKET

Caledonian Market (1967)

Item showing site of the old Caledonian market which is to be built on. London....

Selected originals - CALEDONIAN MARKET

Selected Originals - Caledonian Market (1967)

Material related to newsreel story "Caledonian Market"...

Selected originals - THE CUP FINAL

Selected Originals - The Cup Final (1967)

Material relating to newsreel story "The Cup Final" -...

CHIMPS' TEA PARTY

Chimps' Tea Party (1967)

Chimps hold a rehearsal for their tea party at London Zoo.

Selected Originals - THE CROWN JEWELS

Selected Originals - The Crown Jewels (1967)

Material relating to newsreel story "The Crown Jewels"...

CAGE BIRD EXHIBITION

Cage Bird Exhibition (1967)

Cage bird show at Alexandra Palace.

POLAR BEARS UNDERWATER

Polar Bears Underwater (1967)

Polar bears cool off with a swim underwater. London Zoo.

PADDINGTON STATION FACELIFT

Paddington Station Facelift (1967)

Building work at Paddington Station.

LONDON - INFLATABLE FURNITURE

London - Inflatable Furniture (1968)

Quirky looking inflatable settees and chairs.

LONDON - ELECTRONIC SLIMMING

London - Electronic Slimming (1968)

A new invention that uses electricity to help women lose weight.

COIN CARRIERS aka PLASTIC TUBES REPLACE MONEY BAGS IN BANKS

Coin Carriers AKA Plastic Tubes Replace Money Bags In Banks (1968)

New way of counting coins in...

NEWSCASTER AT WATERLOO

Newscaster At Waterloo (1968)

Illuminated message board at Waterloo Station shows latest news headlines...

BANGERS' RACE aka STOCK CAR RACING

Bangers' Race AKA Stock Car Racing (1968)

Old bangers bump around track in race at Harringay stadium....

TELESCOPIC TUGS

Telescopic Tugs (1968)

Tugs with telescopic wheelhouses pass easily under low bridges. London.

JUMBO BARGE

Jumbo Barge (1968)

The 1000 ton barge 'Meridian' sails up river Thames. London.

SPECIAL ! LIGHTS EXHIBITION

Special ! Lights Exhibition (1970)

Latest technological advances and designs in lamps and lights at...

NEW NURSES UNIFORMS

New Nurses Uniforms (1969)

Nurses show off latest uniforms at Seymour Hall, London.

FIRE FOAM DEMONSTRATION

Fire Foam Demonstration (1969)

Demonstration of new type of firefighting foam in Basildon, London.

FIRST RHINO TO BE BORN AT LONDON ZOO

First Rhino To Be Born At London Zoo (1969)

Nice footage of Luana the baby rhino at London Zoo.

HOVER PLATFORM

Hover Platform (1969)

New hover platform is demonstrated at Heathrow airport.

BABIES AT THE ZOO

Babies At The Zoo (1946)

New arrivals in a zoo - three baby bears.