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SURVIVORS OF THE 'ARABIC'

Survivors Of The 'arabic' (1915)

Survivors of the 'Arabic' pose for cameras.

NEWS FLASHES - LONDON BUS CRASH

News Flashes - London Bus Crash (1953)

A bus crashes through a brick wall and hangs 20 ft above...

"Like An Old Picture Come To Life" (1930)

Soldiers dress in old fashioned costumes and perform old...

FINE MARKSMANSHIP

Fine Marksmanship (1934)

Cannon Street team wins the firemen motor pump contest in London.

NEWS FLASHES - SIGNAL BOX

News Flashes - Signal Box (1957)

Temporary control box replaces burned-out Signal Box to keep Cannon...

ROME'S 2712TH BIRTHDAY

Rome's 2712th Birthday (1959)

Rome celebrates its 2712th birthday - cannons are fired.

GUN LARGE HOOKED TO CRANE aka HEAVY GUN

Gun Large Hooked To Crane AKA Heavy Gun (1914)

Soldiers hook large heavy gun to crane.

 

 

THE LADY HAS A HORSE

The Lady Has A Horse (1946)

A woman racing corresponded for a national newspaper - Miss Rita Cannon.

THERE WAS A LITTLE MAN

There Was A Little Man (1927)

Stunt man is fired from a cannon - probably somewhere in Italy.

ROMAN TEMPLE IN THE CITY aka ROMAN TEMPLE IN LONDON

Roman Temple In The City AKA Roman Temple In London (1954)

Discovery of a Roman Temple in the...

POLICE MARCH aka POLICE CARNIVAL issue title - LINE UP

Police March AKA Police Carnival Issue Title - Line Up (1941)

The Sydney police hold their...

LEWISHAM'S PRIDE

Lewisham's Pride (1916)

20th London regiment parade street with guns captured at Loos.

 GUNS FIRING FOR HAIG FUNERAL

Guns Firing For Haig Funeral (1928)

Canons firing in London park to mark funeral of Earl Haig.

NORTH AFRICA

North Africa (1910-1920)

Scenes from North Africa (possibly Egypt).

GALLEON MATERIAL.

Galleon Material. (1966)

Historical recreation and special effects shots depicting a Galleon in sea...

 HASTINGS CASTLE

Hastings Castle (1970-1979)

Various shots around the ruins of Hastings Castle and around the town.

LIGHTSHIPS

Lightships (1910-1919)

Footage of crew at work on lightship at sea.

WINDOW CLEANING

Window Cleaning (1962)

Window cleaning in the sky scraper age has become a daredevil job.

ADMIRALTY IN THE WEST

Admiralty In The West (1934)

Sea Lords visit Royal Naval Barracks in Devonport and Royal Naval College...

OLYMPIC SPORTS IN BERLIN aka 11TH OLYMPIAD

Olympic Sports In Berlin AKA 11th Olympiad (1936)

Adolf Hitler opens the 11th Olympic Games in...

SHIPS OF THE LINE

Ships Of The Line (1930)

A Naval Officer tells us about HMS Victory and compares her to the modern...

TAKE YOUR TIME

Take Your Time (1936)

An interesting item showing the different timepieces over the ages.

MEET THE MERMAIDS

Meet The Mermaids (1941)

The Indianapolis swimming team impress the crowds at a meeting in High Point....

WAR IN CHINA

War In China (1937)

Japanese troops advance across China, shots of action at front line.

ARTILLERY THROUGH THE AGES

Artillery Through The Ages (1925)

A look at various guns and cannons from different eras pulled by a...

RIFLES - MACHINE GUNS - AEROPLANES - CANNONS

Rifles - Machine Guns - Aeroplanes - Cannons (1930)

Benito Mussolini makes animated speech about...

ANCIENT TO MODERN

Ancient To Modern (1940)

Old cannons are dug up from near Tower Hill to be used as scrap metal for new...

MORE CLOTHES FOR THOSE WITH COUPONS

More Clothes For Those With Coupons (1948)

Full warehouses and yet not enough clothes - Pathe...

THE RULER OF CAMBODGE PASSES BY

The Ruler Of Cambodge Passes By (1933)

The period of mourning for the King of Cambodge is terminated...

SCOUTS DIG UP CANNON BALLS

Scouts Dig Up Cannon Balls (1959)

Portsmouth sea scouts dig up ancient cannons to sell for...

BIRD CIRCUS aka PERFORMING BIRDS issue title -

Bird Circus AKA Performing Birds Issue Title - "Ring Up The Curtain" (1937)

Mr Frazer's bird...

DUM BARTON CASTLE aka DUMBARTON CASTLE

Dum Barton Castle AKA Dumbarton Castle (1937)

A look at historic Dumbarton Castle in Scotland.

HOTTEST ON ICE

Hottest On Ice (1966)

British world champions in figure skating retain their title.

ICE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP

Ice Skating Championship (1969)

Diane Towler and Bernard Ford win World Professional Ice Dancing...

Selected Originals - INVESTITURE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES aka POW INVESTITURE

Selected Originals - Investiture Of The Prince Of Wales AKA POW Investiture (1969)

Material...

TIME GUNNER

Time Gunner (1948)

A large time gun linked to clock in Scottish Observatory fires from Edinburgh castle.

SOMME SIGNPOST

Somme Signpost (1954)

Footage of memorial to the Somme at Hyde Park Corner, London.

AMERICA TOYS EXHIBITION

America Toys Exhibition (1961)

Various toys on display at American toys exhibition.

GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar (1967)

Aerial shots of Gibraltar and shots from the road, showing graffiti 'Union with Britain'.

QUEEN MARY INSPECTS TROOPS

Queen Mary Inspects Troops (1914-1918)

Queen Mary inspects troops and military equipment at Winchester.

GEORGE  V INSPECTS CANADIAN REGT aka KING & QUEEN INSPECT

George V Inspects Canadian Regt AKA King & Queen Inspect (1916)

George V inspects Canadian...

TRENCHES; GAS MASKS; BICYCLES

Trenches; Gas Masks; Bicycles (1914-1918)

World War One. Trench bombing; warfare; etc.

FRENCH NAVY AT SEA IN BAD WEATHER  aka BATTLESHIP IN STORM

French Navy At Sea In Bad Weather AKA Battleship In Storm (1916)

Shots of warships moving...

PORTUGAL'S ARMY

Portugal's Army (1914-1918)

Shots of the Portuguese soldiers arriving at unknown location.

FRENCH TRAIN GUN

French Train Gun (1914-1918)

Footage of large French train gun.

CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN

Crown Prince Of Japan (1921)

Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.

HMS VICTORY

HMS Victory (1920-1929)

Footage of the HMS Victory and HMS Renown. Portsmouth, Hampshire.

TRULY ... ROYAL COWES

Truly ... Royal Cowes (1932)

Yacht racing off Cowes on the Isle of Wight - King George V is on board...

1805 - 1930

1805 - 1930 (1930)

Naval crews prepare for naval week on warships old and new, Portsmouth, Hampshire.

SONS OF THE SEA!

Sons Of The Sea! (1938)

Sea cadets learn the ropes on training ships 'Foudroyant' and 'Implacable' in...