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CHILDREN OF ADDLESTONE

Children Of Addlestone (1922)

Little girls get a little piece of magic - slice of Princess Mary's...

PORTSMOUTH - HOME FLEET LEAVE

Portsmouth - Home Fleet Leave (1938)

The naval fleet leave Portsmouth for manoeuvres in the North Sea....

VISCOUNT CHELMSFORD

Viscount Chelmsford (1923)

Viscount Chelmsford opens a convalescent home for Welsh miners at Pontyclum.

MAIDSTONE aka MAN PLAYS PIANO WHILE HOUSE IS DEMOLISHED

Maidstone AKA Man Plays Piano While House Is Demolished (1939)

Footage of man playing a piano as...

SNEEZING TRAILER aka CYRIL FLETCHER IN THE CARELESS SNEEZER

Sneezing Trailer AKA Cyril Fletcher In The Careless Sneezer (1942)

Comedian Cyril Fletcher...

US CONFISCATES ENEMY RADIOS

Us Confiscates Enemy Radios (1942)

America confiscates radios and cameras from Japanese, German and...

SUPPLIES FOR OUR ARMIES

Supplies For Our Armies (1942)

Item detailing the cost of hundreds of army supplies at a Royal Ordnance...

 

 

IF DAY IN WINNIPEG

If Day In Winnipeg (1942)

Winnipeg acts for a day as if Canada is occupied by the Nazis for fund-raising...

DOUGHBOYS - AND DOUGH

Doughboys - And Dough (1942)

American army cooks bake white loaves as Brits yearn for a break from...

THINK BEFORE YOU WRITE - A WARNING FROM AUSTRALIA

Think Before You Write - A Warning From Australia (1942)

Warning against writing details that...

RAGGING FOR FUNDS

Ragging For Funds (1942)

Cape Town university students in a rag procession to raise money for the war...

YEAR-OLD BOMB EXPLODES IN LONDON

Year-Old Bomb Explodes In London (1942)

Flats and houses are reduced to rubble when a year-old bomb...

LONDON SHEEP CAST CLOUTS Dublin issue

London Sheep Cast Clouts Dublin Issue (1942)

London sheep are sheared in Hyde Park; land girls...

SAVE RUBBER TRAILER

Save Rubber Trailer (1942)

Actor Basil Radford steals bits of rubber to draw attention to the rubber...

ARCHBISHOP VISITS THE FLEET

Archbishop Visits The Fleet (1942)

Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr William Temple, visits the Home Fleet.

ON THE STEPS OF ST PAUL'S

On The Steps Of St Paul's (1942)

An ENSA-sponsored pageant is performed on the steps of St Paul's...

SAVE FUEL - TRAILER

Save Fuel - Trailer (1942)

We are urged to save fuel for the war effort by not using public transport...

COAL MINING TRAINEES REPORT AND BRITISH COAL IN ITALY

Coal Mining Trainees Report And British Coal In Italy (1944)

Bevin boys are drafted into the coal...

MONTY AND THE WORKERS

Monty And The Workers (1944)

General Bernard Montgomery gives an amusing speech to factory workers on a...

EAT MORE VEGETABLES - TRAILER Scotland only GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL

Eat More Vegetables - Trailer Scotland Only Government Official (1944)

Ministry of Information...

LAND GIRLS AT WORK

Land Girls At Work (1940)

Land Girls working with various farm animals during World War Two.

DIG FOR VICTORY!

Dig For Victory! (1940)

Tractors plough up land in Belfast for war time agricultural use.

HER MAJESTY'S SEWING BEE

Her Majesty's Sewing Bee (1939)

Footage of Palace staff and Queen Elizabeth knitting at Buckingham...

FOOD MINISTER SPEAKS ON RATIONING

Food Minister Speaks On Rationing (1939)

Footage of the Food Minister Mr WS Morrison informing the...

BUS SCHOOL

Bus School (1939)

Footage of women bus conductors outside bus school in Manchester.

GIRLS ON THE FARM

Girls On The Farm (1939)

Very good footage of land girls working the fields on a farm.

LONDON ZOO AND REGISTER OFFICE

London Zoo And Register Office (1939)

Footage of people visiting London Zoo and getting married at...

LONDON ARP APE

London Arp Ape (1939)

George the chimpanzee helps out stacking sandbags at London Zoo.

DELIVER THE GOODS COUNCIL

Deliver The Goods Council (1939)

Council of Supply conference headed by Edward Leslie Burgin, London.

PIER BLOWN UP

Pier Blown Up (1940)

Damage to English East Coast pier hit by a German mine.

IN THE ATLANTIC WITH THE FRENCH FLEET aka IN THE ATLANTIC WITH THE FRENCH NAVY

In The Atlantic With The French Fleet AKA In The Atlantic With The French Navy (1940)

On...

THE QUEEN AND LAND GIRLS

The Queen And Land Girls (1940)

Queen Elizabeth inspects land girls in hall.

DOMINIONS SECRETARY WITH THE CANADIANS

Dominions Secretary With The Canadians (1940)

Anthony Eden watches Canadian troops training - in a...

WYTHENSHAW HALL AND PARK aka WYTHENSHAWE HALL PARK

Wythenshaw Hall And Park AKA Wythenshawe Hall Park (1926)

Beautiful country house and grounds...

PARK RAILINGS FOR MUNITIONS

Park Railings For Munitions (1940)

Iron railings and fences from London Parks are taken down to be...

NATIONAL SAVINGS WEEK - LESLIE HENSON SAYS A FEW WORDS

National Savings Week - Leslie Henson Says A Few Words (1940)

Comedian Leslie Henson calls on...

EVACUATING THE CHILDREN

Evacuating The Children (1940)

Good story about the movement of thousands of children from London to...

NAVAL PARASHOTS

Naval Parashots (1940)

Naval men get training to deal with German parachute attacks.

OUR ISLAND FORTRESS

Our Island Fortress (1940)

Pathe use pictures of beautiful England to encourage people in the coming...

A PLUCKY WOMAN

A Plucky Woman (1940)

A woman who captured a German parachutist and a woman whose husband won a medal.

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Business As Usual (1940)

Locals keep their pub going despite it having lost its roof in a bombing raid.

CHILDREN RE-EVACUATED

Children Re-Evacuated (1940)

Children already evacuated from London to Brighton get moved again to a...

UP HOUSEWIVES AND AT 'EM!

Up Housewives And At 'em! (1940)

Herbert Morrison calls on housewives to put out paper and metal...

GEORGE FORMBY - SALVAGE COLLECTOR

George Formby - Salvage Collector (1940)

Formby collects old pots and pans for scrap metal - then...

HELPING WITH THE HARVEST

Helping With The Harvest (1940)

Girls of the ARP come into the country to help out gathering in the...

OUR 'MOSQUITO' NAVY

Our 'mosquito' Navy (1940)

Good shots of volunteer crews patrolling the River Thames on small boats.

AIR RAID VICTIM

Air Raid Victim (1940)

An elderly victim of the blitz tells what befell her when her home was bombed.

ANCIENT TO MODERN

Ancient To Modern (1940)

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

EAST COAST CARRIES ON

East Coast Carries On (1940)

People on the East Coast carry on with seaside pursuits despite German...

DO THE JOB WELL!!

Do The Job Well!! (1940)

Instructional film on how to ensure your air raid shelter is properly...