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NEW BRIGHTON BELLES! aka MISS

New Brighton Belles! AKA Miss "New Brighton" Beauty Contest (1952)

Beauties in bathing costumes...

MISS WORLD

Miss World (1952)

Women from around the World parade in their swimming costumes - Miss Sweden wins.

EUROPEAN GAMES - BANNISTER WINS

European Games - Bannister Wins (1954)

Bannister wins 1500 m race, Chataway beats Zatopek and Thelma...

THE GRAND NATIONAL PROSPECTS

The Grand National Prospects (1957)

Punters' hopes in training for the Grand National.

MISS WORLD IS CHOSEN!

Miss World Is Chosen! (1957)

Marita Lindahl of Finland wins Miss World beauty competition in London.

CEA CONFERENCE ASSEMBLES

Cea Conference Assembles (1958)

Cinema Exhibitors Association Conference in Bournemouth.

LONDON FILM FESTIVAL

London Film Festival (1958)

Film stars and diplomats arrive for opening night of the Film Festival.

 

 

SOHO GOES GAY

Soho Goes Gay (1955)

London's cosmopolitan quarter stages Soho Fair in truly continental sunshine.

MELD WINS THE ST. LEGER

Meld Wins The St. Leger (1955)

In a field cut down to eight by the coughing epidemic, odds-on favourite...

NEW HOTEL CUTS OUT ALL NOISE

New Hotel Cuts Out All Noise (1964)

A new hotel is opened at London Airport - very stylish for 1964.

AMERICA - SPORT AND BEAUTY

America - Sport And Beauty (1963)

Jack Nicklaus wins Golf World Series; Donna Axum is Miss America &...

MISS NEW BRIGHTON

Miss New Brighton (1967)

Betty Lawrence wins the Miss New Brighton beauty contest. Wallasey, Merseyside....

MISS GREAT BRITAIN

Miss Great Britain (1967)

Jennifer Gurley wins Miss Great Britain contest. Morecambe, Lancashire.

MISS WORLD AND MISS KENYA

Miss World And Miss Kenya (1967)

Miss World beauty contest at Lyceum and Miss Kenya competition in...

MISS LONDON AIRPORT

Miss London Airport (1968)

Beauty contest for air hostesses at Heathrow.

MISS GREAT BRITAIN

Miss Great Britain (1968)

Yvonne Ormes wins Miss Great Britain. Morecambe, Lancashire.

LONDON - MARATHON RALLY

London - Marathon Rally (1968)

Cars set off for the London to Sydney rally. Crystal Palace.

DUKE PRESENTS ATHLETES WITH PLAQUES

Duke Presents Athletes With Plaques (1959)

Duke of Edinburgh presents plaques to members of British...

INTERNATIONAL RIDING CONTEST IN ROTTERDAM

International Riding Contest In Rotterdam (1956)

Bernhard on horse-back, other contestants, Beatrix...

ROYAL FAMILY AT HORSE TRIALS

Royal Family At Horse Trials (1957)

The royal family attend Badminton Horse Trials.

ASCOT SHOW JUMPING

Ascot Show Jumping (1960)

Horses go round the course, Col. Mike Ansell congratulating the winner and...

THE HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW - WEMBLEY

The Horse Of The Year Show - Wembley (1967)

Various shots of the jump-off and Duchess of Kent...

CHAMPIONS ALL

Champions All (1920-1929)

Nice item showing women participating in all kinds of sport in the 1920s.

PENNY POSTCARDS

Penny Postcards (1928)

Sporty women are featured - anglers, rowers and cross country runners.

LONDON'S FAMOUS CLUBS & CABARETS - C.B. COCHRAN'S TROCADERO CABARET

London's Famous Clubs & Cabarets - C.B. Cochran's Trocadero Cabaret "And So We... (1928)

Fantastic...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 72

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 72 (1936)

Stories include girl bricklayers, and a Russian...

MONTE CARLO RALLY

Monte Carlo Rally (1952)

British entrants in the Monte Carlo Rally leave from Glasgow and travel via...

GERMAN WINS HORSE TRIALS

German Wins Horse Trials (1958)

3 day equestrian events from Harewood House in Yorkshire.

BEAUTY QUEEN CONTEST aka BATHING BEAUTIES

Beauty Queen Contest AKA Bathing Beauties (1955)

Miss Great Britain 1955 is chosen at Morecambe...

THE TIME FOR THE YOUNG

The Time For The Young (1966)

Christmas around the world.

MISS WORLD AT VARIETY CLUB

Miss World At Variety Club (1968)

Contestants in Miss World competition attend a Variety Club...

MISS WORLD

Miss World (1968)

Miss Australia, Penelope Plummer, wins the Miss World contest. Lyceum, London.

ROYAL FILM PERFORMANCE

Royal Film Performance (1969)

Queen Mother and Princess Margaret at Royal Film Performance of 'The...

Selected Originals - ROYAL FILM PERFORMANCE

Selected Originals - Royal Film Performance (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story ROYAL FILM...

MISS AUSTRIA IS MISS WORLD 1969

Miss Austria Is Miss World 1969 (1969)

Miss Austria is crowned Miss World 1969 at the Albert Hall in...

MISS WORLD 1961

Miss World 1961 (1961)

Miss United Kingdom takes Miss World crown

 MISS GREAT BRITAIN

Miss Great Britain (1959)

Miss GB beauty contest at Morecambe, celebrity judges pronounce Valerie...

OLYMPIC ATHLETES AND EQUESTRIAN TEAM

Olympic Athletes And Equestrian Team (1968)

Item showing competitors in equestrian events getting...

'VARIETY' FETE SPORT STARS

'variety' Fete Sport Stars (1966)

Sport stars gather to donate Variety Club's Sunshine Coach to St...

EVE PRESENTS ANOTHER NOVELTY - WORDS AND MUSIC BY - NO. 2

Eve Presents Another Novelty - Words And Music By - No. 2 (1928)

Interesting film which presents...

CHESTERFIELD'S BIG DAY!

Chesterfield's Big Day! (1953)

Opening of the new Chesterfield's sports stadium with the appropriate...

FLASHBACKS Reel 3 reel 3 is old reels 5 & 6 combined

Flashbacks Reel 3 Reel 3 Is Old Reels 5 & 6 Combined (1910-1919)

Retrospective documentary tracing the...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1946

Review Of The Year 1946 (1946)

The year's most important news stories, as decided by editors of...