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SPEED AND COMFORT

Speed And Comfort (1936)

A new Westland army corporation aeroplane with hovering capabilities is...

GORGE REPAIRS

Gorge Repairs (1968)

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

PEAT HELPS FUEL PROBLEMS

Peat Helps Fuel Problems (1947)

Peat cutters in Somerset prepare fuel for Winter.

HOW CENSUS WILL WORK

How Census Will Work (1951)

Wide scale plans to 'count heads' gets into action as Census Day nears.

SPEED & COMFORT NEW MONOPLANE DEMONSTRATED AT YEOVIL

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

A new plane made by Westland is...

YEOVIL V LIVERPOOL aka CUP TIE FEVER

Yeovil V Liverpool AKA Cup Tie Fever (1935)

Liverpool beat Yeovil 6 -2 in 3rd round FA Cup football...

DOWNSIDE ABBEY

Downside Abbey (1935)

Prince Primate of Hungary Consecrates the Abbey Church of Downside, Somerset.

 

 

EAST BRENT HOLDS HARVEST FESTIVAL

East Brent Holds Harvest Festival (1935)

Traditional harvest festival in Somerset that ends with...

AQUATIC CHAMPIONS AT MINEHEAD

Aquatic Champions At Minehead (1939)

Footage of swimming competition in Minehead in Devon.

HILL CLIMB AT WELLS, SOMERSET

Hill Climb At Wells, Somerset (1938)

Motorcyclists ride up a steep hill at Wells.

SOMERSETS ROMAN RELICS aka SOMERSET'S ROMAN RELICS

Somersets Roman Relics AKA Somerset's Roman Relics (1946)

Archaeologists unearth a Roman villa...

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...

BRISTOL MODEL

Bristol Model (1951)

Frederick Smith puts finishing touches to his model of 17th century Bristol.

YEOVIL V LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL

Yeovil V Liverpool Football (1930-1939)

3rd Round Football Association (FA Cup) Competition - Yeovil v...

SNAIL EATING

Snail Eating (1965)

Diners in a Somerset pub restaurant enjoy a meal of snails in garlic.

THOUSANDS OF BOY SCOUTS

Thousands Of Boy Scouts (1933)

Scout leader hands over flag and trophy at Annual Parade in London.

PLUM PUDDINGS IN PROCESSION

Plum Puddings In Procession (1934)

A great village feast - beef, cheese, beer, cider and plum pudding...

ROCK OF AGES

Rock Of Ages (1935)

A huge crowd gathers at the cleft in the rock that inspired the hymn 'Rock of Ages'

SAIL MAKERS TAKE CARE

Sail Makers Take Care (1937)

A look at how sails are made in Crewkerne, Somerset.

CHILDREN'S MEET IN THE MENDIPS

Children's Meet In The Mendips (1938)

Children and their ponies seen before setting off for a ride...

BRISTOL RAG-TIME aka BRISTOL UNIVERSITY RAG

Bristol Rag-Time AKA Bristol University Rag (1953)

Students from Bristol University have a parade...

DEATH OF A STAG

Death Of A Stag (1957)

The Devon and Somerset Stag hounds in action.

BOOKING OFFICE IN PUB aka BOOKING OFFICE IN INN or STRANGE BOOKING OFFICE issue...

Booking Office In Pub AKA Booking Office In Inn Or Strange Booking Office Issue... (1937)

GWR...

WELLS CATHEDRAL ETC.

Wells Cathedral Etc. (1939)

Lovely Cathedral town of Wells in Somerset.

CHURCHILL VILLAGE aka LARGE LUMPS

Churchill Village AKA Large Lumps (1940)

Good footage of the village of Churchill in Somerset.

WOODEN SHOES issue title is ON YOUR TOES

Wooden Shoes Issue Title Is On Your Toes (1943)

Wooden soled shoes being made in Somerset.

SCRAMBLE INTERNATIONAL

Scramble International (1965)

Dave Bickers wins the Motocross Grand Prix at Glastonbury, Somerset.

"Stay Down" Record Bid (1966)

World Underground endurance record attempt in Bolder Cavern, Cheddar.

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.

SLEDGE FISHING

Sledge Fishing (1951)

Footage of shrimp fishing at Stolford in Somerset.

SUBTERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Subterranean Archaeologists (1948)

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

INTERVIEW WITH SOMERSET MAUGHAM

Interview With Somerset Maugham (1946)

Cuts from newsreel 46/85 - Somerset Maugham interviewed by...

REGAL CINEMA MINEHEAD

Regal Cinema Minehead (1934-1935)

The opening of the Regal Cinema Minehead

THE DUKE

The Duke "In The West Countree" Sic AKA The Duke "In The West Country" (1932)

Duke of York...

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...

SUMMER SKI-CRAZE

Summer Ski-Craze (1965)

Toboggans on a dry ski slope, skiing lessons at Butlin's and stunts on...

DRINK UP THY ZIDER

Drink Up Thy Zider (1967)

Adge Cutler and the Wurzels perform their famous song in the cider factory of...

THOUSANDS OF BOY SCOUTS

Thousands Of Boy Scouts (1932)

Boy Scouts in London meet for their Annual Church Parade.

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.

SOMERSET HOUSE

Somerset House (1937)

A look behind the scenes of Somerset House, register office of births and deaths.

WAR MINISTER AT WATCHET

War Minister At Watchet (1938)

War Minister Hore Belisha visits the Territorial Army to see the latest...

GUY FAWKES CELEBRATIONS

Guy Fawkes Celebrations (1938)

A look at bonfire night celebrations in Manchester, London and Somerset....

YEOVIL IN - AND POMPEY!

Yeovil In - And Pompey! (1949)

Yeovil and Portsmouth win to go through to the next round of the FA Cup.

NEWS FROM THE USA - HOME TOWN GREETS SHIRLEY MAY

News From The USA - Home Town Greets Shirley May (1949)

Unsuccessful channel swimmer Shirley May...