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INFLATABLE AIR HALL

Inflatable Air Hall (1967)

An inflatable air hall protects building sites from bad weather. Elstree,...

STEEL ERECTORS SPIDERMEN

Steel Erectors Spidermen (1950-1959)

Men working on girders and scaffolding at Holborn.

EMBANKMENT COLLAPSES ON FIVE HOUSES - SEOUL

Embankment Collapses On Five Houses - Seoul (1961)

Bereaved relatives waiting for news, rescue...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - THE STEEPLEJACK

Camera Interviews - The Steeplejack (1933)

Probably unusable item about Salisbury Cathedral...

GLASGOW PLANS FOR TOMORROW

Glasgow Plans For Tomorrow (1949)

A model for a new Glasgow is displayed for people to view.

Selected Originals - DANISH KING AT CANTERBURY

Selected Originals - Danish King At Canterbury (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'Danish...

RECONSTRUCTING WARSAW STATION

Reconstructing Warsaw Station (1947)

Building work begins on wrecked Warsaw railway station. Poland.

 

 

PRIEST TALKING

Priest Talking (1940-1949)

Priest talking to camera - no sound.

BUILDINGS COLLAPSE

Buildings Collapse (1952)

17 people are killed after buildings collapse in Barletta, Italy.

SYDNEY HARBOUR BUILDING PROBLEMS

Sydney Harbour Building Problems (1966)

Building problems around Sydney harbour.

WELLS CATHEDRAL

Wells Cathedral (1914-1918)

Shots of unidentified cathedral.

RUINS OF CHURCH OR CATHEDRAL

Ruins Of Church Or Cathedral (1910-1929)

Man and woman looking round unidentified ruins of cathedral.

OLD CHURCH

Old Church (1961)

A look at Greenstead Church, one of the oldest in the country, near Epping Forest in...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 318 - OLD CHURCH

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 318 - Old Church (1961)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for the stories featured...

"Sweep Away All Slums!" (1931)

Nancy Astor lays foundation stone at set of model flats in London.

THE WINDOWS OF THE MINSTER - YORK

The Windows Of The Minster - York (1927)

York Minster - various shots of the Cathedral on its...

THE FIREMAN OF VIENNA

The Fireman Of Vienna (1931)

Firemen in training at the Cathedral of St Stephen in Vienna.

BRIGHTER SIGNS!

Brighter Signs! (1931)

Woman paints a road sign to hang in Truro, Cornwall.

HERE COMES THE BRIDE

Here Comes The Bride (1932)

Footage of a Moslem wedding.

CONCRETE SCULPTURE

Concrete Sculpture (1933)

Sculptors at work on statues in concrete which are to decorate the exterior of...

CITY OF BUILDERS

City Of Builders (1948)

Poles rebuilding their capitol - everyone is working.

HOLLAND - TWO-FAMILY MASS WEDDING

Holland - Two-Family Mass Wedding (1954)

De Korts, five sisters and brother, marry Bertens, four...

BUILDING SITE SHOWDOWN

Building Site Showdown (1958)

Strikes and layoffs halt building of new Shell Building on London's South...

ROAD RESEARCH

Road Research (1950)

Footage of experiments being carried out on road to improve road safety, Colnbrook.

CAPTAIN WALKER'S BURIAL AT SEA

Captain Walker's Burial At Sea (1944)

Funeral ceremony followed by burial at sea for Naval hero...

BUILDING SITE IN WARSAW

Building Site In Warsaw (1948)

Intellectuals in Poland for congress help workers on building site in...

SPECTACULAR FIRE IN CHICAGO

Spectacular Fire In Chicago (1953)

Huge factory fire in Chicago, many people dead and injured.

REPORT BEREAVEMENT

Report Bereavement (1970)

Good quality shots from an unspecified funeral location.

BELFAST

Belfast (1970-1979)

Footage of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

FLAGS AT HALF MAST OVER LONDON

Flags At Half Mast Over London (1941)

Flags flying at half mast from embassies and government...

MOSLEM FESTIVAL FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS

Moslem Festival For Widows And Orphans (1914-1918)

Moslem festival for widows and orphans.

PORTABLE HOSPITAL

Portable Hospital (1917)

Makeshift hospital used by soldiers.

THE ROYAL ENGINEERS BRIDGE BUILDING

The Royal Engineers Bridge Building (1915-1916)

Royal Engineers build a replacement bridge.

BRIDGE BUILDING

Bridge Building (1914-1918)

Architect's Battalion of soldiers builds a bridge at Elstree, then marches over...

FLOODING OLD AUSTRALIAN TOWN

Flooding Old Australian Town (1967)

An old town is flooded to create a lake behind a dam in Australia.

RUMANIAN MONASTERY aka ROMANIAN MONASTERY

Rumanian Monastery AKA Romanian Monastery (1968)

Carved wooden interior of ancient monastery in...

WHEN THE EARTH TREMBLED!

When The Earth Trembled! (1932)

Ruins of the New Zealand town of Napier following an earthquake.

 LIVERPOOL

Liverpool (1974)

Great material around Liverpool - including shots around Anfield football ground.

CONVICTS' CHURCH

Convicts' Church (1961)

The Reverend Bertram Peake supports ex-convicts and helps them to start a new...

OXFORD REDECORATION aka OXFORD RESTORATION

Oxford Redecoration AKA Oxford Restoration (1961)

Historic buildings are cleaned and restored in...

GARDEN CASTLE

Garden Castle (1961)

Sidney James (not the 'Carry On' star) works on his ornamental gardens.

TRIBUTE TO MRS. MOP

Tribute To Mrs. Mop (1961)

Stained glass windows showing workers from the parish of Blackfriars in...

HOSANNA!

Hosanna! (1932)

Priests and people gather outside Westminster Cathedral before service to bless palm...

"The Feast Of The Candles" (1932)

Ancient ceremony from Italy - involves carrying large wooden...

A DREAM COMES TRUE!

A Dream Comes True! (1932)

The consecration of Buckfast Abbey Church in Devon - attended by Papal...

"If You Would See His Monument ... Look Around You"! (1932)

Nice shots of St. Paul's Cathedral in...

HIS PROUD RECORD!

His Proud Record! (1932)

Mr Rockliff guards money available for the New Tabernacle's saving scheme -...

"The World's Switchboard" (1933)

The Lord Mayor of London and the Post Master General open...

SOLEMN BLESSING

Solemn Blessing (1933)

The foundation stone of the Catholic Cathedral in Liverpool is laid.

THE BARGE CHURCH

The Barge Church (1931)

Unusual church on a barge on a German river is featured - churchgoers board by a...