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POST OFFICE SWITCHBOARD

Post Office Switchboard (1971)

Post office switchboard with telephone girls at work.

POST HASTE - PAST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS.  TRAILER

Post Haste - Past Early For Christmas. Trailer (1945)

Reminder to post early for Christmas.

POST BOX PAINTING aka PAINTING THE TOWN RED issue title - SAXON TO NORMAN

Post Box Painting AKA Painting The Town Red Issue Title - Saxon To Norman (1937)

Mr West...

POST OFFICE PAINTINGS

Post Office Paintings (1950)

17th century Italian paintings adorn a post office in Henley, Oxfordshire....

POST OFFICE WORKERS STRIKE

Post Office Workers Strike (1971)

Post office workers at mass meeting during the post office workers...

G.P.O. TOWER

G.P.O. Tower (1967)

Excellent panning shots over London emphasising the G.P.O. tower

GPO HANDLING 110,000 PARCELS

GPO Handling 110,000 Parcels (1922)

A reminder from the G.P.O. to pack and label you Christmas...

 

 

HOUSES WITH STATUES  issue title - WHY BRING THAT UP?

Houses With Statues Issue Title - Why Bring That Up? (1937)

Houses in a Hampshire village are...

QUADS BORN IN HOLLAND

Quads Born In Holland (1958)

Quads in incubators in hospital with nurses attending them.

OLD PEOPLE

Old People (1970)

Footage of elderly people at Post Office in Worthing.

G.P.O. UNDERGROUND RAILWAY AND SORTING OFFICE

G.P.O. Underground Railway And Sorting Office (1948)

Mount Pleasant sorting office and underground...

TRAILER - SAVINGS

Trailer - Savings (1950)

Ministry of information film encouraging people to save money with the Post...

THE PRINCE OF WALES

The Prince Of Wales (1932)

Prince of Wales and Post Master General visit GPO exhibit at Ideal Home...

SPEEDING UP

Speeding Up (1933)

New team of young men set up to deliver telegrams on motorcycles.

ROLLING ALONG

Rolling Along (1931)

Girl messengers in an American office wear roller skates to zip about the building.

DUBLIN - CIVIL SERVANTS DEMONSTRATE

Dublin - Civil Servants Demonstrate (1953)

Irish Civil Servants march through Dublin for better...

CHRISTMAS IS COMING - POST EARLY - TRAILER

Christmas Is Coming - Post Early - Trailer (1950)

Animated item of Father Christmas and St. Peter...

GIRL ON THE LINE

Girl On The Line (1967)

Jackie Hunter is first female G.P.O. telephone engineer. Hendon, London.

Selected Originals - JERSEY TAX

Selected Originals - Jersey Tax (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story - JERSEY TAX - 69/32.

VICARAGE POST OFFICE

Vicarage Post Office (1953)

Reverend Parkhouse and wife run a local sub-post office in Elsted, Surrey.

CITY ART SHOW

City Art Show (1954)

Outdoor exhibition near St. Paul's of paintings by GPO workers.

EILEEN JOYCE

Eileen Joyce (1946)

Pathe introduces famous pianist Eileen Joyce.

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...

MOUNT PLEASANT DURING GPO STRIKE

Mount Pleasant During GPO Strike (1971)

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

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.

TOP OF THE TOWER aka GPO TOWER

Top Of The Tower AKA GPO Tower (1967)

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

THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON

The Lord Mayor Of London (1932)

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

SILVER JUBILEE STAMPS

Silver Jubilee Stamps (1935)

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

QUEEN MARY IN FLEET STREET

Queen Mary In Fleet Street (1937)

Queen Mary at Daily Telegraph offices inspecting toys collected for...

MRS DE VALERA

Mrs De Valera (1921)

Mrs de Valera opens the Garden of Ireland fete at Delgany, and we see some designs...

EASTER BONNET COMPETITION

Easter Bonnet Competition (1967)

Mad hats on show in London - brilliant hats.

DOWN THE ROAD

Down The Road (1946)

Nice footage of passenger travellers taking a ride on a stage coach in Canterbury,...

THE PARSON POSTMAN

The Parson Postman (1953)

Reverend Wilfred Howarth is 'driven by hardship' to work as a postman.

WAR SAVINGS 'CUTS'

War Savings 'cuts' (1944)

Short film following war effort of soldiers on front and families back home.

LAGOS - TOWARDS A TRUE DEMOCRACY

Lagos - Towards A True Democracy (1940-1949)

Footage showing island of Lagos, Nigeria.

THE OLD OLD STORY - BOOKS FOR THE FORCES

The Old Old Story - Books For The Forces (1945)

Ministry of Information trailer asking people to...

BOOKS FOR THE BRAVE - DONATE

Books For The Brave - Donate (1944)

Story showing the need for book donation, and how to go about it.

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS, - FOR THE FORCES

Books, Books, Books, - For The Forces (1944-1945)

Voice over requests more books for the forces and...

PACK YOUR PARCELS CAREFULLY

Pack Your Parcels Carefully (1944-1945)

Post office with worker having problems with various parcels. 'Pack...

DARTMOOR POSTMAN beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Dartmoor Postman Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1957)

Little film about postman...

SPECTACULAR PARADE IN DUBLIN

Spectacular Parade In Dublin (1941)

Great display of military power marches for Eamon de Valera in...

LONDON REMEMBERS TWO BIRTHDAYS

London Remembers Two Birthdays (1948)

GPO underground tube is 21; Tudor Cottage made for Prince...

IRISH NEWS - PRESIDENT OPENS AN TOSTAL FESTIVAL - TROUT FLY FISHING CONTEST

Irish News - President Opens An Tostal Festival - Trout Fly Fishing Contest (1953)

Parades...

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

People In The News (1951)

Rail leaders sign peace terms, American postman in London's & women meat...

 WOOMERA

Woomera (1962)

Australian newsreel item looking around town of Woomera, next to rocket testing range.

LONDON SCENES

London Scenes (1960-1969)

Various shots of London landmarks.

THE WAY TO WIMBLEDON - record e

The Way To Wimbledon - Record E (1954)

Documentary about Wimbledon Tennis Championship - with behind...

G.P.O. ART

G.P.O. Art (1959)

Artworks commissioned by the Post Office for posters or telegrams are featured.

FIRST ATLANTIC FLIGHT 40TH ANNIVERSARY

First Atlantic Flight 40th Anniversary (1959)

Memorial to pioneer aviators Alcock and Brown unveiled...