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HUT BUILDING

Hut Building (1914-1918)

Soldiers construct building.

SOLDIERS IN TRAINING  BRIDGE BUILDING

Soldiers In Training Bridge Building (1914-1918)

British soldiers build bridge across river.

BRIDGE BUILDING

Bridge Building (1914-1918)

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

SHEFFIELD CAVALCADE

Sheffield Cavalcade (1920-1929)

Enormous car factory being built at Sheffield - good footage of cars on...

GEC FACTORY BUILDINGS

GEC Factory Buildings (1910-1929)

Footage of General Electric Company plant and surrounding area.

BRICKMAKERS REQUIRED

Brickmakers Required (1946)

Trailer calling for more brickmakers.

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.

SHEFFIELD'S NEW CITY HALL

Sheffield's New City Hall (1932)

Ceremonial procession marks the opening of Sheffield's new City Hall....

"The King's Own" (1932)

Troops of the King's Own Royal Regiment - the Lancasters - parade with...

HOSANNA!

Hosanna! (1932)

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

"It's A Wonderful World We Live In" (1932)

Folk ceremonies from Germany and Berkshire - men chase...

"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...

A WHOLE TOWN WIPED OUT

A Whole Town Wiped Out (1932)

Damage inflicted in Cuba and Japan by tremendous winds and waves.

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.

"... And The Greatest Is Charity" (1933)

Appeal for money to finish building work on an extension of...

"Our RAF Pageant ... Please Note!" AKA R.A.F. Pageant (1931)

Military aircraft fly over the...

EMPIRE SPORTS CENTRE

Empire Sports Centre (1934)

Building of the new Sports Arena at Wembley - a great new project.

APPEAL CLOSED

Appeal Closed (1934)

Middlesex Hospital appeal fund closed when Kent businessman donates £85,675.

"Nerves Of Steel!" (1931)

Incredible shots of men cleaning the very high Woolworth Building in New York.

WORLD'S LARGEST GIRDER

World's Largest Girder (1931)

A huge girder is manoeuvred through the streets of London to be used in a...

WASHINGTON - FIRE BRIGADE CLEAN BUILDINGS

Washington - Fire Brigade Clean Buildings (1936)

Firemen use high pressure hoses to clean Capitol...

POMPEII - THE RELIC OF A GREAT CALAMITY

Pompeii - The Relic Of A Great Calamity (1926)

Various shots of Pompeii - empty streets, ruins,...

HUMAN FLIES

Human Flies (1932)

Footage of suspension bridge being painted which crosses over the Arkansas River in...

DOWN BELOW THE RIVER

Down Below The River (1934)

Great footage of the nearly completed Mersey Tunnel between Liverpool and...

A LINK WITH THE PAST

A Link With The Past (1934)

Very good educational film on the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire.

ON THE ROOF OF ROME

On The Roof Of Rome (1928)

Vertiginous footage of men working on the roof of the Basilica of St. John in...

GOTHIC!  A PARIS CAMEO

Gothic! A Paris Cameo (1929)

Views of the architecture and statues of the Notre Dame Cathedral in...

LIGHT - TODAY & YESTERDAY

Light - Today & Yesterday (1930)

Modern architecture which makes use of available light contrasted with...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 93

Caught By The Camera No. 93 (1936)

Caught by the Camera - Russian road building; blackbirds nesting in...

MOVE YOUR ROAD SIR

Move Your Road Sir (1936)

New method of road reconstruction using compressed air to shift concrete...

CONQUERING THE MOUNTAINS

Conquering The Mountains (1937)

Road building in the Italian Alps.

ALONG THE STOUR

Along The Stour (1929)

Scenic shots of the river Stour near Canterbury. Pretty buildings, weavers,...

ALOFT OVER ALASKA!

Aloft Over Alaska! (1940)

Road engineers fly over Alaska in preparatory work for a new highway.

THE BARGE CHURCH

The Barge Church (1931)

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

HARBOUR OF MARSEILLES

Harbour Of Marseilles (1931)

Scenic views of Marseilles - architecture, the transporter ferry, etc.

FAMILY OF SEVENTEEN IN WASHINGTON

Family Of Seventeen In Washington (1938)

William White's wife and 17 children pose for cameras in...

THE SHRINE IN THE MOUNTAINS

The Shrine In The Mountains (1928)

Buddhist monks make pilgrimages to the Shrine of Myckissko.

TO NORWAY BY MOTOR BOAT

To Norway By Motor Boat (1929)

Colonel Steward and wife in London, prepare for adventure by motor boat...

WHITBY

Whitby (1932)

Various unedited shots of countryside around Whitby in Yorkshire.

AUSSIES ARRIVE IN BRITAIN

Aussies Arrive In Britain (1940)

Australian airmen arriving in England and hearing speech from their...

"Over There" - News Flashes From France (1940)

Soldiers from the Royal Irish Rifles serving in...

THE PIGEONS OF ST PAUL'S

The Pigeons Of St Paul's (1929)

Pigeons in flight and being fed outside St Paul's Cathedral in London.

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - THE MOST REV RANDALL T. DAVIDSON

Camera Interviews - The Most Rev Randall T. Davidson (1923)

Various shots of the Most Reverend...

NOW TO RESUME OUR TRIP ROUND THE WORLD IN THE

Now To Resume Our Trip Round The World In The "Empress Of Britain" (1933)

Elephants are used...