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WORK PROCEEDS ON LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL LNER

Work Proceeds On Liverpool Cathedral Lner (1938)

Work in progress on the Catholic cathedral in...

SPRING CLEANING ELEPHANTS AT LIVERPOOL ZOO

Spring Cleaning Elephants At Liverpool Zoo (1938)

An elephant is cleaned by a man with a broom.

THE GAS PERIL LIVERPOOL

The Gas Peril Liverpool (1923)

A gas explosion results in loss of life and total destruction of three...

NEW MACHINERY FOR MAURETANIA

New Machinery For Mauretania (1938)

Two 65 ton condensers are hoisted onto the ship 'Mauretania' at...

LIVERPOOL'S £2,000,000 DOCK BLAZE

Liverpool's £2,000,000 Dock Blaze (1949)

A rubber fire in Liverpool docks causes serious damage.

PLACING A HUNDRED TON GIRDER IN PLACE AT SPEKE, NR. LIVERPOOL

Placing A Hundred Ton Girder In Place At Speke, Nr. Liverpool (1938)

A huge girder is guided...

MAIDEN VOYAGE OF SYTHIA

Maiden Voyage Of Sythia (1921)

The 20,000 ton Cunard liner "Sythia" prepares for its maiden voyage in...

 

 

DINKY CARS

Dinky Cars (1967)

Dinky toys add Pathe News camera car to their collection. Liverpool, Merseyside.

DIVERTING A RIVER

Diverting A River (1929)

Workmen dynamite parts of Blundellsands to create new channel for River Alt,...

GOLF BALL MANUFACTURE

Golf Ball Manufacture (1966)

Golf balls are manufactured in a factory and thoroughly tested to ensure...

GRAND NATIONAL SUNDAY AT AINTREE

Grand National Sunday At Aintree (1938)

Crowds of people visit Aintree racecourse on Grand National...

HORSES IN FANCY DRESS

Horses In Fancy Dress (1927)

A parade of horses in fancy floral decorations.

TO REPORT PROGRESS

To Report Progress (1927)

Civic leaders pose in oilskins and sou'westers on a visit to the Mersey...

SAVING HALF A SHIP

Saving Half A Ship (1927)

Tugs pull the ship 'Lochmonar' in from the sea for repair.

MERSEY'S RECORD   aka LAUNCHING OF 'SAMARA'

Mersey's Record AKA Launching Of 'samara' (1920)

The vast new Curnarder, the S.S. Samaria, is...

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...

NEW MERSEY TUNNEL

New Mersey Tunnel (1968)

Building of new traffic tunnel under the River Mersey.

PREPARING FOR GRAND NATIONAL

Preparing For Grand National (1940-1949)

Workmen spruce up Aintree race course in preparation for Grand...

SEA SCHOOL

Sea School (1964)

A look at the training of sea cadets at a centre in Liverpool.

SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE

School Of Tropical Medicine (1965)

Story about the work of the School of Tropical Medicine - includes...

THE BATTLE FOR

The Battle For "Sister Jane" (1933)

Students in Liverpool throw flour bombs and battle for the...

LIVERPOOL HORSE PARADE

Liverpool Horse Parade (1930)

People come out to see a parade of decorated horses in the streets of...

1,000 DIE IN JAP EARTHQUAKE aka THOUSANDS DIE IN JAP EARTHQUAKE

1,000 Die In Jap Earthquake AKA Thousands Die In Jap Earthquake (1947)

Japan suffers from an...

THE GRAND NATIONAL

The Grand National (1947)

The 1947 Grand National is won by the Irish outsider Caughoo.

SALVAGING THE CLAN MACKENZIE

Salvaging The Clan Mackenzie (1937)

Shots of sunken steamers salvaged from bottom of River Mersey.

AIR AGE DAWNING

Air Age Dawning (1926)

Aviation pioneer, Mr. Mines, (unsuccessfully) tests out his self-made wings on...

WHOLE CITY IN PERIL OF FIRE

Whole City In Peril Of Fire (1927)

Fire hoses and huge pipes are used to control a fire.

LORD DERBY

Lord Derby (1928)

Lord Derby lays the foundation stone for Warrington Training College after the old one...

MR BALDWIN

Mr Baldwin (1929)

Stanley Baldwin opens new Geology Laboratory in Liverpool, Merseyside.

A SHIP LOAD OF RAILWAY ENGINES!

A Ship Load Of Railway Engines! (1924)

Brand new steam engines are loaded onto ships to be taken to...

MAURETANIA'S MAIDEN VOYAGE

Mauretania's Maiden Voyage (1939)

Footage of the new Mauretania setting sail from Liverpool on...

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...

RED FACED GOD MONKEY AND LION

Red Faced God Monkey And Lion (1937)

Attractions at Liverpool Zoo include a red-faced god monkey and a...

ARK ROYAL GUARDS AGAINST H-BOMB

Ark Royal Guards Against H-Bomb (1955)

A new aircraft carrier capable of launching atomic or hydrogen...

UNIVERSITY SPORTS CENTRE

University Sports Centre (1967)

The new sports centre of the University of Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL - FIRST RADAR HARBOUR

Liverpool - First Radar Harbour (1940)

Liverpool dockside, Radar station tower with scanner...

LIVERPOOL DOCKS

Liverpool Docks (1972)

Shots of tugs, boats and ships in Liverpool Docks.

CHIMP WITH MISTRESS

Chimp With Mistress (1920-1930)

Woman gets off ship with chimpanzee, Liverpool. Merseyside.

DOWN BELOW THE RIVER

Down Below The River (1934)

Great footage of the nearly completed Mersey Tunnel between Liverpool and...

WORLD'S LONGEST UNDERWATER TUNNEL

World's Longest Underwater Tunnel (1927)

The Liverpool to Birkenhead tunnel.

SUBMARINE LAUNCHED LNER

Submarine Launched Lner (1938)

Mrs A J Powell launches a the new submarine HMS Thetis at Birkenhead.

NEWSBRIEFS - 3 STORIES Beware - other items share this title

Newsbriefs - 3 Stories Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Deep snow in Kent, ship...

HUSH HUSH CAR

Hush Hush Car (1926)

Slow motion shots of Major Segrave's super fast racing car driving on a beach.

LIVERPOOL - TV FOILS CAR THIEVES

Liverpool - Tv Foils Car Thieves (1964-1965)

Closed circuit television catches car thieves in Liverpool...

SUBMARINE LAUNCHED

Submarine Launched (1969)

Nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror launched at Birkenhead.

NAVIGATIONAL BUOY

Navigational Buoy (1969)

New navigational buoy is unveiled at the Royal Albert Dock.

"Seaslug" Missile Launched From HMS Devonshire AKA Seaslug Missile Launched... (1962)

Good...

H.M.S. DEVONSHIRE'S

HMS Devonshire's "Seaslug" Missile AKA HMS Devonshire's Seaslug Missile (1962)

Monitoring...

NATIONAL GIRO BANK

National Giro Bank (1968)

New computer system in action at National Giro Bank in Liverpool.