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FIRE IN CHARING CROSS ROAD

Fire In Charing Cross Road (1948)

Firemen tackle blaze in Charing Cross Road, 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.

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.

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

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.

MEMBERS OF TRIPLE ALLIANCE CONFER AT TRINITY HOUSE

Members Of Triple Alliance Confer At Trinity House (1919)

Members of the Triple Alliance are...

LIVERPOOL - EAST LANCASHIRE ROAD

Liverpool - East Lancashire Road (1929)

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

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.

BOMB OUTRAGE IN PALESTINE

Bomb Outrage In Palestine (1946)

Bomb outrage in the Haifa Road, Jerusalem.

LONDON BUS STRIKES

London Bus Strikes (1954)

Crowd listening to speaker, march, outside various south London tube stations...

NOTTING HILL GATE TENSION

Notting Hill Gate Tension (1959)

Local life in London amid anti-black demonstrations and racial...

NEW HIGHWAY BUILT ON SWAMPY GROUND

New Highway Built On Swampy Ground (1960)

A new highway is built on swampy ground in Kiel, Germany.

ROAD SAFETY DEMONSTRATION

Road Safety Demonstration (1960)

Road Safety demonstration takes place at Wellington Barracks in...

FORD STRIKERS MEET - DAGENHAM aka FORD STRIKE AT DAGENHAM

Ford Strikers Meet - Dagenham AKA Ford Strike At Dagenham (1962)

Good shots of production line...

NEW MOTORWAY SYSTEM ACROSS AUSTRALIA

New Motorway System Across Australia (1965)

Sydney's new expressway eases the traffic congestion

TENANTS MOVE FROM RONAN POINT FLATS

Tenants Move From Ronan Point Flats (1969)

A family leaves Merritt Point flats - next door block to...

MR MARPLES AT ROAD SIGN EXHIBITION

Mr Marples At Road Sign Exhibition (1963)

Minister of Transport checks the new road signs at road...

 ELECTRIC TRAIN DRIVER DIES AFTER COLLISION WITH LOCOMOTIVE

Electric Train Driver Dies After Collision With Locomotive (1961)

The driver of an electric...

ROAD SENSE

Road Sense (1945)

Road safety trailer for children.

BRITISH HELP FOR HUNGARY

British Help For Hungary (1956)

British people donate money and clothes to Hungarians. London.

CLEARING STREETS OF WARSAW

Clearing Streets Of Warsaw (1947)

Mayors and Ministers join in work to clear Warsaw of bomb rubble.

ATTLEE OPENS NEW FLATS IN STEPNEY

Attlee Opens New Flats In Stepney (1946)

Prime Minister Clement Attlee opens a new block of flats in...

PALESTINE STORY

Palestine Story (1948)

Eilon settlement and gun factory: a bombed bus station and newspaper building in...

NATO DEFENCE CHIEFS CONFERENCE

NATO Defence Chiefs Conference (1950)

NATO Defence Chiefs Conference. Brompton Road, London.

SOUTH AFRICA'S REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS ON FIFTH ANNIVERSARY aka S.A. REPUBLIC...

South Africa's Republic Day Celebrations On Fifth Anniversary AKA S.A. Republic... (1966)

President...

COME OUT TO PLAY reel 1

Come Out To Play Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Great film showing the need for playgrounds to keep children amused.