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INFLATABLE AIR HALL

Inflatable Air Hall (1967)

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

PLASTIC BRICKS

Plastic Bricks (1967)

Plastic bricks are used to build houses. London.

GLASGOW PLANS FOR TOMORROW

Glasgow Plans For Tomorrow (1949)

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

ROUGHOMETER

Roughometer (1949)

A roughometer measures the irregularities in the road surface. Buckinghamshire.

HEXAGONAL HOUSES

Hexagonal Houses (1964)

An item about a revolutionary new design of house - hexagon shaped.

NEW IDEAS TO SPEED BUILDING

New Ideas To Speed Building (1950)

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

MODEL ROADWAYS

Model Roadways (1949)

Model roadways representing the road network of the future.

 

 

DEMOLITION

Demolition (1971)

Techniques involved in the demolition of industrial areas

ALL GLASS SKYSCRAPER

All Glass Skyscraper (1952)

Ingenious invention for cleaning ultra modern New York Building, owned by...

Selected Originals - ALL GLASS SKYSCRAPER

Selected Originals - All Glass Skyscraper (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story - 'All Glass...

NEW SHIPS FROM OLD! aka NEW SHIPS FOR OLD

New Ships From Old! AKA New Ships For Old (1932)

A ship breakers' yard in Blyth. We see bits of...

THE FIREMAN OF VIENNA

The Fireman Of Vienna (1931)

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

THE

The "Grate" Highway (1933)

A new Continental method of road building is seen, using steel grating and...

FREIGHT PLANE NEW GUINEA

Freight Plane New Guinea (1940)

A freight plane drops supplies in New Guinea.

FAR EAST NEW LOOK

Far East New Look (1963)

Building boom transforms Crown Colony of Hong Kong into very modern city.

ROAD RESEARCH

Road Research (1950)

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

THE SPHERICAL HOUSE

The Spherical House (1958)

Spherical house in built in Germany.

PLASTIC HOUSE

Plastic House (1962)

House made entirely of plastic in Russia.

ARNHEM OPEN AIR MUSEUM

Arnhem Open Air Museum (1950-1959)

Good item showing open air museum in Arnhem, Holland (The Netherlands).

HOUSE BUILDING MACHINE

House Building Machine (1960)

A new machine designed by Tsalkovitch and Topov aids builders in Russia.

BOMBAY - Colour

Bombay - Colour (1964)

Footage of Bombay in colour.

AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPH EXCHANGE

Automatic Telegraph Exchange (1968)

Engineers at consoles inside the GPO Telegraph building.

LIVERPOOL DOCKS

Liverpool Docks (1972)

Shots of tugs, boats and ships in Liverpool Docks.

FLOODING OLD AUSTRALIAN TOWN

Flooding Old Australian Town (1967)

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

WHEN THE EARTH TREMBLED!

When The Earth Trembled! (1932)

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

MEXICAN FLOATING GARDENS

Mexican Floating Gardens (1963)

A look at the sailing boats on the beautiful Xochimilco floating...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 494 - HEXAGONAL HOUSES, THE STUDENT'S DALEK aka ROBOT...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 494 - Hexagonal Houses, The Student's Dalek AKA Robot... (1964)

Out...

TWENTIETH CENTURY CAVEMEN

Twentieth Century Cavemen (1966)

A look at the futuristic cave-like house designs of architect,...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 708 - THE LAND OF FAIRY TALES

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 708 - The Land Of Fairy Tales (1968)

Out takes (cuts, rushes) for story...

THE LAND OF FAIRY TALES

The Land Of Fairy Tales (1968)

Great story shows us lovely scenery of Denmark and takes us to the newly...

A WHOLE TOWN WIPED OUT

A Whole Town Wiped Out (1932)

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

"The World's Switchboard" (1933)

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

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...

ALOFT OVER ALASKA!

Aloft Over Alaska! (1940)

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

WHITBY

Whitby (1932)

Various unedited shots of countryside around Whitby in Yorkshire.

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.

OLD TIMERS

Old Timers (1934)

Timepieces and clocks through the ages, ending with the modern clock of the Shell...

AMERICAN HEADLINES! aka WASHINGTON UNDER SNOW

American Headlines! AKA Washington Under Snow (1941)

March snow brings Washington to a standstill...

AIRCRAFT AT LONDON AIRPORT

Aircraft At London Airport (1967)

The many different planes that fly from London Airport

ALONG THE TEES   IN CAN LABELLED

Along The Tees In Can Labelled "Pathetone Early Colour" (1929)

Lovely scenic views around...

TIT-MOUSE THE WEAVER

Tit-Mouse The Weaver (1940-1949)

Educational film showing the amazing nests built by the tit-mouse.

WATER / MOUNTAIN - FERRY TYPE BOAT

Water / Mountain - Ferry Type Boat (1920-1929)

Footage of large city on the banks of river.

IVES PEOPLES PALACE - TORPOINT

Ives Peoples Palace - Torpoint (1914-1918)

Men pick through rubble outside storm-damaged (?) building in...

BULGARIA

Bulgaria (1965)

Travelogue item showing rural, city and tourist life in Bulgaria.

CUTS / OUT TAKES FOR CP 526 - POLYSTYRENE, MOTORWAY MACHINES

Cuts / Out Takes For Cp 526 - Polystyrene, Motorway Machines (1965)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for...

VOLTS!

Volts! (1931)

Experiments with electric 'man-made lightning volts'.

JORDAN - RUINED CITY OF PETRA aka PETRA - CP 022

Jordan - Ruined City Of Petra AKA Petra - Cp 022 (1955)

Travelogue style film exploring the...

PETRA aka JORDAN - RUINED CITY OF PETRA CP 003 Int'l

Petra AKA Jordan - Ruined City Of Petra Cp 003 Int'l (1955)

Travelogue style film exploring the...

BOMBER COLLIDES WITH EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

Bomber Collides With Empire State Building (1945)

Mitchell bomber plane hits Empire State Building...