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FLY FARM

Fly Farm (1952)

Scientists experiment with insecticides on flies at laboratory in Sunbury-on-Thames,...

MECHANICAL MANNEQUINS

Mechanical Mannequins (1951)

Footage of moving mannequins at Weybridge-on-Thames, Surrey.

GLASS BOATS

Glass Boats (1952)

Footage of small boat being made from fibre glass, Surrey.

RADIO BUSES

Radio Buses (1950)

Radio communication enables buses to be sent quickly to queuing passengers.

REVOLVING BARBER

Revolving Barber (1954)

Barber Eddie McConville demonstrates a new invention that allows him to sit down...

FRUIT PROTECTOR

Fruit Protector (1948)

Footage of fruit protector machine in use in orchard in Lingfield in Surrey.

ROYAL OPENING OF STAINES RESERVOIR

Royal Opening Of Staines Reservoir (1947)

King George VI opens new reservoir at Staines, Surrey.

 

 

EAST MOLESEY FLOODS

East Molesey Floods (1951)

Towards milkman walking on elevated sidewalk & man cycling through flood...

PLANES FOR NEW ZEALAND

Planes For New Zealand (1935)

New torpedo bomber "Vildebeest" on trial flight - 12 have been ordered...

VICKERS VANGUARD

Vickers Vanguard (1957)

Aircraft designer George Edwards talks about the Vickers Vanguard. Weybridge,...

V.C.10 SAFETY TESTS

V.C.10 Safety Tests (1962)

Safety tests are made on the V.C.10.

HOVERCRAFT CLUB MEETING

Hovercraft Club Meeting (1967)

Hovercraft club meeting in Blackbushe.

HUNT VISITS HOSPITAL

Hunt Visits Hospital (1914-1918)

Surrey Union Foxhounds visit children in Queen's Hospital.

THE PACE THAT THRILLS

The Pace That Thrills (1932)

Cars racing around Brooklands - includes interview with Sir Malcolm...

RADIO AT 100 MPH!

Radio At 100 Mph! (1933)

MG cars are equipped with radios to help them plan their tactics during a race...

MRS PORKER AT HOME - FILMED AT SHAWLANDS, LINGFIELD

Mrs Porker At Home - Filmed At Shawlands, Lingfield (1930)

A mother pig and her brood are seen -...

DOGS

Dogs (1931)

Story about kennel maids - grooming and feeding their charges.

THE GREAT THAW

The Great Thaw (1928)

The snow begins to thaw causing floods all over Britain.

CYCLING THE THAMES - MISS ZETTA HILLS

Cycling The Thames - Miss Zetta Hills (1920)

Miss Zetta Hills rides her strange water bicycle...

GIRO - TILLER

Giro - Tiller (1938)

A giant giro-tiller converts David Lloyd George's farm into a market garden. Churt....

NEW TILLING MACHINE

New Tilling Machine (1938)

A giant giro-tiller converts David Lloyd George's farm into a market garden. ...

F.I.D.O. aka FIDO

F.I.D.O. AKA Fido (1952)

A system for clearing fog from airport runways is tried out in Surrey.

RACING NEWS aka FRANCESAL SOLD

Racing News AKA Francesal Sold (1954)

Horses involved in Bath 'ringer' case auctioned and ban imposed...

ANIMAL CRACKERS

Animal Crackers (1966)

New arrivals in animal world - wild boar piglets, birds and St. Bernard puppies.

JOHN LENNON'S ROLLS ROYCE

John Lennon's Rolls Royce (1967)

A look at John Lennon's Rolls Royce inside and out. Chertsey, Surrey.

ROYAL OPENING OF STAINES RESERVOIR

Royal Opening Of Staines Reservoir (1947)

King George VI opens new reservoir at Staines, Surrey.

ROYAL OPENING OF STAINES RESERVOIR

Royal Opening Of Staines Reservoir (1947)

King George VI opens new reservoir at Staines, Surrey.

ELECTRICITY STORY

Electricity Story (1948)

Item about power stations in London, including Battersea under constructions.

INDOOR HORSE TRAINING.

Indoor Horse Training. (1966)

Indoor horse training in Reigate. Featuring three horses belonging to...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 17

Caught By The Camera No. 17 (1935)

A miniature car, chorus girls ride hobby horses, Great Dane puppies...

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF DOGDOM

Ladies And Gentlemen Of Dogdom (1930)

Various types of dogs are presented to the camera - a dog show...

ZOO MOMENTS

Zoo Moments (1932)

Footage of various animals at Chessington Zoo.

RICHMOND ROYAL HORSE SHOW  short version of story - PEARLY KINGS PARADE

Richmond Royal Horse Show Short Version Of Story - Pearly Kings Parade (1920)

Pearly Kings...

PEARLY KINGS PARADE  longer version of story - RICHMOND HORSE SHOW

Pearly Kings Parade Longer Version Of Story - Richmond Horse Show (1920)

A story showing a...

OUR DOGS NO. 1

Our Dogs No. 1 (1933)

Lovely fluffy white Samoyed dogs are paraded for the camera.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 75

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 75 (1936)

Woman hiker with pet monkey, fox and rat in...

VC 10 IN THE CLEAR

Vc 10 In The Clear (1964)

The Super VC 10 gets a reprieve and is shown flying to Nigeria.

SLOW MOTION DIVES

Slow Motion Dives (1952)

Swimmers test out the latest latex swimsuits. Camberley, Surrey.

THE BATTLE FOR BEAUTY

The Battle For Beauty (1940-1949)

Very interesting film promoting a campaign to "Help Save Rural England"...

"More Wonderful Than Ever ... Amy" (1932)

Aviator Amy Johnson receives a rapturous welcome on return...

AROUND BRITAIN

Around Britain (1947)

An airshow in Scotland and a forest fire in Surrey.

ONE MINUTE NEWS

One Minute News (1949)

Electric shoe cleaner, hat fashions from Rome, and a massive plane from America.

STUDENTS MAKE HOLIDAYS PAY

Students Make Holidays Pay (1948)

University students work at zoo to earn money during their holiday.

NEWS FLASHES FOREST FIRE, SERETSE PREPARES TO RETURN HOME, ZOO BABIES & BABE...

News Flashes Forest Fire, Seretse Prepares To Return Home, Zoo Babies & Babe... (1956)

US...

AERIAL SURVEY

Aerial Survey (1949)

Aerial photographs taken of London are used to make detailed ordnance survey map.

 DUKE OF EDINBURGH AT VICKERS

Duke Of Edinburgh At Vickers (1958)

Duke of Edinburgh inspects Vickers Armstrong aircraft factory.

PRINCE PHILIP VISITS DECCA FACTORIES

Prince Philip Visits Decca Factories (1957)

Duke of Edinburgh visits factories owned by Decca - one...

KING OF NEPAL AT VICKERS-ARMSTRONG

King Of Nepal At Vickers-Armstrong (1960)

King Mahendra of Nepal visits Vickers-Armstrong aircraft...

THE CROWNING YEAR

The Crowning Year (1953)

A review of the year 1953.

HOLIDAY ROUNDUP

Holiday Roundup (1957)

Roundup of the news at holiday season.