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THE FIRST OYSTERS

The First Oysters (1925)

The mayor and other officials enjoy the first oysters of the season in...

WORLD'S SMALLEST RAILWAY CLOSES

World's Smallest Railway Closes (1940-1949)

Various shots of the world's smallest railway.

HORSES IN FANCY DRESS

Horses In Fancy Dress (1927)

A parade of horses in fancy floral decorations.

COSTER DONKEY SHOW aka LORD MAYOR AT COSTER DONKEY SHOW

Coster Donkey Show AKA Lord Mayor At Coster Donkey Show (1926)

Lord Mayor of Liverpool presents...

ARTIFICIAL SKI SLOPE OPENED IN LYON

Artificial Ski Slope Opened In Lyon (1965)

Artificial ski slope is opened in Lyon, France.

NEW COMPUTER FOR ARMY

New Computer For Army (1963)

New computer for the army at Chilwell near Nottingham.

RIVER DIVERTED AT HARMWORTH PARK

River Diverted At Harmworth Park (1917)

Footage of diverted river at Harmworth Park.

 

 

70,000 VEHICLES DAILY AND NOT ONE TRAFFIC POLICEMAN!

70,000 Vehicles Daily And Not One Traffic Policeman! (1933)

A new system of traffic lights is...

YORKSHIRE'S GREAT NEW GATEWAY

Yorkshire's Great New Gateway (1933)

The Lord Mayor of Wakefield opens a new bridge over the River...

GUARD RAILS FOR PEDESTRIANS NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Guard Rails For Pedestrians News In A Nutshell (1935)

Mr. Hore Belisha inaugurates new road safety...

VETERAN CAR RALLY

Veteran Car Rally (1938)

Veteran cars start off on a rally from Ramsgate.

CROYDON

Croydon (1938)

The mayor of Croydon plants a tree in the grounds of a big house. Soundtrack missing.

SUPER POWER STATION

Super Power Station (1925)

The mayor of Salford opens a new power station for the region.

SUPER POWER STATION

Super Power Station (1925)

The mayor of Salford opens a new power station for the region. Yellow tinted....

HORSES IN FANCY DRESS

Horses In Fancy Dress (1926)

Liverpudlian parade of shire horses in bridles decorated with flowers and...

BRITAINS BIGGEST aka BRITAIN'S BIGGEST

Britains Biggest AKA Britain's Biggest (1926)

Lady Salvidge opens Liverpool's new improved power...

THAMES-SIDE BEAUTY SPOT

Thames-Side Beauty Spot (1935)

Speeches mark the naming of the Riverdale Gardens in Richmond, London.

TENSING TRAINING IN SWISS ALPS

Tensing Training In Swiss Alps (1954)

Mountaineering techniques of Tensing. Excellent panoramic...

WORLD'S FIRST UNMANNED POWER STATION

World's First Unmanned Power Station (1959)

Supervisory control panel, disembodied engine at...

DAVE AND DUSTY  LORD MAYOR

Dave And Dusty Lord Mayor (1948)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 194 - see separate...

LANDSLIDE DISASTER

Landslide Disaster (1932)

Shots of a devastated block of flats, hit by a landslide in Lyon, France.

"The World's Switchboard" (1933)

The Lord Mayor of London and the Post Master General open...

LONDON'S NAVY WEEK

London's Navy Week (1937)

Lord Mayor of London opens HMS 'President' for the public - part of London's...

TRAFFIC LIGHTS - ROBOT SYSTEM PICCADILLY CIRCUS

Traffic Lights - Robot System Piccadilly Circus (1937)

Minister of Transport inaugurates first set...

ARMY BRIDGE SPANS THAMES

Army Bridge Spans Thames (1963)

Sappers build bridge over one condemned as unsafe at Windsor.

ABERFAN - VALLEY OF SORROW

Aberfan - Valley Of Sorrow (1966)

Funeral of schoolchildren who died in landslide tragedy in Wales.

BLESSING THE HERRING FLEET

Blessing The Herring Fleet (1948)

Cuts from newsreel 48/73 - blessing the herring fleets - Whitby in...

BERLIN INDUSTRIES FAIR

Berlin Industries Fair (1954)

Sir Bowater at opening of exhibition, heavy machinery & aeronautical...

MAYOR OF ITALIAN VILLAGE SPEAKS TO AMERICA VIA TELSTAR

Mayor Of Italian Village Speaks To America Via Telstar (1962)

People wait in the streets for link...

RESEARCH SHIP

Research Ship "Meteor" Leaves Port (1969)

Mayor of Hamburg sees the weather monitoring equipment on...

'KING GEORGE V' LOCO

'king George V' Loco (1968)

The 'King George V' locomotive is pulled out of its shed to be restored....

CYCLING THE THAMES - MISS ZETTA HILLS

Cycling The Thames - Miss Zetta Hills (1920)

Miss Zetta Hills rides her strange water bicycle...

PENNSYLVANIA aka ONE MINUTE NEWS

Pennsylvania AKA One Minute News (1949)

Meeting of huge American family - they total more than 100.

INTERNATIONAL

International (1948)

Roundup of the latest international news.

DOWN AND UP SPEEDS RAILWAY UPS AND DOWNS

Down And Up Speeds Railway Ups And Downs (1949)

A double decker train is introduced on London's...

BRIGHTON - ANIMAL SUNDAY

Brighton - Animal Sunday (1954)

The Bishop of Lewis blesses the pets brought to a service held at Royal...

TREE PLANTING

Tree Planting (1969)

Trees are planted in Sherwood Forest to commemorate first Moon landing.

EINSTEIN DISCOVERS RELATIVE CLIMATE aka EINSTEIN IN AMERICA

Einstein Discovers Relative Climate AKA Einstein In America

Albert Einstein arrives on a...

QUEEN MOTHER VISITS WESTMINSTER FIELD OF REMEMBRANCE

Queen Mother Visits Westminster Field Of Remembrance (1957)

Queen Mother planting simple cross in...

MULTI-STOREY GARAGE OPENED AT ALDERSGATE STREET

Multi-Storey Garage Opened At Aldersgate Street (1961)

Car Park signifies the London's...

BRAMPTON RAILWAY AND MACKAY FESTIVAL aka QUEENSLAND FESTIVAL

Brampton Railway And Mackay Festival AKA Queensland Festival (1966)

A new railway line is opened...

ENGLISH VINEYARD

English Vineyard (1961)

Vineyard at South of England produces its own wine 'Hambledon Wine' - it even...

LORD MAYOR OF LIVERPOOL

Lord Mayor Of Liverpool (1925)

The Lord Mayor of Liverpool presents prizes at R.S.P.C.A competition.

NEWS FROM AMERICA

News From America (1963)

Flood across America & Pan Am building in New York opened.

LARGE FAMILY IN PENNSYLVANIA

Large Family In Pennsylvania (1949)

One of America's largest families - over one hundred in total -...

RAF CARDINGTON - FREEDOM OF BEDFORD

RAF Cardington - Freedom Of Bedford (1959)

RAF Cardington is given freedom of Bedford, shots of...

 THE MASTER CUTLER

The Master Cutler (1958)

A new diesel train is named 'The Master Cutler' in Sheffield.

SIR WILLIAM TRELOAR Reel 2

Sir William Treloar Reel 2 (1907-1910)

Scenes at the Treloar Trust children's hospital. Making limb...

QUEEN VISITS GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Queen Visits Grammar School (1956)

Queen Elizabeth II on tour of school in Kings Lynn. Norfolk.

GLENN DAY IN NEW YORK

Glenn Day In New York (1962)

Great New York reception of an astronaut John Glenn for Glenn Day.