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HOMEWARD BOUND

Homeward Bound (1934)

Pigeons being released from their cages only to return after a nice long flight.

BLASTING A LIME STONE QUARRY IN YORKSHIRE

Blasting A Lime Stone Quarry In Yorkshire (1938)

Dynamite explosion blasts a limestone quarry in...

RESERVOIR BURSTS

Reservoir Bursts (1926)

Reservoir bursts after bad weather causing extensive damage to villages around...

WELL DONE LEEDS

Well Done Leeds (1927)

A convoy of lorries takes relief goods to Fleetwood.

HELLIFIELD - TRAIN SNOW PLOUGHS

Hellifield - Train Snow Ploughs (1938)

A snow plough is attached to the front of a train in...

HULL FAIR

Hull Fair (1938)

Hull's annual fair gets underway with large crowds enjoying the fun. Humberside.

FLOODS IN YORKSHIRE

Floods In Yorkshire (1939)

Footage of the people of Yorkshire coping with the latest floods.

 

 

CIRCUS NEWS - BEAR IN A BUS

Circus News - Bear In A Bus (1954)

What happens when a bear boards a bus - have a look.

SEA FRONT AT BRIDLINGTON

Sea Front At Bridlington (1949)

Sea front at Bridlington in Yorkshire.

DOLPHINS ON THE MOVE

Dolphins On The Move (1966)

Two dolphins are transported from Malton to their new home in Marineland,...

WAREHOUSE FIRE AT GOOLE

Warehouse Fire At Goole (1947)

A warehouse fire in Goole Docks causes damage to property.

CHRISTENING NEW ENGINE AT SETTLE

Christening New Engine At Settle (1938)

The "Giggleswick" engine is the first to be named after a...

NEW TRACTOR

New Tractor (1955)

Demonstration of 'super bulldozer' for open cast mining.

YORKSHIRE - NIPPER PLANE aka NIPPER DO IT YOURSELF PLANE

Yorkshire - Nipper Plane AKA Nipper Do It Yourself Plane (1968)

Small plane built from kit for...

JET BOY

Jet Boy (1966)

Roy Jay continues the Victorian craft of carving in jet.

PREGNANT DOLPHIN

Pregnant Dolphin (1968)

Vet has to plant pregnancy pills inside herrings to feed to "Captain" who is...

A WASH OUT

A Wash Out (1934)

Fourth cricket test match between England and Australia is stopped due to heavy rain.

DID YOU SEE THE ECLIPSE?

Did You See The Eclipse? (1927)

Remarkable sequences showing sun almost at its total eclipse.

BIG FIRE AT HULL

Big Fire At Hull (1929)

Huge warehouse fire in Hull is brought under control by firemen, Yorkshire.

WHILE THE MINES ARE IDLE

While The Mines Are Idle (1921)

During the coal strike the miners race and show their pit ponies to win...

NOVEL TRAINING GROUND

Novel Training Ground (1924)

Racehorse trainer resorts to taking his animals to the beach to run in...

EVERY GOOD DOG HAS ...

Every Good Dog Has ... (1924)

Dogs on show at the Maidstone Dog Show.

NEW ELECTRIC TOTE

New Electric Tote (1930)

New electric display board in use at Thirsk racecourse, Yorkshire.

RAT EXTERMINATION

Rat Extermination (1920)

Cute film with awkward looking rat exterminators releasing poison gas.

NEW IDEAS TO SPEED BUILDING

New Ideas To Speed Building (1950)

Building exhibition, showing off many new inventions on Hunslet...

MODEL TRAIN

Model Train (1939)

A man builds a model shunting engine for his daughters to ride in. Yorkshire.

WARNING SYSTEM READY

Warning System Ready (1963)

Four minute warning system against atom attack is commissioned.

NEW ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE

New Electric Arc Furnace (1969)

Item showing new electric arc furnace at foundry in Sheffield,...

COATHAM

Coatham (1937)

Tanker ship Athina Livanos ashore at Coatham, near Redcar.

MAX THE CHIMP, DRIVER'S MATE

Max The Chimp, Driver's Mate (1955)

Max the chimpanzee acts as driver's mate. Sheffield, Yorkshire.

Army Equitation School

Army Equitation School (1910-1919)

Footage of horses being trained by at military equestrian centre....

DROPPING WELL

Dropping Well (1962)

An item about a water fall in a Yorkshire cave that turns objects to stone.

TAME BULL

Tame Bull (1962)

Strange farmer rides a bull as if he was a horse.

YORKSHIRE'S GREAT NEW GATEWAY

Yorkshire's Great New Gateway (1933)

The Lord Mayor of Wakefield opens a new bridge over the River...

"Like An Earthquake" (1930)

An explosion in a Yorkshire chemical factory killed 12 and injured hundreds.

CLOUDBURST IN YORKSHIRE

Cloudburst In Yorkshire (1930)

The flooded River Esk washed away a bridge nears Sleights in Yorkshire.

"For Those In Peril On The Sea ..." (1931)

New lifeboat is launched in front of large crowd at...

YORK - RAILWAY

York - Railway (1938)

Official-looking men examine and pose with a great steam engine at York Museum.

ASHORE OFF SCARBOROUGH

Ashore Off Scarborough (1938)

Stranded destroyer ship Walrus seen off the coast of Scarborough.

THE ST. LEGER

The St. Leger (1926)

Coronach wins the St. Leger horse race at Doncaster.

THE TAIL LIGHT

The Tail Light (1927)

Police horses can be seen in the dark in Bradford.

RECORDING THE ECLIPSE

Recording The Eclipse (1927)

A temporary camp has been set up at Giggleswick to record the eclipse.

OVER THE TOP FOR THE LAST aka PRESENTATION ARMY TANK

Over The Top For The Last AKA Presentation Army Tank (1919)

A First World war tank making it's...

PET SHOW

Pet Show (1939)

Various animals seen at pet show in Yorkshire.

PIGEONS

Pigeons (1939)

A cat and pigeons live as friends.

SHIPS IN BOTTLES

Ships In Bottles (1967)

Ships in bottles are made for export. Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire.

NEW WATER DEVICE

New Water Device (1969)

New device worn on the legs helps girls to swim faster at Ripon Baths.

CUDDLES THE KILLER WHALE

Cuddles The Killer Whale (1969)

Footage of Cuddles the Killer Whale at Flamingo Park Zoo in Yorkshire.

HAND-MADE STEEL HANDMADE STEEL

Hand-Made Steel Handmade Steel (1949)

George Goodwin makes containers for holding molten steel.

SHEFFIELD HURRICANE DAMAGE

Sheffield Hurricane Damage (1962)

Hurricane damage on houses and buildings in Sheffield, Yorkshire.