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TRAILER - CHILD ROAD SAFETY

Trailer - Child Road Safety (1950)

Short trailer film to encourage children's road safety.

SAFETY TEST

Safety Test (1952)

Road safety campaign for children in London.

NEW ASPHALT MACHINE

New Asphalt Machine (1966)

A new asphalt machine is demonstrated in Arnham in Holland

CROSSING INDICATOR

Crossing Indicator (1949)

New pedestrian crossing indicator, London.

FIRE IN CHARING CROSS ROAD

Fire In Charing Cross Road (1948)

Firemen tackle blaze in Charing Cross Road, London.

BURST WATER MAIN AT KEW

Burst Water Main At Kew (1950)

Workmen at Kew Gardens work to repair burst water pipe. London.

PARIS FACE LIFT

Paris Face Lift (1963)

Restorations and repair works on the streets in Paris, France.

 

 

EUROPEAN HIGHWAY NUMBER 3

European Highway Number 3 (1950-1959)

European Highway number 3 in Germany.

NEW GERMAN STATE ROAD LINKS UP WITH AUSTRIA

New German State Road Links Up With Austria (1938)

The first earth is dug from a new section of...

HIGHWAY IN THE SKY

Highway In The Sky (1968)

Item showing Western Avenue bridge extension under construction. London.

SKID PATCH

Skid Patch (1949)

Police driving school in Chelmsford, Essex.

MOSCOW RING ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Moscow Ring Road Under Construction (1960)

Item showing new highway under construction in Moscow,...

BELLS PEEL WARNING WIMBLEDON

Bells Peel Warning Wimbledon (1967)

Bells hung across road to warn large vehicles not to go across low...

"...The Village Smithy Stands" (1931)

Two women run a village blacksmith shop in Barrow Gurney.

FAMOUS PARIS BOULEVARD COMPLETED

Famous Paris Boulevard Completed (1927)

President Doumergue opens Boulevard Haussmann.

TWO MAGNIFICENT ROADS

Two Magnificent Roads (1927)

Prime Minister Baldwin opens the Kingston By Pass.

ROAD SIGNS issue title - GYM AND IT

Road Signs Issue Title - Gym And It (1937)

Light hearted item about signposts to places with...

KID COPS aka TRAFFIC SCHOOL AND COURT

Kid Cops AKA Traffic School And Court (1939)

Johannesburg school children learn how to become...

NEW ROAD SIGNS part of issue - WORLD IN VIEW

New Road Signs Part Of Issue - World In View (1967)

New continental road signs and a chart to...

THE MANCUNIAN WAY

The Mancunian Way (1967)

Prime Minister Harold Wilson opens the Mancunian way, a new flyover in...

MRS CASTLE OPENS THE BLACKFRIARS UNDERPASS

Mrs Castle Opens The Blackfriars Underpass (1967)

Minister of Transport Barbara Castle opens new...

SLIDING-DOOR CAR

Sliding-Door Car (1949)

Footage of of new sliding door car, London.

ROAD RESEARCH

Road Research (1950)

Footage of experiments being carried out on road to improve road safety, Colnbrook.

CROWDED KENT ROADS AT HOLIDAY TIME

Crowded Kent Roads At Holiday Time (1963)

Traffic jams on Kent roads during Easter holiday break.

OPENING OF LONDON COLNEY BY-PASS

Opening Of London Colney By-Pass (1958)

First stage in trunk-road scheme to link London with the...

NEW HIGHROAD OPENED IN COTE D'AZUR

New Highroad Opened In Cote D'azur (1960)

New highroad opened in Cote D'Azur

ITALIAN VILLAGERS PROTEST AGAINST LIVING CONDITIONS IN CASINE & VILLE

Italian Villagers Protest Against Living Conditions In Casine & Ville (1964)

Villages protest...

COUNTY HALL

County Hall (1968-1972)

Shots of ambulance on Waterloo Road, and County Hall in London.

POST WAR ROAD SAFETY

Post War Road Safety (1944-1945)

Story reminding people to 'Keep death off the road'.

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An "Arterial" Across The Alps (1932)

Italy's President Miklas opens a road across the Alpine Mountains...

WORK FOR 300,000!

Work For 300,000! (1933)

Adolf Hitler wields his spade to start the building of Germany's Autobahns.

MORE BOMB OUTRAGES

More Bomb Outrages (1939)

Footage of bomb damage at Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road in London...

MEMBERS OF TRIPLE ALLIANCE CONFER AT TRINITY HOUSE

Members Of Triple Alliance Confer At Trinity House (1919)

Members of the Triple Alliance are...

CHURCH LODGES EX-PRISONERS

Church Lodges Ex-Prisoners (1959)

Reverend Peake lets ex-prisoners stay in his church so they can make...

KIDS ROAD SAFETY issue title is CHILDREN FIRST AND LAST

Kids Road Safety Issue Title Is Children First And Last (1936)

Children learn road safety in...

BLACK POLICE aka NATIVE TRAFFIC COPS  issue title is BELIEVE IT OR NOT

Black Police AKA Native Traffic Cops Issue Title Is Believe It Or Not (1940)

Black policemen...

YOUNG CYCLISTS issue title - ALL'S WELL !

Young Cyclists Issue Title - All's Well ! (1940)

Footage of the Boys Voluntary Cycle Core in...

ROAD SAFETY issue title is LOOK OUT

Road Safety Issue Title Is Look Out (1943)

Hackney police put of road safety demonstration for...

POLICE ADOPT SCHOOLS issue title - MIND YOUR STEP!

Police Adopt Schools Issue Title - Mind Your Step! (1943)

Police teach children all aspects of...

KIDS' ROAD SAFETY issue title - SAFE AND SOUND

Kids' Road Safety Issue Title - Safe And Sound (1944)

A children's road safety course is set up at...

WIVES MAKE A ROAD

Wives Make A Road (1965)

Fed up with muddy road outside their houses, women in Hockley resurface it...

SNOW BLIZZARD

Snow Blizzard (1969)

Traffic on snowy country roads during icy conditions.

999 - SCOTLAND YARD

999 - Scotland Yard (1948)

Item shows what happens after an emergency call is made to Police telephone...

LUTON ROAD SAFETY

Luton Road Safety (1952)

Educational film about road safety in Luton, Bedfordshire.

LUTON ROAD COURTESY

Luton Road Courtesy (1953)

On patrol with traffic police in Luton.

LIVERPOOL - EAST LANCASHIRE ROAD

Liverpool - East Lancashire Road (1929)

The Mayor of Liverpool opens new asterial road, Liverpool,...

LORD LEATHERS

Lord Leathers (1941)

Lord Leathers, Minister of War Transport, calls for more ship building.

FASCISTS MARCH AT RIDLEY ROAD

Fascists March At Ridley Road (1949)

Fascist demonstration turns violent - Dalston, London.

WARSAW REBUILDING

Warsaw Rebuilding (1949)

Rebuilding of the street Novy Swiat in Warsaw, Poland.

FLOODS IN MAIDENHEAD

Floods In Maidenhead (1946)

Good footage of flooded area around the River Thames in Maidenhead.