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BRITISH LEGION MUSTER - OLYMPIA

British Legion Muster - Olympia (1938)

Members of the British Legion volunteer to be part of unarmed...

PIGEON SHOOTING - WHITE CITY

Pigeon Shooting - White City (1938)

An item showing a meeting of the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association....

BIG FIRE AT KINGSTON POWER STATION

Big Fire At Kingston Power Station (1938)

A fire at a power station leaves many homes without...

TOYS IN CALEDONIAN MARKET

Toys In Caledonian Market (1938)

People do last minute Christmas toy shopping at the Caledonian market,...

PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION Dublin issue

Palm Sunday Procession Dublin Issue (1942)

Palm Sunday Procession at Westminster Cathedral in London.

THE GUARDS ARE ON PARADE

The Guards Are On Parade (1939)

Guards of the Chelsea Barracks try out a new iodine pill designed to...

GENERAL SMUTS IN BRITAIN

General Smuts In Britain (1942)

Prime Minister Smuts of South Africa poses outside South Africa House...

 

 

NEW YEAR ON ICE

New Year On Ice (1946)

New Year's Eve party at Wembley Ice Rink.

HORSES TRAIN FOR LONDON PARADE

Horses Train For London Parade (1946)

Police horses at Imber Court school being trained for...

ICE CREAM - LONDON aka KIDDIES ICE CREAM - HIGHBURY

Ice Cream - London AKA Kiddies Ice Cream - Highbury (1938)

Children buy ice cream blocks from a...

MING BACK AT THE ZOO

Ming Back At The Zoo (1940)

Ming the giant panda back at London Zoo.

PHYSICAL TRAINING AT WEMBLEY

Physical Training At Wembley (1940)

Men do keep fit training in the National Stadium before they join...

POST MUCH EARLIER THIS CHRISTMAS

Post Much Earlier This Christmas (1940)

Post office urges people to post Christmas mail much earlier...

POLO ON WHEELS

Polo On Wheels (1946)

Men play polo on bicycles at Selhurst Park, London.

COWS TAIL HAIR RAISER aka COW'S TAIL HAIR RAISER

Cows Tail Hair Raiser AKA Cow's Tail Hair Raiser (1946)

Plaits for ladies are made from the hair...

JUNE IN JANUARY

June In January (1949)

Fashion show from the Dorchester Hotel. Summer clothes shown in January.

NEW SHOES FOR 1949

New Shoes For 1949 (1949)

Varied designs of shoe on show at the Shoe and Leather Fair from Olympia.

MUSIC FESTIVAL ON STRINGS

Music Festival On Strings (1949)

Massed band of banjos and mandolins play in festival in London.

FIVE MINUTE HATS

Five Minute Hats (1946)

Good item showing demonstration of millinery at fashion show for art schools.

PATHE FRONT PAGE - STEPNEY

Pathe Front Page - Stepney (1946)

Clement Attlee opens new block of flats in Stepney. London.

EASTER CALLS ALL WOMEN

Easter Calls All Women (1948)

New look hat fashions at special preview in Grosvenor Street, London.

TOWER TAKES BEATING

Tower Takes Beating (1948)

Traditional ceremony of beating the bounds takes place at Tower of London.

MIDGET CARS RAISE THE DIRT

Midget Cars Raise The Dirt (1948)

Midget car racing at Stamford Bridge, London.

NINE YEARS AFTER - ST. PAUL'S BUILDS ANEW

Nine Years After - St. Paul's Builds Anew (1949)

Repairs begin to St Paul's Cathedral damaged by a...

MOTORING GOES BACK ON RATION

Motoring Goes Back On Ration (1948)

Return of the petrol ration for private motorists.

OLD TIMERS SHOW HOW

Old Timers Show How (1948)

Old Crocks Hyde Park to Brighton race.

STOP! - NEW DISC BRAKE

Stop! - New Disc Brake (1952)

Policemen at Hendon examine latest safety innovation - Disc Brakes.

AIR NEWS - THE COMET II

Air News - The Comet II (1953)

The Comet II sets new Zurich to London speed record.

NEWS FLASHES - LONDON BUS CRASH

News Flashes - London Bus Crash (1953)

A bus crashes through a brick wall and hangs 20 ft above...

SPORTS NEWS SAMMY MCCARTHY IN TRAINING

Sports News Sammy Mccarthy In Training (1954)

Sammy McCarthy trains for European Featherweight...

AIR NEWS  - ALLCOCK AND BROWN STATUE

Air News - Allcock And Brown Statue (1954)

Statues of Allcock and Brown, first transatlantic...

BILLY GRAHAM STARTS CRUSADE

Billy Graham Starts Crusade (1954)

At the Harringay Arena, American evangelist Billy Graham begins his...

OXFORD STREET BLAZE aka OXFORD ST. BLAZE

Oxford Street Blaze AKA Oxford St. Blaze (1957)

Four women are saved from dead in a burning Oxford...

"Eros Is Back!" (1931)

The statue of Eros is returned to London's Piccadilly Circus.

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...

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.