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LONDON - WALKING RACE

London - Walking Race (1937)

London to Brighton walking race starts in London.

20 MILES IN 3 HOURS AT 57 YEARS OF AGE

20 Miles In 3 Hours At 57 Years Of Age (1931)

A walking racer - George Cummings - sets records with...

CHILDREN'S WHIT WALK

Children's Whit Walk (1938)

Children from Sunday Schools take part in Manchester's Whit Walk.

WALKING RACE

Walking Race (1955)

Briton, Don Thompson, wins Italian 100 kilometre walking race.

TEN TORS HIKE ON DARTMOOR aka WHITSUN PLAYTIME

Ten Tors Hike On Dartmoor AKA Whitsun Playtime (1964)

Youth groups prepare for a long days hiking...

NATIONAL ROAD WALKING CHAMPIONSHIP

National Road Walking Championship (1931)

T Lloyd Johnson of Leicester wins National Road Walking...

WAS IT YOUR IDEA OF A HOLIDAY? - HOW THEY SPENT WHITSUN

Was It Your Idea Of A Holiday? - How They Spent Whitsun (1947)

Different views of how the British...

 

 

STEPPING OUT - REGENT'S PARK WALKING RACE - DUBLIN

Stepping Out - Regent's Park Walking Race - Dublin (1940)

Frank Bignal of Paddington wins walking...

HE KEEPS ON WALKING

He Keeps On Walking (1946)

Bert Couzens completes his marathon 3,000 mile walk around Romford Stadium,...

SEAQUAPLANING!

Seaquaplaning! (1934)

A man 'seaquaplanes' along the water behind a seaplane.

ROAD WALKING CHAMPIONSHIP

Road Walking Championship (1951)

L. Allen wins 10 mile road walking race for third year in accession.

TURIN part of NEWS IN FLASHES

Turin Part Of News In Flashes (1951)

A 100 km walking race starts at night in Turin.

WALKING TO WIN

Walking To Win (1957)

Abdom Pamich wins fifty km walking race in Rome, Italy.

4 DAY MARCH

4 Day March (1962)

Annual event of the 4 day march from and to Nijmegen in Holland by soldiers and...

FOUR DAY WALK

Four Day Walk (1967)

Prince Claus takes part in four day walking contest in Holland.

POSTMEN'S WALK

Postmen's Walk (1968)

Ray Middleton wins annual Postmen's Walk around London.

WALK ACROSS LAKE

Walk Across Lake (1969)

People walk across a two mile lake in Austria in a race - The Great Walk Through...

WALKING BACKWARDS

Walking Backwards (1952)

Footage of backwards walking world champion, Sussex.

DR. BARBARA MOORE WALKS IN AUSTRALIA

Dr. Barbara Moore Walks In Australia (1960)

Dr Barbara Moore on her marathon 400 mile walk across...

STRANGE TRAFFIC ON SYDNEY BRIDGE

Strange Traffic On Sydney Bridge (1961)

Long distance walkers and a couple with a cow cross Sydney...

"From 'big Ben' Down To The Sea!" (1930)

Walking race from London to Brighton - won by T W Green.

WORKING HOLIDAYS

Working Holidays (1959)

In North Wales, the Civic Trust organises working holidays to make environmental...

CROAGH PATRICK PILGRIMAGE

Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage (1964)

Many people make a pilgrimage up a rocky mountain - some walk in bare...

"As Good As Any Foreign Spa" (1933)

Lord Horder opens new Sun Walk in Harrogate's Spa resort.

A 100 MILE

A 100 Mile "Hike" (1933)

Soldiers of the 12th Infantry Brigade marching from Dover to Arundel - partly...

"The Walk-Run-Cycle-Crawl-Swim" Race! (1931)

Running, riding bicycles, doing an obstacle course and...

QUEER AND QUAINT

Queer And Quaint (1931)

Footage of various circus stars including Jack Earle who is over eight feet...

THE AIR CIRCUS

The Air Circus (1932)

Aeroplanes stunts are performed for the thrill of the crowds.

NEWS IN FLASHES

News In Flashes (1951)

Manchester to Blackpool Walking race won by Percy Reading.

LANCE FAIRFAX

Lance Fairfax (1938)

Lance Fairfax singing 'Walk Down the Road".

ROBERT ASHLEY

Robert Ashley (1942)

Baritone Robert Ashley sings "I'll Walk Beside You".

WENDY WINS

Wendy Wins (1960)

Wendy Lewis wins the women's part of the Butlin walk from John O'Groats to Land's End.

SEVEN MILE WALKING RACE

Seven Mile Walking Race (1969)

Visiting Mexican team take first three places in walking race....

POGO STICK

Pogo Stick (1954)

Charlie Macey practices his pogo stick skills before a crowd of children.

BOY WALKER

Boy Walker (1953)

Footage of six year-old John Ball in training to be walker, Battersea Park in London.

'BENDIGO THOUSAND' FOOT RACE

'bendigo Thousand' Foot Race (1948)

Footage of the World's richest foot race at Bendigo in Australia.

"From Big Ben Down To The Sea" (1932)

A London to Brighton walking race - won by J H Ludlow.

NEW DANCES FOR EVERYBODY

New Dances For Everybody (1938)

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

ROCK ARTISTS

Rock Artists (1959)

The Scottish Centre for Outdoor Training holds courses for schoolchildren and the...

WALSH AND BARKER

Walsh And Barker (1936)

Walsh and Barker sing "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" - some good shots of snow...

ISSY BONN - THE FAMOUS HEBREW COMEDIAN

Issy Bonn - The Famous Hebrew Comedian (1939)

Good item with the famous radio and stage star Issy...

FLYING

Flying (1933)

A little flying lesson from Flight-Lt. Gerald Hill and Capt. R.H. MacIntosh.

THE ANGEL SERENADERS!

The Angel Serenaders! (1933)

A cowboy singing group perform on top of a New York skyscraper.

LANDY LOSES, BUT...

Landy Loses, But... (1956)

In California, John Landy, World's Mile Record holder, is beaten by Jim...

DR. BARBARA TAKES A WALK

Dr. Barbara Takes A Walk (1960)

Doctor Barbara Moore concludes her walk from John O'Groats to Land's...

GET READY, LAND'S END

Get Ready, Land's End (1960)

Walkers continue their journey from John O'Groats to Land's End.

'LITTLE JIM' WINS BIG WALK

'little Jim' Wins Big Walk (1960)

James Musgrave wins the Butlin walk from John O'Groats to Land's...

110 MILES - JUST A WALK

110 Miles - Just A Walk (1959)

Competitors in London to Birmingham walking race, Dr. Barbara Moore wins...

BAN THE BOMB MARCHERS REACH MOSCOW

Ban The Bomb Marchers Reach Moscow (1961)

Nuclear bomb protesters marching through Moscow.

Rome

Rome (1960)

1960 Rome Olympic Games, Britain's Thompson walks to gold