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WALKIE PEN

Walkie Pen (1950)

A baby gives baby walking device a trial run in Streatham, Greater London.

EXOTIC GARDEN

Exotic Garden (1956)

Ernest Hepworth' s greenhouse and his wonderful collection of cacti.

DOLLS HOUSE issue title - ORDER TO VIEW

Dolls House Issue Title - Order To View (1938)

Mr Mace makes a fully furnished dolls house with...

TRANSPARENT PEKE CASE

Transparent Peke Case (1950)

Item about new transparent case for Pekinese dog in Streatham, Greater...

MUSICAL BOXES

Musical Boxes (1955)

Shop packed with great novelty gift items.

FAIRGROUND TOYS aka FAIRGROUND RIDES

Fairground Toys AKA Fairground Rides (1956)

Children's fairground rides are made and tested at a...

MOBILE HOUSES

Mobile Houses (1962)

Building prefabricated houses in Streatham - includes comic high speed sequence.

 

 

CATHY MCGOWAN MARRIES HYWEL BENNETT

Cathy Mcgowan Marries Hywel Bennett (1970)

TV presenter Cathy McGowan marries actor Hywel Bennett in...

RUGGER ON ICE

Rugger On Ice (1950)

Footage of rugby match on ice in Streatham, Greater London.

LONDON BUS STRIKES

London Bus Strikes (1954)

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

ICE SKATER LEAPS OVER CAR

Ice Skater Leaps Over Car (1967)

Ice skater skates over and around a car at Streatham ice rink.

HEARING HISTORY

Hearing History (1968)

Andrew Brown show us the reproductions of ancient musical instruments he has made.

THE PARK PARADE

The Park Parade (1939)

Good footage of couples at a dance floor performing the new dance the 'Park...

NEW PARK FOR LONDONERS

New Park For Londoners (1926)

Prince of Wales inaugurates new park in Streatham, South London.

NISELLE AND ILSTER

Niselle And Ilster (1948)

Pianists Niselle and Ilster play "Melody in F" for Darby and Joan club in...

PRIVATE BAR

Private Bar (1953)

Jack Brafman runs a private bar with unusual ornaments at his home in Streatham,...

BOMB DAMAGE - LONDON

Bomb Damage - London (1940)

Civil defence workers working on rubble of bomb sites after air raid -...

SIR EDWARD WARD INSPECTS SPECIAL POLICE & ST. JOHN'S NURSES

Sir Edward Ward Inspects Special Police & St. John's Nurses (1914-1918)

Inspection of Special Police...

AMATEUR FIGURE SKATING

Amateur Figure Skating (1963)

Amateur Figure Skating Championships of Great Britain from Empire Pools,...

STREATHAM REGAL

Streatham Regal (1949)

The illuminated lights at the Streatham Regal Cinema are switched on after the 10...

BABY SITTER ARTISTS

Baby Sitter Artists (1956)

Artists' model Thelma Gibson poses while the artists baby-sit her toddler...

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 58

Cineviews In Brief No. 58 (1937)

Harry Higginson punts over Streatham Ice Rink, elephants bathe in the...

NEW DANCES FOR EVERYBODY

New Dances For Everybody (1938)

'The Lambeth Walk' demonstrated at the Locarno in Streatham, courtesy...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 35

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 35 (1935)

Customs of Biddenden in Kent, New York roof...

DARBY & JOAN CLUB

Darby & Joan Club (1942)

Various shots of a social club for the Old Aged Pensioners of Streatham.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 14

Would You Believe It? No. 14 (1934)

Huge mural takes shape in Manchester, a one-boy bus and a robot...

YOUR WORLD IN NINE MINUTES

Your World In Nine Minutes (1947)

Race horse owned by boy, Haile Selassie, HMS Warspite in dock,...