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FIRST ARMENIAN CHURCH IN ENGLAND

First Armenian Church In England (1922)

The Supreme Vardapet performs ceremony and lays foundation...

NEW CHURCH

New Church (1951)

Footage of the new Trinity church in Poplar, Greater London, or Suffolk.

BUILDING A CONVENT

Building A Convent (1963)

Nuns working on the building of a new Convent.

WITH THE CHURCH'S BLESSING

With The Church's Blessing (1927)

The fishing fleet at St Malo is blessed before heading off to...

STRIKE PARALYSES CANADIAN TOWN

Strike Paralyses Canadian Town (1949)

Police break up strikers in an asbestos mining town in Quebec.

THATCHED CHURCH

Thatched Church (1951)

Roof thatching at Duddenhoe End in Essex.

ASBESTOS STRIKE

Asbestos Strike (1949)

Police break up strikers in an asbestos mining town in Quebec.

 

 

STEEPLEJACK AT WORK aka STEEPLEJACKS REPAIRING CHURCH STEEPLE

Steeplejack At Work AKA Steeplejacks Repairing Church Steeple (1947)

Steeplejacks repair the...

CHURCH SERVICE

Church Service (1948)

Industrial Sunday church service in Hockley.

BOW BELLS PEAL AGAIN

Bow Bells Peal Again (1961)

Restoration of the Bow Church in London.

CHESS PIECE MAKING

Chess Piece Making (1963)

People making chess pieces in small Hungarian village.

THE MANUFACTURE OF CHURCH BELLS

The Manufacture Of Church Bells (1960)

Church bells and their manufacturing process.

NUNS BUILD SCHOOL IN AUSTRALIA

Nuns Build School In Australia (1964)

Nuns work on building a school in Australia.

LONDON STREET MARKET

London Street Market (1970-1979)

Busy street market in London.

HONOUR TO THE MARTYR MAID version 1 of 2

Honour To The Martyr Maid Version 1 Of 2 (1926)

Annual harvest field service in village of Domremy -...

DAM NEARS COMPLETION

Dam Nears Completion (1958)

The massive Kariba Dam is nearly finished in Rhodesia.

CHURCH SHOP

Church Shop (1950)

Footage of church in East Grinstead now used as a shop, West Sussex.

CANTERBURY BOATMAN

Canterbury Boatman (1953)

Picturesque views of Canterbury from rowing boat. Kent

INTERNATIONAL TRADES UNION CONFERENCE

International Trades Union Conference (1944)

London hosts International Trades Union Conference.

HARVEST FESTIVAL CHURCH SERVICE

Harvest Festival Church Service (1948)

Harvest festival church service in Chilham, Kent.

 CARDINAL VICHINSKY

Cardinal Vichinsky (1970-1979)

Cardinal Vichinsky preaches to congregation in Poland.

600 YEARS HAIRDRESSERS CHARTER CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

600 Years Hairdressers Charter Centenary Celebrations (1948)

Various shots of Oxford - there is a...

LAST DAYS OF THE DOOMED VILLAGE

Last Days Of The Doomed Village (1952)

Village of Tignes in France is evacuated before being...

 WAITANGI HOTEL

Waitangi Hotel (1966)

A new hotel development in one of New Zealand's earliest settler colonies.

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.

WINDOW CLEANING

Window Cleaning (1962)

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

GARGOYLE MAKERS

Gargoyle Makers (1966)

Master craftsmen in York demonstrate their skills at recreating frightening...

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

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

A POLITICAL AND SOCIETY ROMANCE

A Political And Society Romance (1934)

Miss Katherine Tennant marries Minister of Agriculture Mr...

AND A VILLAGE GIVES ITS THANKS

And A Village Gives Its Thanks (1948)

Harvest Festival at village of Chilham, Kent.

A LADY STEEPLEJACK aka WOMAN STEEPLEJACK

A Lady Steeplejack AKA Woman Steeplejack (1919)

A Lady steeplejack seen working on the maintenance...

GARDENERS MEMORIAL

Gardeners Memorial (1938)

Father and son gardeners, the Tradescants, have a memorial tomb in Lambeth...

RONCHAMPS - CONTEMPORARY CHURCH

Ronchamps - Contemporary Church (1955)

Le Corbusier, famous French Architect builds famous Notre Dame...

RIVER SCENES and BARGE COLONY aka PATHE PICTORIAL GOES UP THE RIVER

River Scenes And Barge Colony AKA Pathe Pictorial Goes Up The River (1947)

House boat dwellers...

CHURCH MOVE

Church Move (1953)

Volunteers demolish disused church in Peckham to be rebuilt in Biggin Hill.

MICE TOWN

Mice Town (1952)

A special model town with shops and cottages is created for the mice at London zoo.

BIRMINGHAM'S NEW CHURCH

Birmingham's New Church (1935)

The foundation stone of Church of Holy Cross in Bilsley Common is laid...

REBUILDING WROCLAW

Rebuilding Wroclaw (1949)

Views of Wroclaw.

GERMAN CHURCH BELLS FOR HIROSHIMA

German Church Bells For Hiroshima (1952)

Church bells made in Germany for World Peace Church in...

THE AUTOBAHN - A STUDY OF THE GERMAN ROADS

The Autobahn - A Study Of The German Roads (1963)

Good material of brilliant German roads.

THANKSGIVING DAY STORY

Thanksgiving Day Story (1956)

Men stacking corn into carts, man picking fruit, man picking vegetables....

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND IN COLOUR

Prince Edward Island In Colour (1964)

Picturesque shots of a church, small pier and Charlottetown.

FOOD FOR LOS ANGELES RIOT AREA

Food For Los Angeles Riot Area (1965)

Black people in riot area of Los Angeles receiving food.

OLD SANDSTONE QUARRY TO CLOSE

Old Sandstone Quarry To Close (1966)

A sandstone quarry in Sydney Australia is to close

 RIVER DANUBE DRIES UP

River Danube Dries Up (1960-1969)

Drought causes River Danube to dry up, Budapest, Hungary.

PEARLIES' HARVEST FESTIVAL

Pearlies' Harvest Festival (1934)

Pearly Kings and Queens take their children to a harvest service in...

BABY CHICKS aka FRYING PAN CHICKS

Baby Chicks AKA Frying Pan Chicks (1958)

Quirky item showing chicks being hatched in an electric...

NEWS FLASHES

News Flashes (1959)

Tree Stumper in action, tunny fishing in Dakar and a spire is put on the new church...

BELL FOUNDRY

Bell Foundry (1954)

Excellent footage of bell making workshop at Whitechapel foundry in London