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ENGLISH WORKING CLASS HOME

English Working Class Home (1939)

Item featuring a family trying to act naturally whilst chatting and...

MR MARCUS: EAST LONDON RENT TRIBUNAL

Mr Marcus: East London Rent Tribunal (1947)

Mr M. Marcus talks about the East London rent tribunal.

BIG BEN STRIKES

Big Ben Strikes (1932)

Big Ben strikes twelve o'clock, London.

ROLL CALL AT BOMBED SCHOOL

Roll Call At Bombed School (1943)

Council school is bombed in London.

PRESENTS FOR HOME

Presents For Home (1943)

American soldiers sending Christmas presents to their loved ones with help of...

X MARKS THE SPOT

X Marks The Spot (1945)

Scenes at poling boots across London on voting day.

FOOTBALL SEASON OPENS

Football Season Opens (1937)

Chelsea beats Liverpool 6-1 at the first match of the football season.

 

 

CHARLTON V. LEEDS UNITED

Charlton V. Leeds United (1937)

Charlton meets Leeds United at the first match of the season - score...

THE ELEPHANTS COME TO TOWN

The Elephants Come To Town (1946)

Elephants are hoisted ashore bound for London zoo, and another...

TEENAGE FASHIONS

Teenage Fashions (1946)

Teenagers model fashions specially designed for them. Dorchester hotel, London.

ART COMES TO OXFORD STREET

Art Comes To Oxford Street (1948)

Modern Art exhibition at Oxford Street, London.

CROWN JEWELS FILMED

Crown Jewels Filmed (1952)

Great close up shots of the British Crown jewels.

EVERY MAN TO HIS TASTE

Every Man To His Taste (1950)

Experts taste new wines. London Bridge.

FASHION PREVIEW

Fashion Preview (1957)

New fashion trends from Paris created exclusively for Pathe.

NEWS IN FLASHES - LONDON

News In Flashes - London (1950)

Models show off the latest headwear fashion - the Transformette.

EMBANKMENT

Embankment (1950)

Art exhibition is held on the Embankment, London.

PLASTIC BRICKS

Plastic Bricks (1967)

Plastic bricks are used to build houses. London.

DIAMOND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Diamond International Awards (1967)

Expensive jewellery of modern design.

ULTRASONIC TORCH

Ultrasonic Torch (1968)

New invention to help blind people - an ultrasonic torch replaces white stick.

CAMPING EXHIBITION

Camping Exhibition (1968)

Exhibition of camping equipment at Olympia.

POUR ON FLOORS

Pour On Floors (1968)

Demonstration of new pour on flooring called 'Carazzo'. London.

CLEANING BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Cleaning Buckingham Palace (1970)

Footage of Buckingham Palace being cleaned. London.

LONDON TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

London Telephone Exchange (1970)

Women at work at London telephone exchange.

 FESTIVAL BALLET IN HUNGARY

Festival Ballet In Hungary (1962)

Various shots of a ballet performance, in Hungary.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE - Colour

Buckingham Palace - Colour (1967)

Colour shots of Buckingham Palace.

HIGH SPEED ARTIST

High Speed Artist (1966)

Lionel Burleigh is a high speed artist.

KENDO beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Kendo Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1966)

Traditional Japanese sword fighting is...

SPECIALIST BAKERY aka ROYAL BAKERY

Specialist Bakery AKA Royal Bakery (1966)

Dough is plaited and shaped to make sweet breads in a Soho...

THE LAST OF ONE OF LONDON'S FAMOUS LANDMARKS!

The Last Of One Of London's Famous Landmarks! (1930)

Shots of the Old Middlesex Hospital being...

HAMMERSMITH CLUB'S SHARE OUT

Hammersmith Club's Share Out (1934)

Members of Hammersmith Broadway Society are to share out £68,000.

HUTS FOR THE HOMELESS

Huts For The Homeless (1944)

The first batch of London's prefabricated houses are built in East Poplar....

CYCLE CHAMPS AT HERNE HILL

Cycle Champs At Herne Hill (1945)

Great cyclists racing meeting at Herne Hill, London.

TOYS IN CALEDONIAN MARKET

Toys In Caledonian Market (1938)

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

NEW YEAR ON ICE

New Year On Ice (1946)

New Year's Eve party at Wembley Ice Rink.

PHYSICAL TRAINING AT WEMBLEY

Physical Training At Wembley (1940)

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

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.

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.

"Eros Is Back!" (1931)

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

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.

COVENT GARDEN PREPARES FOR BALLET

Covent Garden Prepares For Ballet (1946)

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

30 SECOND NEWS - CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE CLEANED

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

Cleopatra's Needle in London cleaned.

CALEDONIAN MARKET

Caledonian Market (1967)

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

Selected Originals - THE CROWN JEWELS

Selected Originals - The Crown Jewels (1967)

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

LONDON - INFLATABLE FURNITURE

London - Inflatable Furniture (1968)

Quirky looking inflatable settees and chairs.