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HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

Houses Of Parliament (1914-1918)

Shots of the Houses of Parliament.

NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS aka REBUILDING HOUSE OF COMMONS

New House Of Commons AKA Rebuilding House Of Commons (1948)

Various shots of the new structure of...

PREFABS

Prefabs (1940-1949)

Footage of prefab being built.

LONDON IN COLOUR

London In Colour (1961)

Footage of London in colour.

AIR-HOUSE aka AITC HOUSE

Air-House AKA Aitc House (1960)

A nylon air-house is constructed to shelter building work in Hampton,...

LUCKY DIP FOR HOUSES

Lucky Dip For Houses (1921)

Southgate Housing Committee have a ballot for 250 houses out of 1100...

DUKE OF KENTS TOUR OF THE MIDLANDS aka DUKE OF KENT'S TOUR OF THE MIDLANDS

Duke Of Kents Tour Of The Midlands AKA Duke Of Kent's Tour Of The Midlands (1938)

Prince...

 

 

HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOURS?  aka MR BONAR LAW AT GUILDHALL

Have You Bought Yours? AKA Mr Bonar Law At Guildhall (1920)

Prime Minister Bonar Law launches...

ROBERT WILSON

Robert Wilson (1934)

Robert Wilson sings "Old Fashioned House".

VILLAGE aka JOHN BUNYAN'S COUNTRY issue title - ON THE LEVEL

Village AKA John Bunyan's Country Issue Title - On The Level (1939)

A look at Elston and Bedford...

WATER TOWER

Water Tower (1952)

Footage of water tower in Suffolk that has been turned into a house.

LONGLEAT

Longleat (1954)

Excellent footage of the interior of Longleat House in Wiltshire.

REBUILDING A POLISH VILLAGE

Rebuilding A Polish Village (1947)

New wooden houses in village of Lubla, near Jaslo, Poland.

SPEAKERS COACH

Speakers Coach (1953)

Mr Morrison, the Speaker, tests his new coach.

NIGHT SHOTS OF LONDON

Night Shots Of London (1946)

Famous London buildings floodlit at night.

HOUSING PROBLEMS

Housing Problems (1972)

Industrial area and terraced housing - location unknown.

SWAN UPPING

Swan Upping (1970-1975)

The Annual Ceremony of checking the swans on the River Thames.

TITANIA'S PALACE

Titania's Palace (1922)

Various shots of a very ornate dolls house made by Sir Nevile Wilkinson.

THE STARS AS THEY ARE - MADAME KARSAVINA

The Stars As They Are - Madame Karsavina (1921)

The Russian ballet dancer Madame Karsavina is seen...

MODEL MOTHER

Model Mother (1962)

Model Rita Kavanagh's young daughter Sandra dresses up and poses like a fashion...

PROPPED-UP SHOP aka CRAZY HOUSE

Propped-Up Shop AKA Crazy House (1963)

Progress of a new tower block is halted by the stubborn owners...

TRINITY HOUSE BUOYS

Trinity House Buoys (1966)

Trinity House ship sets out from Harwich to clean and replace fuel of buoys...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 624 - reel 2 of 2 - TRINITY HOUSE BUOYS and POWER BOAT...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 624 - Reel 2 Of 2 - Trinity House Buoys And Power Boat... (1966)

Out...

"Never Weary In Well-Doing"! (1932)

Queen Mary meets local dignitaries on visit to Norwich.

THOUSANDS OF BOY SCOUTS

Thousands Of Boy Scouts (1933)

Scout leader hands over flag and trophy at Annual Parade in London.

INDIA HOUSE

India House (1930)

King George V and Queen Mary open the headquarters of the High Commissioner of India.

"Much Done, But More Remains!" (1933)

Sir Hilton Young, Minister of Health, visits Bristol and talks...

"Slums Are A Disgrace!" (1933)

Dame Sybil Thorndike lays a foundation stone for new model flats in...

EDINBURGH'S FIRST ROYAL

Edinburgh's First Royal "Freewoman" (1930)

Princess Mary receives the Freedom of Edinburgh and opens...

LET THE GOOD WORK GO ON

Let The Good Work Go On (1934)

Old houses are to be demolished and new modern housing blocks are to be...

LUXURY FOR THE LITTLE MAN

Luxury For The Little Man (1934)

A new housing estate with a swimming pool and tennis courts is opened...

ROYAL VISIT TO EDINBURGH

Royal Visit To Edinburgh (1934)

King and Queen visit Edinburgh.

CLEARING THE SLUMS

Clearing The Slums (1935)

Sir Hilton Young, Minister for Health, inspects slum clearing project in...

LIVERPOOL'S NEW FLATS

Liverpool's New Flats (1935)

Minister of Health, Sir Kingsley Wood, opens a new block of flats in...

TOM THUMB HOUSE

Tom Thumb House (1937)

Miniature house is built for children in Crayford.

THE HOUSE OF A DREAM

The House Of A Dream (1931)

Excellent story about a modern, art deco dream house on a hilltop in...

BALLET

Ballet (1932)

Ballerinas dance at the Opera House Ball in Paris.

TWO MINUTES IN SUMATRA

Two Minutes In Sumatra (1937)

A brief look at the island of Nias, off the coast of Sumatra in the Dutch...

VALLEY OF THE GODS

Valley Of The Gods (1928)

Various shots of a Chinese Bay. Homes and statues are carved into the cliffs.

HOUSES WHILE YOU WAIT

Houses While You Wait (1930)

A prefabricated house is built in a day.

FOLLOWING THE SUN

Following The Sun (1936)

A house in Italy rotates on rails to catch all the sun's rays at any time of...

ROBINSON CRUSOE UP-TO DATE aka ROBINSON CRUSOE UP - TO - DATE

Robinson Crusoe Up-To Date AKA Robinson Crusoe Up - To - Date (1936)

Poor families camping in...

MODES AND MERMAIDS!

Modes And Mermaids! (1939)

The latest beachwear fashions are modelled in a garden - great rubber...

KING COAL!

King Coal! (1940)

Good shots of workers in a new Italian coal mine near Trieste.

EVE GOES TO IT!

Eve Goes To It! (1941)

Excellent story of women 'doing their bit' by making speedboats to be used in...

MR. SILKIN GOES TO STEVENAGE

Mr. Silkin Goes To Stevenage (1946)

The Minister of Town and Country Planning visits Stevenage.

WESTMINSTER - BARBER

Westminster - Barber (1947)

The Houses of Parliament barber of 20 years is interviewed on his...

CONFERENCE WEEK aka FOREIGN MINISTER CONFERENCE

Conference Week AKA Foreign Minister Conference (1947)

Bevin meets Molotov in London at the Four...

BIG FOUR CONFERENCE

Big Four Conference (1947)

Foreign Ministers meet in London for important talks.

CONDEMNED HOUSES IN KILBURN

Condemned Houses In Kilburn (1938)

Condemned houses in Kilburn are set on fire by the Fire Brigade.