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NEWS FLASHES - ATTLEE MEETS PAKISTAN PREMIER

News Flashes - Attlee Meets Pakistan Premier (1953)

Labour Leader Clement Attlee visits Pakistan -...

NEW TUBE HALFWAY MARK

New Tube Halfway Mark (1965)

Work continues on the new Victoria Line underground tube network. Green...

SIDECARS LAST RACE OF SEASON

Sidecars Last Race Of Season (1965)

Motorcycle and sidecar racing at Mallory Park.

CHIMPS GO TO PARTY

Chimps Go To Party (1960)

Chimpanzees have their tea party outside at London Zoo. Regent's Park.

ZOO BABY MEETS PRESS aka NEW ZOO BABY ORANG-UTANG

Zoo Baby Meets Press AKA New Zoo Baby Orang-Utang (1962)

Orang-utang mother and baby pose for...

MOUNTIES TRAIN FOR RESCUE

Mounties Train For Rescue (1961)

Men of the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) train for mountain...

DRIVE IN AND BUY

Drive In And Buy (1961)

A new Tesco Supermarket is opened in Leicester - you can use the car park above...

 

 

MULTI PARKING AUTOMATIC

Multi Parking Automatic (1964)

A hugely complex automatic parking system is demonstrated - lots of keys...

DOING THE BULLDOG WALK

Doing The Bulldog Walk (1966)

Bulldog parade in Regents Park, London.

Special - ABERDEEN V CELTIC

Special - Aberdeen V Celtic (1967)

Celtic wins the Scottish Cup Final beating Aberdeen 2-0 in Glasgow.

SEDAN CHAIR RACE

Sedan Chair Race (1967)

Scouts and guides take part in sedan chair race at Gilwell Park.

WALES V IRELAND

Wales V Ireland (1967)

Rugby - Ireland beat Wales 3 - 0 at Cardiff Arms Park, Wales.

STATELY SAFARI

Stately Safari (1967)

Lions, hippos, elephants and chimp at Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire.

RED PANDAS

Red Pandas (1967)

Red pandas at London Zoo.

POLAR BEARS

Polar Bears (1968)

Pipaluk, polar bear cub, makes public debut at London Zoo.

RANGERS V CELTIC

Rangers V Celtic (1968)

Football - Celtic beat Glasgow Rangers 2 - 0 in Scottish League Cup. Ibrox...

LION PARK

Lion Park (1968)

A look at the inhabitants of a Lion Park in Geilenkirchen, Germany.

FIREMEN'S HAND PUMP RECORD

Firemen's Hand Pump Record (1968)

London firemen break non-stop hand pumping record. Battersea Park,...

AUTOMATIC CAR PARKING

Automatic Car Parking (1968)

Space saving car parking system called Space-O-Matic demonstrated in...

CHIMNEY STACKS BLOWN UP

Chimney Stacks Blown Up (1969)

Two 100 foot chimneys are demolished to make way for housing estate.

CUDDLES THE KILLER WHALE

Cuddles The Killer Whale (1969)

Footage of Cuddles the Killer Whale at Flamingo Park Zoo in Yorkshire.

FASHION WITH A FRILL

Fashion With A Frill (1946)

Fashion item at the Park Lane Hotel in London.

HORSE GUARDS

Horse Guards (1948)

The Royal Horse Guards and Lifeguards practise for the Royal Tournament in Hyde Park....

OUTBOARD CYCLE

Outboard Cycle (1949)

A man attaches a small motor to his bicycle to save him pedalling everywhere....

MECHANICAL ELEPHANT

Mechanical Elephant (1949)

Footage of mechanical elephant giving children a ride at Pickering Park in...

EASTER PARADE

Easter Parade (1950)

Showgirls from theatre show of 'Wild Violets' model their Victorian costumes in...

HIRE WIRE ACT

Hire Wire Act (1951)

The Stey family perform hire wire show at Battersea Park, London.

RAILWAY WOMEN

Railway Women (1951)

Female railway worker weed the track at Stonebridge Park in Middlesex.

FESTIVAL CARS

Festival Cars (1951)

People have fun on new festival cars at Battersea Park, London.

DAVE AND DUSTY - TREE CLIMBING

Dave And Dusty - Tree Climbing (1947)

When small boy Dave gets stuck up a tree his dog Dusty tries to...

AUTOMATIC CYCLE PUMP

Automatic Cycle Pump (1948)

Inventor F. J. Camm demonstrates device that pumps tyres whilst cycling.

LANDAU

Landau (1949)

Carriage once owned by Queen Victoria is refurbished for Regent of Iraq.

UNDERWEAR

Underwear (1950)

Ladies' underwear fashion show at Park Lane Hotel, London.

ROLLER HOCKEY

Roller Hockey (1950)

Footage hockey match aided by roller skates at Victoria Park, London.

ALFIE AND THE CAMERA

Alfie And The Camera (1945)

Little boy photographer taking photographs around town.

OUTDOOR SEATS

Outdoor Seats (1953)

An exhibition of outdoor seats in Embankment Gardens, London.

MAY PARADES

May Parades (1946)

Various events mark May Day across the country.

HAWAII V BELFAST IN GLASGOW FIGHT

Hawaii V Belfast In Glasgow Fight (1947)

Dado Marino boxes with Rinty Monaghan in an outdoor...

BRITISH EMPIRE TROPHY RACE

British Empire Trophy Race (1939)

Footage of the British Empire Trophy race in progress at Donnington...

SCOTTISH CUP FINAL - CELTIC V MOTHERWELL AT HAMPDEN PARK

Scottish Cup Final - Celtic V Motherwell At Hampden Park (1931)

Scottish Football Cup final -...

MEET THE GIRL WHO BECAME A MAN aka A WOMAN WHO BECAME A MAN

Meet The Girl Who Became A Man AKA A Woman Who Became A Man (1937)

Australian man talks about...

LONDON'S DEFENCES - 1940

London's Defences - 1940 (1940)

Obstacles and trenches occupy London's open spaces to prevent enemy...

CADETS IN HYDE PARK

Cadets In Hyde Park (1946)

Princess Elizabeth takes the salute at the victory parade of the Army Cadet...

MACARTHUR ON HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY

Macarthur On His 75th Birthday (1950)

Footage of Douglas MacArthur being honoured on his 75th...

DEMONSTRATIONS IN BERLIN

Demonstrations In Berlin

Young men demonstrate in the streets and parks of Berlin - not clear...

KING GEORGE ARRIVES

King George Arrives (1940)

King attends a military parade in Hyde Park.

RELAXING IN LONDON PARKS - THAMES

Relaxing In London Parks - Thames (1937)

Footage of two women enjoying trips on the River Thames....

GENERAL STRIKE 1926

General Strike 1926 (1926)

Mass demonstrations and idle coal mines - the General Strike of 1926.

BERLINER STREIFLICHTER aka BERLIN - DIGGING UP TREES

Berliner Streiflichter AKA Berlin - Digging Up Trees (1946)

Berlin's devastated Tiergarten Park...

HYDE PARK CORNER 1896

Hyde Park Corner 1896 (1896)

Hyde Park Corner, London, in 1896 - unusually early footage.