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M. POINCARE IN LONDON aka VERDUN WEEK

M. Poincare In London AKA Verdun Week (1922)

Monsieur Poincare the French Prime Minister arrives in...

ALL IN A DAY'S WORK

All In A Day's Work (1922)

Workmen carry out maintenance on the cross at the top of St Paul's Cathedral,...

SOME NEW YEAR SNAPSHOTS

Some New Year Snapshots (1922)

Buffaloes place wreaths next to Cenotaph in tribute to lives lost in the...

LAW COURTS REOPEN

Law Courts Reopen (1922)

Procession of judges on the way to Westminster Abbey for reopening of the Law...

UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATION

Unemployed Demonstration (1922)

Large unemployed demonstrations in Trafalgar Square, London.

UNEMPLOYMENT SUNDAY

Unemployment Sunday (1923)

Workers take to Trafalgar Square to demonstrate on Unemployment Sunday.

LOYALTY AND HONESTY HIS EPITAPH

Loyalty And Honesty His Epitaph (1923)

Footage of former Prime Minister Bonar Law shown as a tribute...

 

 

A PAGEANT OF CHIVALRY  aka MONARCHS & PRIESTS & PEOPLE

A Pageant Of Chivalry AKA Monarchs & Priests & People (1924)

Procession of New Knights of the...

MOVING DAYS

Moving Days (1924)

Stanley Baldwin's furniture is moved out of Downing Street to make way for MacDonald. ...

BLIND GIRL RETURNS TO USA LNER

Blind Girl Returns To USA Lner (1938)

A blind girl with an Alsatian guide dog seen on board a liner...

BIG FIRE AT KINGSTON POWER STATION

Big Fire At Kingston Power Station (1938)

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

LONDON'S FAIRY GODFATHER

London's Fairy Godfather (1929)

George Lansbury takes a tour of London parks which he aims to improve...

THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW

The Majesty Of The Law (1929)

Footage of procession of judges on the way to the Law Courts for...

STEEL HOUSES COMING

Steel Houses Coming (1925)

Steel houses which can be built in 7 days are new hope to tackle housing...

BLESSING THE PALMS

Blessing The Palms (1925)

Cardinal Bourne leads a service at cathedral in Westminster which involves...

LONDON'S HIGHEST JOB

London's Highest Job (1930)

Men work nearly 400 feet above the ground to re-gild the Ball and Cross on...

OUR FINE FIRE FIGHTERS

Our Fine Fire Fighters (1930)

Fire fighters put out a blaze which destroys a building in Drayton Park. ...

PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION Dublin issue

Palm Sunday Procession Dublin Issue (1942)

Palm Sunday Procession at Westminster Cathedral in London.

SIR JOSEPH COOK

Sir Joseph Cook (1922)

Sir Joseph Cook returns to England after 30 years as Australia's High...

GENERAL SMUTS IN BRITAIN

General Smuts In Britain (1942)

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

UNEMPLOYMENT SUNDAY

Unemployment Sunday (1925)

Large crowds gather in Trafalgar Square for demonstrations on Unemployment...

PATRIARCH'S OF THE EAST

Patriarch's Of The East (1925)

Eastern leaders attend a service at Southwark Cathedral, London.

LAW COURTS RE - OPEN aka LAW COURTS REOPEN

Law Courts RE - Open AKA Law Courts Reopen (1925)

The Lord Chancellor heads the procession of...

CHEERS AND BOOS

Cheers And Boos (1922)

Massive crowds turn out for the results of the General Election, Trafalgar Square,...

POST MUCH EARLIER THIS CHRISTMAS

Post Much Earlier This Christmas (1940)

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

PATHE FRONT PAGE - STEPNEY

Pathe Front Page - Stepney (1946)

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

PEARL STRIKERS VICTORY aka PEARL AGENTS STRIKE

Pearl Strikers Victory AKA Pearl Agents Strike (1920)

Pearl Agents strike leads to victory,...

UNEMPLOYMENT SUNDAY

Unemployment Sunday (1923)

10,000 workers demonstrate in Trafalgar Square on Unemployment Sunday.

MASONIC CHARITY SERVICE

Masonic Charity Service (1919)

Masons parading prior to a service in aid of charity.

STOP! - NEW DISC BRAKE

Stop! - New Disc Brake (1952)

Policemen at Hendon examine latest safety innovation - Disc Brakes.

NEWS FLASHES - LONDON BUS CRASH

News Flashes - London Bus Crash (1953)

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

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...

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.

FIREMEN HURT IN BIG LONDON FIRE

Firemen Hurt In Big London Fire (1950)

A Paraffin factory and warehouse burn in a Thameside fire.

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...

BILLY GRAHAM PACKS WEMBLEY

Billy Graham Packs Wembley (1955)

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

PADDINGTON STATION FACELIFT

Paddington Station Facelift (1967)

Building work at Paddington Station.

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...

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.

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.

HOVER PLATFORM

Hover Platform (1969)

New hover platform is demonstrated at Heathrow airport.

COLONEL BECK ARRIVES BACK IN LONDON

Colonel Beck Arrives Back In London (1939)

Footage of Colonel Beck the Poland Foreign Minister posing...

BOWMAN-MAPLES FIRE

Bowman-Maples Fire (1941)

Firemen work to control blaze in large store.