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LUMINOUS KEY HOLE

Luminous Key Hole (1937)

Luminous paint around the key hole helps you get into the house at night.

HOUSES AT SPEED

Houses At Speed (1945)

Two samples of prefabricated houses erected in nine days.

REVOLVING HOUSE

Revolving House (1964)

Unusual revolving house is built in Italy.

A NEW EXPORT - HOUSES!

A New Export - Houses! (1949)

English built prefabricated houses are packed up and sent off to Northern...

SHREWSBURY

Shrewsbury (1948)

Floods in Shrewsbury.

BICYCLE FOR TWO!

Bicycle For Two! (1940)

A man and women ride a four-wheeled bicycle and the latest natty scooters in...

WINDMILL issue title - WHAT'S IN A NAME ?

Windmill Issue Title - What's In A Name ? (1938)

Footage of large old house made from an old...

 

 

PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES

People In Glass Houses (1964)

New design of fibre glass house is put on show in Middlesex.

INSTANT BATHROOM

Instant Bathroom (1966)

Prefabricated bathrooms fitted into hoses at Carshalton.

 POLISH FLOODS

Polish Floods (1948)

Thousands of farms are flooded in Poland.

NEW HYDROFOIL FOR SYDNEY

New Hydrofoil For Sydney (1966)

A new hydrofoil is tested on the waters around Sydney Harbour

AIR-HOUSE aka AITC HOUSE

Air-House AKA Aitc House (1960)

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

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...

EVE GOES TO IT!

Eve Goes To It! (1941)

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

RECRUITING IN THE CITY

Recruiting In The City (1938)

A huge anti-aircraft gun attracts men to a Territorial Army recruitment...

MIDHURST

Midhurst (1939)

A short travelogue style film of Midhurst.

LEGACY OF RHODES

Legacy Of Rhodes (1940)

Nurses pick hydrangeas in garden of Cecil Rhodes old house for their patients....

FLOODS aka FLOOD DISASTER AT PENSFOLD, SOMERSET

Floods AKA Flood Disaster At Pensfold, Somerset (1968)

Aftermath of bad floods in Somerset.

HOVERCRAFT ON THE THAMES

Hovercraft On The Thames (1968)

Demonstration of the Britten-Norman Cushioncraft CC7 on river Thames,...

CHIMNEY STACKS BLOWN UP

Chimney Stacks Blown Up (1969)

Two 100 foot chimneys are demolished to make way for housing estate.

JACKFIELD VILLAGE

Jackfield Village (1952)

Footage of the village of Jackfield in Shropshire suffering from subsidence.

GLASS TOWER

Glass Tower (1950)

New storage tower to provide central heating for Pimlico, London.

THE WATCH DOG

The Watch Dog (1932)

Nice item about Black Jack the watchdog at Bush House office buildings in London.

AIR MINISTRY ROOF

Air Ministry Roof (1959)

Weather forecasting on the Air Ministry roof is demonstrated by Miss Julie...

COCKINGTON VILLAGE

Cockington Village (1955)

A little film showing "the prettiest village in England". Village has great...

COOKING WITHOUT UTENSILS

Cooking Without Utensils (1964)

Ross Salmon shows boys how to cook without utensils on a pioneering...

GARDENING REVOLUTION

Gardening Revolution (1968)

We see a garden centre taking shape as it is built in the grounds of Syon...

M'AIDEZ - COME TO MY HELP

M'aidez - Come To My Help (1934)

Duke of York calls for fight against cancer on behalf of British...

HUTS BY THE HUNDRED!

Huts By The Hundred! (1940)

Mass production of 'flat-packed' army huts near Catfield in Norfolk.

A COPPER GOLD MINE!

A Copper Gold Mine! (1940)

Men at work at an open copper mine in Arizona, United States of America.

NEW YORK - BUILDINGS FOLD UNDER RAIN STORM

New York - Buildings Fold Under Rain Storm (1937)

Three blocks of buildings collapse under rain...

PUSH BUTTON PARADISE

Push Button Paradise (1949)

Super modern house shows off push button design and electric powered aids.

NEW HOMES FOR QUAKE VICTIMS

New Homes For Quake Victims (1953)

Easy to build homes, made in Britain, are earmarked for Greek...

HOUSE OF TOMORROW  - beware, there are other items with the same tile

House Of Tomorrow - Beware, There Are Other Items With The Same Tile (1957)

Modern house on...

EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY

Earthquake In Turkey (1957)

Images of destruction after an earthquake in Anatolia, Turkey.

TORNADO HITS LONDON

Tornado Hits London (1954)

Tornado leaves trail of destruction across London.

HATFIELD - STORM HAVOC

Hatfield - Storm Havoc (1957)

Gales strip the roofs off a row of homes in Hatfield.

CAMEL TRAIN

Camel Train (1937)

Camel trains are put to work in New South Wales pulling ploughs and even a small...

GUINEA PIG TOWN issue title HOW QUAINT!

Guinea Pig Town Issue Title How Quaint! (1937)

Guinea pigs at Maidstone Zoo living in model village....

WOOD TOYS issue title is OUT OF THE WOOD

Wood Toys Issue Title Is Out Of The Wood (1938)

Inventor Percy Robinson demonstrate his device for...

VALVE

Valve (1942)

A look at how valves work in microphones and radios.

NEWS FROM U.S.A. - GLASS AND STONE ROUND HOUSE

News From U.S.A. - Glass And Stone Round House (1954)

One of many proposed homes of the future is...

HOUSE IN 3 WEEKS

House In 3 Weeks (1963)

New factory built houses may solve housing problem.

U.S. IN THE DEEP FREEZE

U.S. In The Deep Freeze (1966)

Heavy snow covers East Coast of America.

HOUSES COLLAPSE

Houses Collapse (1965)

Wooden houses collapse in San Francisco due to heavy rains and excavations.

'INSTANT TREES'

'instant Trees' (1966)

A large digger is used to move trees onto a housing estate in Jarrow.

HOUSE OF THE FUTURE aka STUDENTS DESIGN HOME OF THE FUTURE

House Of The Future AKA Students Design Home Of The Future (1968)

Art students at Ealing college...

NAVIGATIONAL BUOY

Navigational Buoy (1969)

New navigational buoy is unveiled at the Royal Albert Dock.

FLOOD BUNGALOW

Flood Bungalow (1953)

Model bungalow designed to withstand flooding. Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.

SOUND TESTS IN FLATS

Sound Tests In Flats (1950)

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research test noise levels inside...