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GORGE REPAIRS

Gorge Repairs (1968)

Repairs are made to exterior cliff face of Cheddar Gorge, Somerset.

ANTISUBMARINE HELICOPTER

Antisubmarine Helicopter (1958)

Antisubmarine helicopter demonstrated at Yeovil, Somerset.

SPEED & COMFORT NEW MONOPLANE DEMONSTRATED AT YEOVIL

Speed & Comfort New Monoplane Demonstrated At Yeovil (1930-1939)

A new plane made by Westland is...

SAFETY OIL HEATERS

Safety Oil Heaters (1967)

New type of oil heater is demonstrated - it is supposedly super safe.

BONZO'S BEANO

Bonzo's Beano (1927)

Dog lovers show off their hounds and enter comical races.

LAND RECLAMATION

Land Reclamation (1942)

Drainage schemes and pumping stations help reclaim the land flooded by heavy...

SAFETY VEHICLE TESTING

Safety Vehicle Testing (1968)

Item showing the new commercial vehicle testing station. Bristol, North...

 

 

Selected Originals - CONCORD OO2 TAKE OFF

Selected Originals - Concord Oo2 Take Off (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story CONCORD OO2...

RIVER BURSTS ITS BANKS

River Bursts Its Banks (1930)

River bursts it's banks flooding the villages of Athleney and Stan Moor,...

BABY POLAR BEAR

Baby Polar Bear (1967)

Cute 3 1/2 month old polar bear at Bristol Zoo. North Somerset.

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

Unidentified Flying Objects (1967)

Unidentified flying objects turn out to be students' hoax....

FLOODS aka FLOOD DISASTER AT PENSFOLD, SOMERSET

Floods AKA Flood Disaster At Pensfold, Somerset (1968)

Aftermath of bad floods in Somerset.

NEW FIRE FLOAT

New Fire Float (1969)

Bristol fire brigade demonstrate their new fire-float, the Aquanaut, at Avonmouth.

SUBTERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Subterranean Archaeologists (1948)

Archaeologists go diving and exploring in Wookey Hole Cave,...

FLOODING IN SOMERSET

Flooding In Somerset (1949)

Footage of the widespread floods in Somerset.

MODEL TRAMWAYS

Model Tramways (1958)

Mr Stevens and his son Nigel make model tramways in their back garden.

FELLING RADIO MASTS aka RADIO MASTS

Felling Radio Masts AKA Radio Masts (1960)

GPO pulls down two radio masts in Somerton near Yeovil in...

THE CHEDDAR GORGE aka INTO THE HEART OF THE CHEDDAR GORGE

The Cheddar Gorge AKA Into The Heart Of The Cheddar Gorge (1934)

Item showing us The Cheddar...

SWEETS FOR THE SWEET

Sweets For The Sweet (1934)

Good footage of chocolate factory in Somerdale in Avon.

Selected Originals - AIR NEWS - R.A.F. REGT. SPEED UP AIRFIELD DEFENCE

Selected Originals - Air News - R.A.F. Regt. Speed Up Airfield Defence (1952)

Material...

AIRS AND GRACES

Airs And Graces (1936)

A look at 'Pegasus' the lightweight glider which can be easily assembled in...

Selected originals - HOVERCRAFT FOR FERRY

Selected Originals - Hovercraft For Ferry (1963)

Material relating to newsreel story "Hovercraft...

PUMP UP AND RESCUE

Pump Up And Rescue (1966)

A new design of inflatable lifeboat is demonstrated by men of the RNLI.

STALLION SHOW

Stallion Show (1968)

Stallion show at Newmarket, Suffolk.

YEOVILTON - PHANTOM JETS

Yeovilton - Phantom Jets (1968)

US Phantom jets join fleet air arm of Royal Navy.

'SIMON'S SIRCUS' aka LION MASCOT FOR FLEET AIR ARM ACROBATIC TEAM

'simon's Sircus' AKA Lion Mascot For Fleet Air Arm Acrobatic Team (1968)

Simon the lion becomes...

CONCORDE PREPARATION

Concorde Preparation (1969)

Good footage of Concorde in the making at Filton.

CONCORD 002 TAKE OFF

Concord 002 Take Off (1969)

British Concorde 002 takes off on test flight from Filton near Bristol.

AROUND BRISTOL ZOO

Around Bristol Zoo (1965)

Animals resting and being watched by visitors in Bristol zoo.

DUKE VISITS FLOOD DISASTER TOWN; AND SCAVENGERS AT DUMP

Duke Visits Flood Disaster Town; And Scavengers At Dump (1968)

Duke of Edinburgh visits flooded...

WEST COUNTRY SCENES

West Country Scenes (1963)

Caves in Cheddar Gorge and apple harvest in Devon - good scenes.

AIR NEWS - R.A.F. REGT. SPEED UP AIRFIELD DEFENCE

Air News - R.A.F. Regt. Speed Up Airfield Defence (1952)

Members of the Royal Air Force Regiment...

PHANTOMS IN SERVICE

Phantoms In Service (1969)

The navy and RAF show off their latest Phantom jets. Somerset and...

PHANTOMS FOR THE NAVY

Phantoms For The Navy (1969)

Ceremony of commissioning of 892 squadron at Yeovilton - Venom plane makes...

ROLLS ROYCE FOR PHANTOM

Rolls Royce For Phantom (1969)

Rolls Royce Silver Shadow presented to 892 Phantom Squadron at...

HANDOVER CEREMONY OF WHIRLWIND HELICOPTERS TO QUEEN'S FLIGHT

Handover Ceremony Of Whirlwind Helicopters To Queen's Flight (1959)

Two Westland helicopters...