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COSTERS' HARVEST FESTIVAL aka PEARLY KING HARVEST FESTIVAL

Costers' Harvest Festival AKA Pearly King Harvest Festival (1949)

People on donkey cart - used...

DONKEY DERBY

Donkey Derby (1923)

Pearly kings and queens attend the Costers Donkey Show.

PEARLY KING AND QUEENS

Pearly King And Queens (1924)

Pearly Kings and Queens at a donkey show.

PEARLY KINGS AND QUEENS & CUTS

Pearly Kings And Queens & Cuts (1926)

Pearly Kings and Queens with their mokes at Coster's Donkey...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL aka COSTERS SERVICE AT ST. MARY MAGDALENE'S CHURCH

News In A Nutshell AKA Costers Service At St. Mary Magdalene's Church (1937)

Pearlies attend...

'MOKES' NO MONEY COULD BUY

'mokes' No Money Could Buy (1928)

Princess Louise hands out trophies to prize-winning Pearly Kings and...

THE PASSING OF THE KING OF THE PEARLY KING'S

The Passing Of The King Of The Pearly King's (1930)

The funeral of Mr Henry Croft, 'King' of Pearly...

 

 

'PEARLIES CHRISTENING'

'pearlies Christening' (1951)

Pearly Kings and Queens from around London attend a Christening in...

FLOWER SELLER issue title is HOOPS DEARIE! aka FLOWER SALESMAN WEARING SUIT OF...

Flower Seller Issue Title Is Hoops Dearie! AKA Flower Salesman Wearing Suit Of... (1937)

Man...

DONKEY DERBY

Donkey Derby (1956)

The Donkey "classic" at Wivelsfield.

PEARLY KING CROWNED

Pearly King Crowned (1963)

Fifteen year old boy becomes Pearly King of Hoxton.

SOUTHEND MONSTER CARNIVAL

Southend Monster Carnival (1932)

Carnival scenes from Southend - the Queen of the Carnival is invested...

MEMORIAL TO PEARLY KING

Memorial To Pearly King (1934)

Statue to the first Pearly King is unveiled at St. Pancras Cemetery,...

JUST BUTTONS aka BUTTON FACTORY

Just Buttons AKA Button Factory (1929)

Nice footage of women and young girls working in a button...

PEARLIE KING AND QUEENS

Pearlie King And Queens (1928)

Pearlie Kings and Queens line up to attend Licensed Victuallers annual...

COSTERS DONKEY SHOW

Costers Donkey Show (1938)

Pearly Kings and Queens are judged in a contest at Kensington.

BIG TOP IN TOWN Dublin issue

Big Top In Town Dublin Issue (1942)

Charles B Cochrane is among the fun-seekers at the Hampstead Heath...

DONKEY DERBY

Donkey Derby (1926)

Jockey brothers Steve and Pat Donoghue compete in a Donkey Derby.

SOUTHWARK aka WOMEN TOP PERSONALITY PARADE

Southwark AKA Women Top Personality Parade (1949)

Costermongers' Harvest Festival at Southwark...

PEARLIES OPEN LAMBETH PUB

Pearlies Open Lambeth Pub (1951)

Comedian Lupino Lane and Pearly Kind open 'The Lambeth Walk' pub.

EASTER CAVALCADE

Easter Cavalcade (1959)

Easter Parade in Hyde Park and boys watch girls while girls watch Pathe...

COCKNEYS TO THE RESCUE

Cockneys To The Rescue (1956)

Pearly Kings and Queens at St. Mary-le-Bow in support of Lord Mayor's Bow...

PEARLIES HARVEST FESTIVAL

Pearlies Harvest Festival (1963)

Pearlies and families in traditional costumes attend service at St....

COCKNEY SLANG

Cockney Slang (1943)

Joe Noble's cartoons explain various phrases from cockney rhyming slang.

CHELSEA ARTS BALL

Chelsea Arts Ball (1949)

People enjoy themselves at Chelsea Arts Ball. London.

TOYS FOR SICK CHILDREN

Toys For Sick Children (1954)

Toys are donated and packed for sick children. London.

 MISS MAJA INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Miss Maja International Competition (1969)

Gillian Millar wins the Miss Maja international beauty...

PEARLIES' HARVEST FESTIVAL

Pearlies' Harvest Festival (1934)

Pearly Kings and Queens take their children to a harvest service in...

FLOATING GIN PALACE

Floating Gin Palace (1968)

Cruising down the Thames in Britain's only coal burning paddle steamer...

PRINCESS AND PEARLIES

Princess And Pearlies (1934)

Pearlies entertaining the crowd at Costers Fair for charity.

THE SUPER MOUTH ORGAN

The Super Mouth Organ (1926)

Funny film showing a Coster Band playing an enormous fake harmonica.

Special  - PRINCESS MARIE LOUISE IS LAID TO REST

Special - Princess Marie Louise Is Laid To Rest (1956)

Queen Victoria's last grandchild is laid...

BAD WEATHER HITS HARVEST

Bad Weather Hits Harvest (1950)

Footage of the devastation caused to harvest around the country due to...

LEON CORTEZ AND HIS COSTER BAND issue title - CHORDS, CUES AND COSTERS

Leon Cortez And His Coster Band Issue Title - Chords, Cues And Costers (1936)

Leon Cortez and...

PEARLY CHRISTENING

Pearly Christening (1967)

Pearly heiress Kim O'Shea is christened at St. Martin's in the Field. London.

HORSEMAN'S SUNDAY

Horseman's Sunday (1969)

Annual blessing of the horses at Tattenham Corner. Epsom, Surrey.

PEARLY KINGS

Pearly Kings (1948)

Three generations of the Matthews family dress in pearly costumes for a party.

LORD MAYOR'S SHOW

Lord Mayor's Show (1949)

Shots of horse drawn vehicles in the Lord Mayor's Show 1949. London.

RECONSECRATION OF ST. MARY-LE-BOW

Reconsecration Of St. Mary-Le-Bow (1964)

Queen Mother attends the reconsecration of St. Mary-Le-Bow,...

LEON CORTEZ

Leon Cortez (1936)

Leon Cortez and his Coster Band play 'My Old Dutch' - dupe of NSP 35.

THE DERBY

The Derby (1946)

The horse "Airborne" wins the Derby at Epsom watched by the royal family. Surrey.

RICHMOND ROYAL HORSE SHOW  short version of story - PEARLY KINGS PARADE

Richmond Royal Horse Show Short Version Of Story - Pearly Kings Parade (1920)

Pearly Kings...

PEARLY KINGS PARADE  longer version of story - RICHMOND HORSE SHOW

Pearly Kings Parade Longer Version Of Story - Richmond Horse Show (1920)

A story showing a...

LONDON BUSES IN AMERICA

London Buses In America (1952)

Publicity Tour to encourage visits to UK begins gets a big welcome in...

THE DERBY

The Derby (1951)

Special item for CEA members showing 'Arctic Prince' winning The Derby.

EASTER PARADE - record e Hyde park hat parade

Easter Parade - Record E Hyde Park Hat Parade (1950)

Footage of hat parade in Hyde Park, London.

Selected originals - THE DERBY

Selected Originals - The Derby (1960)

Material relating to newsreel story - "The Derby" - 60/45.

PEARLIES THANK CANADA

Pearlies Thank Canada (1962)

Pearly King and Queen enjoy Xmas dinner in East End pub with crowd of...

COCKNEYLAND

Cockneyland (1968)

Cockney themed indoor market on Petticoat Lane, London.

BRITISH BUSES AT CITY HALL CEREMONY

British Buses At City Hall Ceremony (1952)

British busses at City Hall ceremony in New York.