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FIRE BRIGADE REVIEW

Fire Brigade Review (1968)

London Fire Brigade put on display for the public. Thameside, London.

SOHO FIRE

Soho Fire (1969)

Fireman fight blaze in Soho, London.

MR MARCUS: EAST LONDON RENT TRIBUNAL

Mr Marcus: East London Rent Tribunal (1947)

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

X MARKS THE SPOT

X Marks The Spot (1945)

Scenes at poling boots across London on voting day.

TURKISH DELEGATES - LONDON

Turkish Delegates - London (1938)

Turkish delegates arrive in London for talks with Government who are...

36 TON BOILER FALLS OFF LORRY

36 Ton Boiler Falls Off Lorry (1938)

A 36 ton boiler sits in the middle of the street after falling...

CHANCELLOR ON SECURITY

Chancellor On Security (1944)

Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir John Anderson speaks about financial...

 

 

STRACHEY EXPLAINS

Strachey Explains (1946)

Food Minister John Strachey explains the need for bread rationing.

MYSTERY FIRE - DETECTIVES CALLED IN

Mystery Fire - Detectives Called In (1949)

Police suspect arson in warehouse fire in East London.

BIG FIRE IN STEPNEY

Big Fire In Stepney (1951)

Nearly 200 London firemen are called out to deal with a fire at a warehouse.

PAINT BEATS FIRE

Paint Beats Fire (1963)

New fire resisting process demonstrated to public.

LONDON BRIDGE DEMOLITION aka LONDON BRIDGE FOR SALE

London Bridge Demolition AKA London Bridge For Sale (1968)

London Bridge is demolished to be...

LONDON BRIDGE

London Bridge (1968)

London Bridge is dismantled so it can be shipped to America.

LONDON aka YOUR WORLD IN NINE MINUTES

London AKA Your World In Nine Minutes (1947)

The Statue of Eros is returned to London's Piccadilly...

IN THE SHADOW OF ST. PAUL'S

In The Shadow Of St. Paul's (1943)

Sports events and a Dog Show take place in the shadow of St. Paul's...

"It's Being So Cheerful ..." - Stafford Cripps (1947)

Cripps, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,...

EDEN LEAVES NO. 17 aka PRIME MINISTER AND MR ANTHONY EDEN LEAVE FOR THE HOUSE

Eden Leaves No. 17 AKA Prime Minister And Mr Anthony Eden Leave For The House (1938)

Ex...

BIG FIRE AT KINGSTON POWER STATION

Big Fire At Kingston Power Station (1938)

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

PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION Dublin issue

Palm Sunday Procession Dublin Issue (1942)

Palm Sunday Procession at Westminster Cathedral in London.

GENERAL SMUTS IN BRITAIN

General Smuts In Britain (1942)

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

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...

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...

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...

SALVATION ARMY HOSTEL

Salvation Army Hostel (1970-1979)

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

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...