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EAST LONDON BLAZE

East London Blaze (1936)

A rubber factory in the East End brings out lots of firemen.

ERNEST BEVIN

Ernest Bevin (1947)

Shots of British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin sat at his desk writing.

FIRE IN CHARING CROSS ROAD

Fire In Charing Cross Road (1948)

Firemen tackle blaze in Charing Cross Road, London.

RAILWAY LUGGAGE LOCKERS

Railway Luggage Lockers (1949)

Railway luggage lockers installed at Euston station, London.

ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL

St Paul's Cathedral (1949)

Shots of St. Paul's Cathedral before reconstruction. London.

COVENT GARDEN FIRE

Covent Garden Fire (1949)

Firemen at basement fire in Covent Garden, London.

KING CROSS FIRE DAMAGE

King Cross Fire Damage (1946)

Aftermath of the Kings Cross station fire.

 

 

ARAB DELEGATION ARRIVES IN UK

Arab Delegation Arrives In UK (1947)

Two Arab delegates arrive at British airport.

SURGICAL OPERATION AT NIGHT aka NIGHT SURGERY

Surgical Operation At Night AKA Night Surgery (1949)

Doctors and nurses performing an operation,...

THE DOCK STRIKE aka MASS MEETING OF STRIKERS

The Dock Strike AKA Mass Meeting Of Strikers (1949)

Large crowd of capped men (strikers) listening...

HOUSEWIVES MARCH IN PROTEST TO SMITHFIELD

Housewives March In Protest To Smithfield (1956)

Housewives march to Smithfield on protest. London.

BURST WATER MAIN AT KEW

Burst Water Main At Kew (1950)

Workmen at Kew Gardens work to repair burst water pipe. London.

ELECTION INTERVIEWS FROM

Election Interviews From "Summing Up" No. 15. AKA Interviews Of Labour Party (1950)

John...

LONDON

London (1910)

Important-looking men arrive at a London building and brief shots of start of a street...

SELWYN LLOYD PRE-BUDGET MATERIAL

Selwyn Lloyd Pre-Budget Material (1960-1969)

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Selwyn Lloyd working on the...

 SMOG DETECTOR

Smog Detector (1955)

Westminster Civil Defence officers demonstrate new smog detecting device.

 LEADERS OF THE LCC

Leaders Of The Lcc (1950-1959)

New London County Council leaders arriving at County Hall, Westminster.

THE RAIL STRIKE ENDS aka RAIL STRIKE ENDS

The Rail Strike Ends AKA Rail Strike Ends (1955)

Various shots of steam engines in sidings, shots...

RUBBER DUMP FIRE

Rubber Dump Fire (1959)

Blazing rubber dump in Tottenham quelled by fire-fighters

LONDON

London (1937)

The clock of St. Paul's Cathedral in London is cleaned.

TWO FIREMEN KILLED IN COVENT GARDEN FIRE

Two Firemen Killed In Covent Garden Fire (1954)

Carcass of building with smoke coming from it in...

MR HEATHCOTE AMORY AT WORK

Mr Heathcote Amory At Work (1959)

Item showing Chancellor of the Exchequer Derick Heathcote Amory at...

ARRIVAL OF ARCHBISHOP MAKARIOS

Arrival Of Archbishop Makarios (1959)

Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus arriving at London Airport.

SCOTLAND YARD CONTROL ROOM

Scotland Yard Control Room (1960)

The Scotland Yard control room in London

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

Houses Of Parliament (1962)

Slow zoom out to LGV of Houses of Parliament.

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL

Middlesex Hospital (1964)

Front exterior of Middlesex Hospital and nurses entering the hospital.

NEW POLICE TRAINING METHODS - HENDON

New Police Training Methods - Hendon (1965)

Police practise responding to typical situations 'on the...

NURSES AT LONDON HOSPITAL

Nurses At London Hospital (1964)

Good scenes in and around the London Hospital in Whitechapel. - Nurses...

NEW RAILWAY UNIFORMS FOR BRITISH RAILWAY

New Railway Uniforms For British Railway (1964)

New uniforms for British Railway staff.

MR. MAUDLING PREPARES HIS BUDGET

Mr. Maudling Prepares His Budget (1964)

Conservative Chancellor Mr. Maudling prepares the budget

ROY JENKINS IS NEW CHANCELLOR

Roy Jenkins Is New Chancellor (1967)

Roy Jenkins is appointed as new Chancellor of the Exchequer.

FACTORY FIRE

Factory Fire (1972)

Firemen battle the flames at night in a factory fire.

SPECIAL PATROL GROUP

Special Patrol Group (1972)

Policeman searching numerous cars in London.

SALVATION ARMY HOSTEL

Salvation Army Hostel (1970-1979)

Various shots around Salvation Army Hostel for homeless people who face...

JUDGES ATTEND SERVICE

Judges Attend Service (1914-1918)

Judges arrive in cars at ceremony to reopen Law Courts in London.

BUDGET SPEECH

Budget Speech (1947)

Hugh Dalton, Chancellor of the Exchequer makes his budget speech.

LONDON SCOTTISH CADETS

London Scottish Cadets (1914-1918)

A female dignitary inspects cadets.

TAXIS LINE UP TAXI TANK

Taxis Line Up Taxi Tank (1920-1930)

Taxis in a taxi rank.

DIESEL TRAINS

Diesel Trains (1956)

Footage of Diesel train arriving at Euston Station.

JOSEPH KENNEDY LEAVES BRITAIN - 1940

Joseph Kennedy Leaves Britain - 1940 (1940)

American Ambassador Joseph Kennedy addresses the public...

POST OFFICE

Post Office (1940-1949)

Good footage of Post Office cashiers at work in Tabernacle House, London.

FIRE AT EUSTON ROAD

Fire At Euston Road (1960)

Fire at Fitzroy Place, Euston in London

 TRAFFIC / TRAMS ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE

Traffic / Trams On Blackfriars Bridge (1920-1929)

Traffic scenes from 1930s London.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations! (1930)

George Lansbury and his wife receive a gift on their Golden Wedding.

THREE HUNDRED BISHOPS

Three Hundred Bishops (1930)

Bishops attending the Lambeth Conference attend a service at St Paul's...

HIGH ABOVE THE CITY CROWDS

High Above The City Crowds (1933)

Goods shots of men cleaning the Statue of Justice on top of the Old...

FASCIST AND ANTI - FASCIST MEETING

Fascist And Anti - Fascist Meeting (1934)

Masses of people have gathered for Fascist & Antifascist...

LAW COURTS RE-OPENING

Law Courts Re-Opening (1934)

Service at Westminster Abbey marks the ceremonial reopening of Law Courts.

MR. MAISKY'S WARNING

Mr. Maisky's Warning (1943)

Soviet Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Maisky warns that Germany is...

GENERAL SIKORSKI

General Sikorski (1943)

Death of General Sikorski, Prime Minister of Poland.