• 1890
  • 1900
  • 1910
  • 1920
  • 1930
  • 1940
  • 1950
  • 1960
  • 1970
  • 1980
  • 1990
  • 2000
  • 2011
BLAZING BARRELS

Blazing Barrels (1966)

Men run around with blazing barrels of tar in the Festival of Fire of a Devon...

DWILE FLONKING

Dwile Flonking (1967)

The age old custom of Dwile Flonking (tossing a dishcloth soaked in beer) is...

THE PADSTOW

The Padstow "Hobby Hoss" (1932)

Ancient custom carried out in the streets of a Cornwall Town - men...

 FRENCH CUSTOMS PROBE

French Customs Probe (1947)

Pathe Joins A French Customs Probe looking for smuggled contraband.

CUSTOMS STRIKE

Customs Strike (1946)

Customs guards at Franco Belgian frontier play cards as loaded cars cross border...

EISTEDDFOD

Eisteddfod (1910-1920)

The National Eisteddfod Festival of Wales.

WOMEN GROCERS

Women Grocers (1914-1918)

Good footage of women working in Sainsbury's grocers during World War One.

 

 

BEATING THE BOUNDS OF LONDON

Beating The Bounds Of London (1920-1929)

Schoolboys beat the bounds of London.

QUEEN OF ALL MAY QUEENS!

Queen Of All May Queens! (1932)

May Queen crowned in London - lots of May Pole dancing.

NEW POST OFFICE SORTING OFFICE AT SOUTHAMPTON aka NEW SORTING OFFICE

New Post Office Sorting Office At Southampton AKA New Sorting Office (1966)

Tony Benn MP...

RIVER CUSTOMS

River Customs (1958)

A group of Customs Officers inspect the unusual places on a ship where smugglers...

IRISH MATERIAL

Irish Material (1948)

Dublin architecture and city scenes

SUZETTE TARRI

Suzette Tarri (1930-1938)

Comedian Suzette Tarri in funny monologue as a waitress in a tea-room - from NSP...