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FOUNTAIN WATERS FROM TREVI IN ROME FLOW IN JOHANNESBURG

Fountain Waters From Trevi In Rome Flow In Johannesburg (1957)

Waters from Trevi Fountain in Rome...

BUY STAMPS IN BOOKS

Buy Stamps In Books (1948)

People are urged to avoid long waits in queues at the Post office by buying...

OPERATOR! aka FEMALE TELEPHONE OPERATORS

Operator! AKA Female Telephone Operators (1948)

Recruiting film with Richard Massingham, to entice...

BED PUSHING MARATHON

Bed Pushing Marathon (1961)

Three people pass pushing bed, money from on lookers over fence.

LONDON SHOTS

London Shots (1960-1969)

Various shots of modern office buildings in various stages of design and...

MUNICH'S TV TOWER OPENED aka MUNICH TV TOWER

Munich's Tv Tower Opened AKA Munich Tv Tower (1968)

First day cover stamps at Post Office, TV tower...

MOUNT PLEASANT DURING GPO STRIKE

Mount Pleasant During GPO Strike (1971)

Mount Pleasant general post office during post office workers...

 

 

BUSY TIME IN HOLLAND'S POST OFFICE

Busy Time In Holland's Post Office (1966)

Busy time in Amsterdam post office during Christmas time.

C. J. LATTA GETS C.B.E.

C. J. Latta Gets C.B.E. (1964)

Managing Director of the ABPC arriving at the Foreign Office to receive...

SPRING IN BRUSSELS

Spring In Brussels (1964)

People invade parks as spring arrives in Brussels.

GEORGE BROWN DAUGHTERS WEDS - CAXTON HALL

George Brown Daughters Weds - Caxton Hall (1967)

Patricia Brown with father George Brown and groom...

OUTER SPACE TREATY SIGNED IN LONDON

Outer Space Treaty Signed In London (1967)

George Brown sits between David Bruce and Vladillen and...

NEW TOWN FROM THE SEA IN HOLLAND

New Town From The Sea In Holland (1967)

People move into newly erected town of Lelystad, Holland.

GIBRALTAR TALKS

Gibraltar Talks (1968)

Representatives of Gibraltar come to London for talks.

PMG SEES THE CHRISTMAS MAIL

Pmg Sees The Christmas Mail (1968)

PMG John Stonehouse visits General Post Office to see how the...

HUBERT HUMPHREY IN LONDON

Hubert Humphrey In London (1967)

USA Vice President, Humphrey Hubert in London. Meeting Harold Wilson...

MICHAEL STEWART IN MOSCOW TALKS

Michael Stewart In Moscow Talks (1968)

Informal talks between Britain and Russia regarding the...

BRITISH PHILATELIC BUREAU - Colour

British Philatelic Bureau - Colour (1969)

British Philatelic Bureau exhibits stamps in London -...

DECIMAL COIN STAMP VENDING MACHINES

Decimal Coin Stamp Vending Machines (1969)

People buying stamps from new decimal coin stamp vending...

EAST END - CABLE STREET

East End - Cable Street (1960-1969)

Tracking shot along Cable Street, East End.

NEW YORK SCENES

New York Scenes (1970-1979)

Various shots of New York skyline taken from Central Park.

ROBOT

Robot (1950)

Excellent footage of radio controlled robot in Saffron Walden, Essex.

HERBERT SAMUEL WITH POST OFFICE RIFLES

Herbert Samuel With Post Office Rifles (1915)

Postmaster General, Herbert Samuel, with Post Offices...

GENERAL MAHON ARRIVES AT SALONIKA aka GEN. SIR BRYAN MAHON

General Mahon Arrives At Salonika AKA Gen. Sir Bryan Mahon (1914-1918)

General Sir Bryan Mahon...

FOR VALOUR IN THE FIELD

For Valour In The Field (1915)

In a snow-covered field; Russian soldiers receive St. George's Cross.

ENGLAND ANSWERS THE CALL

England Answers The Call (1914-1918)

Footage emphasises huge numbers of Britons who answered Lord...

LORD FRENCH

Lord French (1917)

Lord French and officers inspect troops and volunteers in Exeter. Devon.

INSPECTION OF SOLDIERS

Inspection Of Soldiers (1914-1918)

Footage of soldiers being inspected.

SOUTH AFRICAN HOSPITAL

South African Hospital (1914-1918)

Veterans receive training on office equipment. South Africa.

Aboard British Battleship

Aboard British Battleship (1914-1918)

On board American dreadnought.

GENERAL PERSHING - WITH MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF ON BOARD HIS SPECIAL TRAIN

General Pershing - With Members Of His Staff On Board His Special Train (1914-1918)

General...

GENERAL GULLARDO - HUERTA'S LIEUTENANT

General Gullardo - Huerta's Lieutenant (1910-1919)

Shots of Mexican soldiers, including General...

VARIOUS FACTORY STAFF

Various Factory Staff (1910-1920)

Good item showing factory workers and office staff at Osram Lamps factory.

FAMILY ALLOWANCES

Family Allowances (1946)

Public information trailer about Family Allowances.

COUNCIL HOUSE POST OFFICE

Council House Post Office (1967)

Council House post office opened at Manning Heath, Sussex.

BRISTOL HOLDS ANTI LITTER WEEK

Bristol Holds Anti Litter Week (1967)

Student cleaning the town during anti litter week in Bristol.

NATIONAL GIRO BANK

National Giro Bank (1968)

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

DUBLIN SCENES

Dublin Scenes (1915)

Street scenes in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

HONOURED BY THE KING

Honoured By The King (1941)

Servicemen with medals seen leaving Buckingham Palace.

PALACE INVESTITURES aka ANNA NEAGLE INVESTITURE

Palace Investitures AKA Anna Neagle Investiture (1952)

Amongst the many decorated is Miss Anna...

WHITEHALL BUILDINGS

Whitehall Buildings (1968)

Various colour shots of Government buildings around Whitehall in London.

OCEAN WEATHER SHIP record b

Ocean Weather Ship Record B (1947)

Documentary showing how information about the weather is gathered.

CUSTOMS MEN AT OIL REFINERY aka CUSTOM OIL

Customs Men At Oil Refinery AKA Custom Oil (1958)

A look at the work of a Customs and Excise...

TOP OF THE TOWER aka GPO TOWER

Top Of The Tower AKA GPO Tower (1967)

Fantastic story showing the famous revolving restaurant of the...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 740 - SKIING DOG, MODELS CATCHING CATS, PELICAN,...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 740 - Skiing Dog, Models Catching Cats, Pelican,... (1968-1969)

Out...

THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON

The Lord Mayor Of London (1932)

Lord Mayor of London lays foundation stone for new telephone building.

G.P.O'S RESEARCH STATION aka GPO'S RESEARCH STATION

G.P.O's Research Station AKA GPO's Research Station (1933)

Ramsay MacDonald opens Post Office...

SILVER JUBILEE STAMPS

Silver Jubilee Stamps (1935)

Sir Kingsley Wood explains the Silver Jubilee Stamp and shows some of...

TELEPHONE WEEK INAUGURATED

Telephone Week Inaugurated (1934)

The Acting Lord Mayor of London, Sir Kynaston Studd visits the...

CEMENTING FRIENDSHIP

Cementing Friendship (1936)

Sir Anthony Eden and the Egyptian Prime Minister sign Anglo-Egyptian treaty...