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THE CUP FOR MIDDLESBROUGH?

The Cup For Middlesbrough? (1928)

Football - Middlesborough beat South Shields by 3 goals.

POLO FINAL

Polo Final (1921)

An item showing the polo match for the Military Shield at Phoenix Park which was won by...

BULLET PROOF SHIELD

Bullet Proof Shield (1920-1929)

Policemen demonstrate bullet-proof shields.

ELECTRIFICATION OF NEW SECTION OF LNER LNER

Electrification Of New Section Of Lner Lner (1938)

The Mayor of Newcastle travels on the first...

FIRST MODEL AIRPLANE MEETING

First Model Airplane Meeting (1927)

The R.A.F. hold their first model aeroplane meeting

ASHBURTON SHIELD COMPETITION

Ashburton Shield Competition (1938)

King's College of Wimbledon win the Ashburton Shield for shooting...

STEEL GRAVITY RIDE OPENED - S. SHIELDS

Steel Gravity Ride Opened - S. Shields (1938)

Lord Stabolgi opens a new roller coaster in South...

 

 

EVERY INCH MARINES

Every Inch Marines (1930)

Royal Marine Cadets at Deal are presented with The King's Shield for the 6th...

SOUTH SHIELDS OUST BOLTON WANDERERS

South Shields Oust Bolton Wanderers (1926)

Bolton Wanderers beat South Shields in the 5th round of...

PRINCE OLAF

Prince Olaf (1926)

Prince Olaf of Norway wins first heat in fencing contest for the Savage Epee Shield.

 MODERN TOWN

Modern Town (1976)

Shots in a small supermarket and views of tower blocks in a city.

NAVAL MILITARY TOURNAMENT

Naval Military Tournament (1910-1919)

Footage of military tournament.

FIRST LORD OPENS NEW SMITH DOCK

First Lord Opens New Smith Dock (1954)

Official visit by the First Sea Lord to North Shields to open...

SCHOOLS DAY AT BISLEY

Schools Day At Bisley (1934)

King's College School, Wimbledon wins the Ashburton Shield shooting...

CENTRE COURT BATTLES

Centre Court Battles (1934)

Wimbledon tennis championship continues.

ATHLETICS - HARVARD - YALE V OXFORD - CAMBRIDGE

Athletics - Harvard - Yale V Oxford - Cambridge (1939)

Footage of athletic competition between...

MISS ELLA SHIELDS

Miss Ella Shields (1930)

Ella Shields in male drag (top hat and tails) sings 'Adeline'.

SOUTH SHIELDS CARNIVAL

South Shields Carnival (1927)

A street parade in Newcastle, including a mock royal wedding.

GENERAL SIR FRANCIS DAVIS DAVIES

General Sir Francis Davis Davies (1922)

General Sir Francis Davies reviews Boys' Brigade and presents...

NEW TYNE DOCKS

New Tyne Docks (1929)

The oil tanker "Mitra" opens the new Tyne Dock at Smiths Dock Co's. Yard. North...

10,000 FLOWERS

10,000 Flowers (1926)

A war memorial made entirely from flowers is centre piece in 'Lest We Forget'...

TOWN HONOURS ITS OWN VC

Town Honours Its Own Vc (1940)

South Shields gives a civic reception for Second Lieutenant Annand,...

WHEELBARROW VC

Wheelbarrow Vc (1940)

Second Lieutenant Annand VC is given the freedom of South Shields and gets married.

STAMP WAR

Stamp War (1963)

Item showing housewife using Green Shield Stamps, and Trades Alliance speaking against...

PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES

Pilgrimage To Lourdes (1969)

Catholic children save Green Shield stamps so that disabled can go on...

SOUTH SHIELDS

South Shields (1937)

Muslim men and women parade to mosque in South Shields.

BOXING FINALS FOR BRITTANIA SHIELD CUP

Boxing Finals For Brittania Shield Cup (1951)

Price v. Nicholls Bantam, Fulton v Ryan, Wells v...

Lord French Presents Badges to Boy Cadets

Lord French Presents Badges To Boy Cadets (1917)

Footage of boy cadets being presented with medals.

BLINDING THE HUN

Blinding The Hun (1914-1918)

Soldiers erect shields along the side of a country road.

MISS ELLA SHIELDS

Miss Ella Shields (1930)

Male impersonator Ella Shields sings and tap dances to 'Sweet Adeline' - dupe...

THE DAVIS CUP

The Davis Cup (1934)

Great Britain's Davis Cup team wins the trophy at Wimbledon.

UNEMPLOYED FOOTBALL MATCH

Unemployed Football Match (1935)

Football - unemployed men from St. Mark's Fellowship beat the team...

FIDDLERS ALL

Fiddlers All (1935)

An orchestra of schoolgirls plays for us in Leytonstone.

CARNIVAL AT SOUTH SHIELDS aka SUCCESSFUL CARNIVAL AT SOUTH SHIELDS IN AID OF...

Carnival At South Shields AKA Successful Carnival At South Shields In Aid Of... (1922)

Good...

US BEAT RAF IN BRITANNIA

Us Beat RAF In Britannia (1950)

Inter-allied service boxing competition at Wembley arena. London.

ELLA SHIELDS

Ella Shields (1937)

Ella Shields singing 'I'm Not All There'.

PARTY FOR BAOR CHILDREN

Party For BAOR Children (1946)

British Army of the Rhine families rest at St Pancras canteen before...

McClements Takes Butterfly Gold

Mcclements Takes Butterfly Gold (1968)

1968 Mexico City Olympics, McClements takes butterfly gold

SARBE BEACON

Sarbe Beacon (1967)

A man is rescued from a dinghy at sea with the help of 'Search And Rescue Beacon...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 25

Caught By The Camera No. 25 (1935)

Fish are hauled in on a South African beach, a woman level-crossing...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 15

Would You Believe It? No. 15 (1934)

Protective wall, American place names in England and a girl using...

PUBLIC SCHOOLS HIT THE MARK

Public Schools Hit The Mark (1950)

The Leys School from Cambridge win the Ashburton Shield for rifle...

BRITANNIA SHIELD BOXING REEL 1.

Britannia Shield Boxing Reel 1. (1950-1959)

Heavyweight bout between Sgt. P.M. de Vries, and Cpl B. Harper...

RACE FOR INTERNATIONAL CATAMARAN TROPHY AT THORPE BAY

Race For International Catamaran Trophy At Thorpe Bay (1966)

International Catamaran Race in...

TRAWLING

Trawling (1940-1949)

Educational film showing all the processes involved in trawling for fish.

CITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN - NEWCASTLE NO. 1

Cities Of Great Britain - Newcastle No. 1 (1931)

Good footage of Newcastle in this travelogue.

ROYAL VISIT TO NORTH EAST - SPECIAL

Royal Visit To North East - Special (1943)

King and Queen have a two day tour across North East.

Newcastle Area  Only - QUEEN VISITS NORTHUMBERLAND

Newcastle Area Only - Queen Visits Northumberland (1954)

Fool coverage of the Queen's tour of...

BRITANNIA SHIELD BOXING REEL 2.

Britannia Shield Boxing Reel 2. (1950-1959)

Prince Philip presenting Britannia Shield, Wells and Sullivan,...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1935)

The English public schools rifle competition, the Metropolitan Police show, a...