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LINKING UP LONDON - CUTS

Linking Up London - Cuts (1931)

Cuts of story about new tram service running through Kingsway tunnel in...

LUCK! CRANE COLLAPSES

Luck! Crane Collapses (1924)

A crane collapses on a London construction site, luckily causing only...

BY BUS TO BUDAPEST

By Bus To Budapest (1926)

Double-decker bus leaves for tour of Europe to show that British buses are...

LIMOUSINE BUSES

Limousine Buses (1927)

Buses go into service in London

BUS CLEAN IN A JIFFY

Bus Clean In A Jiffy (1959)

New machine used by London Transport for washing double-decker buses.

BUS WITH GAS TRAILER

Bus With Gas Trailer (1941)

Vehicles in war time London are converted to run on coal gas rather than...

DOUBLE DECKER GREEN LINE BUS

Double Decker Green Line Bus (1949)

Footage of Green Line double decker bus in operation. Chiswick,...

 

 

TESTING LONDON BUSES

Testing London Buses (1957)

Buses are tested for stability at Aldenham, and double-checked at Chiswick...

LATEST TYPE OF BUS

Latest Type Of Bus (1970-1979)

Various shots red Double Decker bus on the route to West Croydon.

BUSMEN'S NEW SCHOOL AT CHISWICK

Busmen's New School At Chiswick (1937)

New bus drivers school is opened in London.

BLIZZARD IN SCOTLAND

Blizzard In Scotland (1937)

Vehicles stuck in snow drifts in the Highlands of Scotland.

THE DOUBLE LEMON AIRSHIP aka TWIN LEMON BALLOON TAKES SKY JOY RIDE

The Double Lemon Airship AKA Twin Lemon Balloon Takes Sky Joy Ride (1928)

Duplicate story...

COME TO BRITAIN

Come To Britain (1926)

Lord Mayor of London receives hundreds of American tourists as guests at Mansion...

GIANT CRANE STARTS WORK

Giant Crane Starts Work (1960)

Huge transportable gib crane capable of hoisting 100 tons put through...

ELECTRIC CAR

Electric Car (1947)

Small electric car driving around Hastings.

MOBILE ART ON SALE - CROYDON

Mobile Art On Sale - Croydon (1965)

Mobile art on sale in Croydon, Surrey.

SHOPS IN BRIGHTON

Shops In Brighton (1970-1973)

Travel shots of busy shopping street in large town / small city.

TRAFFIC SIGNS & TRAFFIC

Traffic Signs & Traffic (1970-1979)

Busy traffic scenes in London.

LONDON TRAFFIC 1910 aka TRAFFIC SCENES

London Traffic 1910 AKA Traffic Scenes (1914-1918)

Double decker buses with Pear's soap advertising.

BUS CENTENARY

Bus Centenary (1920-1929)

Procession of modern, motorised and horse-drawn buses drive through central London.

CRICHEL DOWN CONTROVERSY

Crichel Down Controversy (1954)

Picturesque village of Tarrant Hinton and deserted RAF camp on nearby...

LINKING UP LONDON

Linking Up London (1931)

New tram service under London's Kingsway tunnel is opened.

TRAGEDY OF CIVIL WAR

Tragedy Of Civil War (1937)

Four hundred Basque children arrive to England from war thorn Spain.

TRAFFIC LIGHTS - ROBOT SYSTEM PICCADILLY CIRCUS

Traffic Lights - Robot System Piccadilly Circus (1937)

Minister of Transport inaugurates first set...

ALL THE WORLD LOVES A LOVER

All The World Loves A Lover (1927)

Crowds gather to see the wedding of Mr. R Harris to Miss Peggy...

THE MEN WHO DIED IN CAPTIVITY

The Men Who Died In Captivity (1928)

Ex-prisoners of the First World War attend a ceremony in...

THE DOUBLE LEMON AIRSHIP

The Double Lemon Airship (1928)

A double-jointed airship flies about a field in Dayton, Ohio.

FIRST ROAD SLEEPER

First Road Sleeper (1928)

The first coach 'sleeper' arrives in Liverpool after its first trip from...

THE LADY JUGGLER

The Lady Juggler (1926)

Good juggling footage featuring a woman juggler called Louise Maxim - some nice...

SOUTHPORT aka NEW ARP MOBILE STATION AT SOUTHPORT

Southport AKA New Arp Mobile Station At Southport (1939)

Footage of the ARP mobile Station at...

NEW AID TO FIRE FIGHTING

New Aid To Fire Fighting (1922)

Firemen give trials to new type of nozzle on fire hose, Glasgow,...

SIX-YEAR OLDS WIN ITALIAN BAND JAMBOREE

Six-Year Olds Win Italian Band Jamboree (1949)

Young group of boys form a swing band competition -...

FIRST GYPSY PILGRIMAGE

First Gypsy Pilgrimage (1961)

Romany gypsies make a pilgrimage to the famous shrine at Lourdes in...

TRAFFIC EXPERIMENT aka NEW ROAD RESEARCH LABORATORY

Traffic Experiment AKA New Road Research Laboratory (1967)

Research into traffic jams, tyre...

VICAR SELLS MOBILE CHURCH

Vicar Sells Mobile Church (1969)

Reverend Apps holds last service in mobile church bus before putting...

EVACUEES RETURN TO LONDON

Evacuees Return To London (1945)

Evacuees arrive by train back to London.

LONDON BUSES IN PARIS

London Buses In Paris (1950)

Double-decker London buses in the Place de la Concorde, Paris.

DOUBLE-DECKER TRAIN

Double-Decker Train (1949)

Double-Decker Train: with passengers and dignitaries

 BIF AT BIRMINGHAM

Bif At Birmingham (1955)

British Industries Fair at Birmingham, Midlands.

LONDON SHOTS

London Shots (1960-1969)

Various shots of modern office buildings in various stages of design and...

TOWER BRIDGE

Tower Bridge (1970-1979)

Colour footage of Tower Bridge with busy river traffic below.

DOUBLE DECKER BUS STARTS TRIP ACROSS AUSTRALIA

Double Decker Bus Starts Trip Across Australia (1964)

Two Australian families move house using a...

MEXICO WORLD CUP STADIUM

Mexico World Cup Stadium (1960-1969)

Scenes from around Mexico City and the World Cup stadium

LONDON AT NIGHT

London At Night (1950-1959)

Good unedited shots of the illuminated neon advertising signs in London's...

THE KING'S GUESTS - WOUNDED SOLDIERS FROM LONDON HOSPITALS ENTERTAINED AT...

The King's Guests - Wounded Soldiers From London Hospitals Entertained At... (1916)

Wounded...

STREET SCENE

Street Scene (1910-1920)

Busy London street scene.

NEW SCULLING CHAMPION

New Sculling Champion (1936)

L. B. Barry beats E. A. Phelps to become sculling champion, veteran...

FELIX MENDELSSOHN AND HIS BAND

Felix Mendelssohn And His Band (1938)

Felix Mendelssohn and his band plus Paula Green perform the jazz...

EARL BEATTY

Earl Beatty (1920)

First Sea Lord Earl Beatty is honoured by the city of Sheffield.

THE GRAND NATIONAL SHORTS

The Grand National Shorts (1925)

Shortened version of the main events of the 1925 Grand National.