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THE BIRTH PLACE aka BIRTHPLACE  OF OUR FREEDOM

The Birth Place AKA Birthplace Of Our Freedom (1925)

The 710th anniversary of the signing of the...

AROUND BRITAIN - RICHMOND

Around Britain - Richmond (1948)

Fire destroys paint factory in Richmond.

AIRCRAFT CRASH

Aircraft Crash (1946)

Scenes of wreckage at aircraft crash.

RUBBER DUMP FIRE

Rubber Dump Fire (1945)

Footage of fireman attempting to put out tyre fire in Mitcham, Surrey.

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...

OYEZ! OYEZ! OYEZ!

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! (1925)

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

ID AL-ADHA FESTIVAL AT WOKING

Id Al-Adha Festival At Woking (1958)

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

 

 

PUBLIC SCHOOL

Public School (1975)

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

ON ST PATRICKS DAY IN THE MORNING

On St Patricks Day In The Morning (1934)

On St. Patrick's Day, Irish Guards are presented with...

SALVATION ARMY HIGH COUNCIL

Salvation Army High Council (1929)

Salvation Army High Council delegates come from all over the world...

THE PROBLEM OF TURKEY

The Problem Of Turkey (1920)

An item about the problem Turkey, head of the Indian Khilfat Delegation...

THE FEAST OF SACRIFICE AT WOKING MOSQUE

The Feast Of Sacrifice At Woking Mosque (1919)

Mohammedans at Prayer during the "Feast of...

EXPERIMENTAL PRISON

Experimental Prison (1969)

Footage of new progressive prison at Coldingley in Surrey.

INVALID CHAIR

Invalid Chair (1949)

Footage of new invalid car in use. Thames Ditton, Surrey.

TESTING CRATES

Testing Crates (1949)

Goods containers are tested for strength and durability at Leatherhead, Surrey.

NEW EDA HOUSE

New Eda House (1953)

Various electrical goods tested for safety and durability at new EDA house....

SCHOOL FOR CHILD CYCLISTS

School For Child Cyclists (1960)

Children learn how to cycle at special school at Sutton.

AIRCRAFT CRASH AT BLACKBUSHE

Aircraft Crash At Blackbushe (1957)

Many people are killed in a night time plane crash at Blackbushe...

RAILWAY ACCIDENT

Railway Accident (1910-1919)

An empty train runs into a goods train near Croydon.

"The Birthplace Of Our Freedom" (1933)

Politician Leo Amery makes speech about the Signing of the...

FROM THE CAPE BY AIR Beware - other items share this title

From The Cape By Air Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1934)

General Jan Christian Smuts,...

HOISTING HERMANN

Hoisting Hermann (1945)

Unexploded 4000 pound bomb is ready for removal in Croydon.

TWO MAGNIFICENT ROADS

Two Magnificent Roads (1927)

Prime Minister Baldwin opens the Kingston By Pass.

1128-1928

1128-1928 (1928)

A long procession of monks and clergymen commemorate the 800th anniversary of Cistercian...

A DARING PRANK   STEEPLEJACK CLIMBS CHURCH SPIRE

A Daring Prank Steeplejack Climbs Church Spire (1920)

Daredevil steeplejack - Mr. C. L. Ager -...

COMING EVENTS

Coming Events (1921)

Santa Claus arrives in Croydon in his aeroplane and gives presents to the children.

CROYDON

Croydon (1938)

An item showing what looks to be a crashed aircraft at Croydon, London. Soundtrack...

THE GOVERNMENT'S GUESTS

The Government's Guests (1925)

Foreign visitors gather for a garden party given by the Government at...

THE BULLION PLANE

The Bullion Plane (1925)

A Junkers monoplane delivers £10,000,000 worth of bonds to England under...

THE BEGUM OF BHOPAL aka THE BEGUM PF BHOTAL

The Begum Of Bhopal AKA The Begum Pf Bhotal (1925)

The 67 year old Begum of Bhopal, India's only...

FEAST OF RAMZAN

Feast Of Ramzan (1920)

Moslem Indians in England are shown at prayer.

GOVERNMENT GUN DUMP

Government Gun Dump (1919)

More Artillery guns are added to the thousands already in a Government dump.

HOSPITAL JAZZ BAND

Hospital Jazz Band (1919)

Patients at Horton Hospital watch on as a "Jazz" Band parades past during...

CORONATION STONE MYSTERY

Coronation Stone Mystery (1951)

The Stone of Scone - which sits under the Coronation throne - is...

WHERE'S THAT FIRE

Where's That Fire (1955)

Firemen from across the country take part in a display at Reigate Fire Service...

FARMING NUNS

Farming Nuns (1967)

Nuns at Ladywell convent farm and repair outbuildings on the land. Godalming, Surrey....

NEW CAR CUTTING EQUIPMENT

New Car Cutting Equipment (1968)

New crash rescue equipment, the air-operated Cengar Saw, is...

PEA PUSHING

Pea Pushing (1969)

Pea pushing derby for charity in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

TRAINING POLICE HORSES - IMBER COURT

Training Police Horses - Imber Court (1948)

Exercises to acclimatise police horses to crowds and...

TRANSPORTER

Transporter (1950)

Huge transporter 'The Mighty Antar' is driven around a muddy test ground.

INVALID CARRIAGE

Invalid Carriage (1952)

A new car for disabled is driven by Mr Sidney Jones of Rustington, Surrey.

POLICE WATER RESCUE TRAINING

Police Water Rescue Training (1947)

Police in Kingston demonstrates how to rescue drowning men from a...

POLICE DOGS

Police Dogs (1953)

Demonstration of effectiveness of police dogs at Imber Court in Surrey.

WORK OR WANT WEEK MAKES THE HEADLINES aka HAROLD WILSON PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF...

Work Or Want Week Makes The Headlines AKA Harold Wilson President Of Board Of... (1947)

Harold...

NEW FIRE EXTINGUISHER

New Fire Extinguisher (1966)

New fire extinguisher is demonstrated in Croydon.

WATSON-WATT'S HOUSE

Watson-Watt's House (1941)

Shots of the home of the scientific adviser to the Air Ministry - Sir Robert...

THAMES-SIDE BEAUTY SPOT

Thames-Side Beauty Spot (1935)

Speeches mark the naming of the Riverdale Gardens in Richmond, London.

POLICE LEARN UNDERWATER RESCUE

Police Learn Underwater Rescue (1947)

Police demonstrating how to rescue people from drowning....

CHURCHILL ELECTION CAMPAIGNING

Churchill Election Campaigning (1948)

Winston Churchill campaigns in North Croydon before by-election....

POLICE LIFE SAVING SCHOOL

Police Life Saving School (1964)

Schoolboys thought by police how to rescue drowning people in Farnham.