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COME TO THE FAIR!

Come To The Fair! (1931)

Traditional opening ceremony for Mitcham Fair in Surrey.

GET AIRMINDED - CHEAPLY!

Get Airminded - Cheaply! (1931)

Londoners get a cheap flight over their home city - trip in an airliner...

BRAVO JIM!

Bravo Jim! (1936)

Jim Mollison returns to Croydon Aerodrome after his record breaking flight across the...

TIMBER SHIPS ARRIVE IN LONDON DOCKS

Timber Ships Arrive In London Docks (1937)

Timber arrives to London docks.

PLOUGHING COMPETITION IN CHERTSEY

Ploughing Competition In Chertsey (1937)

Chertsey hosts ploughing competition.

MECHANICAL BATTERY GIVES REALISTIC DISPLAY - CAMBERLEY

Mechanical Battery Gives Realistic Display - Camberley (1938)

Soldiers set up battery guns in a...

NEW LONG RANGE BOMBER IN FLIGHT

New Long Range Bomber In Flight (1938)

Brief shot of Britain's latest bomber before its first test...

 

 

CROYDON AIR CRASH

Croydon Air Crash (1938)

Aftermath of the crash of a small aeroplane near Croydon Airport.

IS PILLION RIDING SAFE?

Is Pillion Riding Safe? (1927)

Road safety tests in Carshalton for those riding pillion on motorbikes.

RESTOCKING THE THAMES

Restocking The Thames (1920)

Fish are netted in reservoirs and transported to the River Thames.

FAREWELL TO FLAT RACING

Farewell To Flat Racing (1920)

The last horse race of the season.

EPSOM SPRING MEETING

Epsom Spring Meeting (1923)

Horse racing at Epsom, "Glass Idol" wins Great Metropolitan.

EPSOM SPRING MEETING

Epsom Spring Meeting (1924)

Kwannon wins the Great Metropolitan horse race at the Epsom Spring...

THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR

The Conquest Of The Air (1929)

Model aeroplane enthusiasts fly their creations at Epsom, Surrey.

MOVIES ABOVE THE CLOUDS MAUVE TINT

Movies Above The Clouds Mauve Tint (1925)

First aerial cinema - films are projected inside an...

IN SYLVAN SURROUNDINGS

In Sylvan Surroundings (1925)

People in Elizabethan costume rehearse for the Wimbledon Historical...

IN SYLVAN SURROUNDINGS ORANGE TINT

In Sylvan Surroundings Orange Tint (1925)

People in Elizabethan costume rehearse for the Wimbledon...

THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR

The Conquest Of The Air (1930)

Makers of model aeroplanes fly their creations at Wimbledon, London.

FIRST ON THE SCREEN FIRST ON THE SCENE aka FIRST ON THE SCENE FIRST ON THE...

First On The Screen First On The Scene AKA First On The Scene First On The... (1930)

Footage...

AIR VISITORS

Air Visitors (1925)

4 Italian bombers land at Croydon Aerodrome on "Showing the Flag" mission.

FIT AS A FIDDLE aka FIT AS FIDDLE

Fit As A Fiddle AKA Fit As Fiddle (1925)

Tennis player Suzanne Lenglen practises for Wimbledon.

OYEZ! OYEZ! OYEZ!

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! (1925)

The town crier of Guildford announces new electric train service from Guildford...

BIG WORKHOUSE FIRE  & CUTS

Big Workhouse Fire & Cuts (1926)

A look at the destruction caused by a fire in large Victorian...

THE OAK'S aka THE OAKS & CUTS

The Oak's AKA The Oaks & Cuts (1926)

Horse racing at Epsom, 'Short Story' wins.

EPSOM STABLE LADS STRIKE

Epsom Stable Lads Strike (1919)

Girls and apprentices continue the work of cleaning the yard and...

MITCHAM FAIR OPENS

Mitcham Fair Opens (1919)

Large crowds gather for the opening of Mitcham Fair.

'BIKINI' AIDS FIRE FIGHTERS aka 'BIKINI' AIDS FIRE-FIGHTERS

'bikini' Aids Fire Fighters AKA 'bikini' Aids Fire-Fighters (1954)

A new raft carrying fire...

IMMORTAL VINE

Immortal Vine (1963)

The great Tudor Palace of Hampton Court sells grapes from five hundred year old...

SUNNY LANES issue title PATHE PICTORIAL LOOKS ON THE SUNNY SIDE

Sunny Lanes Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Looks On The Sunny Side (1947)

Trees on sunny, country...

HARVESTING issue title PATHE PICTORIAL LOOKS ON THE SUNNY SIDE

Harvesting Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Looks On The Sunny Side (1947)

Good scenic shots of...

THE CHILDREN'S MEET

The Children's Meet (1932)

Young hunters join in with a Drag Hunt near Epsom Race Course.

AGRICULTURAL MACHINE FOR SMALL FARMS

Agricultural Machine For Small Farms (1949)

Demonstration of agricultural machinery to aid...

ID AL-ADHA FESTIVAL AT WOKING

Id Al-Adha Festival At Woking (1958)

Moslems at Worship, embracing, inside mosque, free lunch of rice...

DERBY DAY 1970

Derby Day 1970 (1970)

Various footage from race number three at the Derby

RACEHORSE DESTROYED AFTER INJURY aka RACEHORSE DESTROYED

Racehorse Destroyed After Injury AKA Racehorse Destroyed (1966)

A racehorse with a broken...

PUBLIC SCHOOL

Public School (1975)

Top view of boys and masters eating in school dining room.

WINDOW DRESSING

Window Dressing (1962)

The eyes have it, new shop window models made in Surrey have moving eyes.

DESIGN IN PLASTIC

Design In Plastic (1966)

Unusual ornaments are made from dipping leaves in gold then setting them in...

BOYS AND GIRLS ASSAULT COURSE

Boys And Girls Assault Course (1966)

Boys and girls take part in a guards' assault course at their...

PUSHBALL

Pushball (1968)

A new game involves much running, bouncing and hitting of a gigantic leather ball!

STRING PAINTER

String Painter (1968)

Artist Denzle Williams makes pictures with string at her home in Cobham.

ORCHARD

Orchard" Offensive" Opens (1933)

Farmers spray loads of chemicals over trees to control insects.

KEMPTON'S NEW

Kempton's New "Wonder" Grand Stand (1933)

Large crowds watch horse racing from Kempton Park's new...

FATAL TRAIN COLLISION

Fatal Train Collision (1933)

A train crash in London kills 5 when an Express hits a local train to...

THE OLD CROCKS' RACE

The Old Crocks' Race (1930)

Various shots of veteran cars speeding round the motor racing circuit at...

THE MAYOR MAKES THE PLUNGE

The Mayor Makes The Plunge (1933)

The Mayor of Guildford opens new swimming pool - by diving in.

WORLD'S FASTEST RACE

World's Fastest Race (1933)

British Empire Trophy for sports cars in won by Count Czaykowski at...

BELGIAN AIR LINER DISASTER

Belgian Air Liner Disaster (1930)

A Belgian mail plane crashes near Croydon.

ITS AN OLD ROMANY CUSTOM

Its An Old Romany Custom (1934)

Romany Gipsies are forced to leave camp and move to modern houses -...

SOUTH OF THAMES CHAMPIONSHIP

South Of Thames Championship (1934)

South of Thames cross country race goes to the army - winner is L....