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RUSSIAN WINS GYMNASTIC CONTEST

Russian Wins Gymnastic Contest (1954)

Russian Gymnast triumphs in Germany

SOVIET COMMISSARS VISIT BONN

Soviet Commissars Visit Bonn (1955)

Soviet Commissars on visit to Bonn, Germany.

ICE BOUND RUGBY GROUNDS

Ice Bound Rugby Grounds (1956)

Coventry Rugby Club Ground covered with snow, snow covered Leicester...

FIRST BRITISH SHIP PASSES THROUGH SUEZ

First British Ship Passes Through Suez (1957)

First British ship the 'West Breeze' passes through...

 SPD CONVENTION AT DORTMUND

Spd Convention At Dortmund (1957)

Erich Ollenhauer addresses the Conference of his German SPD...

NIGHT SCENES IN BIRMINGHAM

Night Scenes In Birmingham (1956)

Shots of Birmingham at night. West Midlands.

HIT SONG IN THE TIGER CAGE

Hit Song In The Tiger Cage (1959)

Man singing into microphone, various close ups of tiger's head.

 

 

BIRMINGHAM CITY V. BARCELONA

Birmingham City V. Barcelona (1960)

BIRMINGHAM CITY V. BARCELONA

MONEY SHOVELLING COMPETITION

Money Shovelling Competition (1961)

Various shots, money pouring through hands, indicator on scales,...

FOOL PROOF MATERNITY WARD - DUSSELDORF aka FOOLPROOF MATERNITY WARD

Fool Proof Maternity Ward - Dusseldorf AKA Foolproof Maternity Ward (1961)

A foolproof method...

 TRASH-PAK COMPACTOR

Trash-Pak Compactor (1969)

Special vehicle for compacting large amounts of rubbish - on display at...

NEW SUBMARINE TO OBSERVE OCEANS DEPTHS

New Submarine To Observe Oceans Depths (1965)

New submarine to search the ocean.

SAILING AT KIEL.

Sailing At Kiel. (1967)

A sailing regatta in The Kieler Forde, Germany

KAINGJI DAM COMPLETED.

Kaingji Dam Completed. (1968)

West Africa's biggest dam across the Niger River at Kaingji in...

NINA WEST CHILDREN'S HOME

Nina West Children's Home (1973)

Very young children eating sandwiches, crisps and jelly together.

NATIVE AREAS OF DAKAR - 1973

Native Areas Of Dakar - 1973 (1973)

Various shots mainly around the shanty towns of Dakar in Senegal.

LATEST TYPE OF BUS

Latest Type Of Bus (1970-1979)

Various shots red Double Decker bus on the route to West Croydon.

COVENTRY & BIRMINGHAM SCENES

Coventry & Birmingham Scenes (1973)

Various shots of the new and old buildings and street scenes in...

GUN PROOFING

Gun Proofing (1951)

Birmingham Proof House where all guns in Britain are tested.

CRICKET AT ARUNDEL CASTLE

Cricket At Arundel Castle (1951)

Brief shot of a cricket match at Arundel Castle in West Sussex.

CHAMBERLAIN DAY 1917

Chamberlain Day 1917 (1917)

Chamberlain Day in Birmingham.

MIDLAND A.A CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE SNOW DID NOT DAMPEN THE ARDOUR OF...

Midland A.A Cross Country Championships - The Snow Did Not Dampen The Ardour Of... (1914-1918)

Footage...

WEST SURREY BEAGLES

West Surrey Beagles (1914-1918)

Beagle dogs at the West Surrey hunt.

FUNERAL IN BIRMINGHAM

Funeral In Birmingham (1910-1930)

Funeral of an unknown personality in Birmingham, West Midlands.

BRIDGETOWN - BARBADOS - LADY COAL SHOVELERS IN BRITISH WEST INDIES

Bridgetown - Barbados - Lady Coal Shovelers In British West Indies (1920-1929)

Footage of women...

ROVER GAS TURBINE CAR

Rover Gas Turbine Car (1961)

New Rover gas turbine car presented in Birmingham.

EXTRA! BIRMINGHAM V COVENTRY CITY

Extra! Birmingham V Coventry City (1930-1939)

Coverage of football match between Birmingham City and...

 FROGMEN IN TRAINING

Frogmen In Training (1961)

German naval frogmen are in training in their wetsuits.

DRUMS FOR A QUEEN CUTS ?

Drums For A Queen Cuts ? (1961)

Cuts for documentary film covering the Queen's visit to Ghana and West...

WEMBLEY - THE GOAL!

Wembley - The Goal! (1932)

Film of the football cup tie between West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa.

AN

An "All Lancashire" Final! (1933)

Everton beat West Ham in FA Cup semi-final match played in...

WORLD ROLLER SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

World Roller Skating Championships (1967)

World Roller Skating Championships at Birmingham, won by...

HARVEST STORY

Harvest Story (1948)

Cuts from newsreel story 48/68 - harvest story - West Stoke in Chichester, West...

ICE SKATING CHAMPIONS BECOME PROFESSIONAL ENTERTAINERS

Ice Skating Champions Become Professional Entertainers (1964)

Baumler and Kilius performing ice...

NEWS FLASHES - WEST BROMWICH BUS STRIKE

News Flashes - West Bromwich Bus Strike (1955)

Bus strike over employment of an Indian man as...

CARIBBEAN MARKET

Caribbean Market (1961)

Lovely footage of shoppers at market stalls in Brixton's Granville Arcade.

HOPPITY HARE

Hoppity Hare (1964)

A story about a hare which likes human food, such as toast and marmalade, rather...

THEY'RE IN DEADLY EARNEST

They're In Deadly Earnest (1932)

Jockeys play Boxers in charity football match - the Jockeys win 6-4.

LAND AND WATER CARS aka LAND A WATER CARS

Land And Water Cars AKA Land A Water Cars (1930-1931)

A Riley car is fitted with floatation bags to make...

HOME TOWN WELCOME

Home Town Welcome (1934)

Miss Dorothy Round receives great reception at her home town after winning her...

MR BALDWIN AT HIMLEY HALL

Mr Baldwin At Himley Hall (1935)

Stanley Baldwin's first speech as Prime Minister delivered at Himley...

BOXERS V JOCKEYS

Boxers V Jockeys (1931)

Boxers and Jockeys take part in annual charity football match.

CARRAMBA! - SO THIS IS ENGLISH FOOTBALL

Carramba! - So This Is English Football (1931)

Zamora and the Spanish football team watch a match...

OXFORD GROUP CAMP

Oxford Group Camp (1937)

A day in life of the Oxford Group Party in Birmingham.

THE MECHANICAL MASTERS aka TESTING RACQUETS

The Mechanical Masters AKA Testing Racquets (1930)

Tennis racquets and golf balls are tested in...

WE GO TO COVENTRY! - AND THE REASON WHY

We Go To Coventry! - And The Reason Why (1927)

Fabulous film of large ladies swimming club - all...

RIDING DOWN THE RIVER

Riding Down The River (1933)

People have fun sliding down some shallow rapids in Guadeloupe,

THE BLACK KING'S CITADEL

The Black King's Citadel (1935)

Excellent footage of the ruined castle of the Black King in Haiti, in...

BUSYBODIES OF THE BAHAMAS

Busybodies Of The Bahamas (1935)

Sugar extracted from sugar cane and baskets made from palm leaves in...

NOTICE TO QUIT

Notice To Quit (1943)

Evacuation of West Country to make space for training of American servicemen.