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LUTON AIRPORT

Luton Airport (1973)

Busy activity at Luton airport.

LUTON AIRPORT

Luton Airport (1974)

News report about problems of Luton Airport.

PARACHUTE DROP - LUTON

Parachute Drop - Luton (1938)

A new fast-opening parachute is tested at a Luton airfield.

LUTON ROAD COURTESY

Luton Road Courtesy (1953)

On patrol with traffic police in Luton.

LUTON V WOLVES

Luton V Wolves (1960)

Football - Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Luton Town 4 - 1 in F.A. Cup 5th round....

THE ROAD TO WEMBLEY - LUTON V BRISTOL

The Road To Wembley - Luton V Bristol (1951)

Bristol Rovers beat Luton 2-1 in the 4th round FA Cup...

LUTON ROAD SAFETY

Luton Road Safety (1952)

Educational film about road safety in Luton, Bedfordshire.

 

 

CHURCHILL AT LUTON CONSERVATIVE RALLY aka CHURCHILL AT LUTON TORY RALLY

Churchill At Luton Conservative Rally AKA Churchill At Luton Tory Rally (1948)

Winston...

FA CUP REPLAY - LUTON TOWN V BLACKPOOL

Fa Cup Replay - Luton Town V Blackpool (1959)

Football match where Luton Town beat Blackpool 1 - 0.

LUTON TOWN V NORWICH CITY

Luton Town V Norwich City (1959)

FA cup semi-final replay where Luton Town beat Norwich City 1 - 0.

FA CUP 6TH ROUND - BLACKPOOL V LUTON

Fa Cup 6th Round - Blackpool V Luton (1959)

Football match where Blackpool and Luton draw 1-1.

NORWICH CITY V LUTON TOWN

Norwich City V Luton Town (1959)

FA cup semi-final where Norwich City and Luton Town draw 1 - 1.

FOOTBALL 4TH ROUND TIES

Football 4th Round Ties (1937)

Millwall v Chelsea & Luton v Sunderland.

AIRPORT BIRD SCARER

Airport Bird Scarer (1969)

An automatic bird scarer at Luton Airport in Bedfordshire.

BABY MINDERS

Baby Minders (1946)

Baby minding office opened in Luton.

BOOM TOWN HAT SHOW

Boom Town Hat Show (1957)

Bonnet parade in Luton, Bedfordshire.

BLACKPOOL BEAT LUTON

Blackpool Beat Luton (1954)

Scenes from a football match - Blackpool win 2-0.

COPTER FOR PLANE FIRES

Copter For Plane Fires (1960)

Demonstration of how a helicopter can be used to assist rescuers of...

NEW FIRE SUIT

New Fire Suit (1948)

Firemen in Luton try out new waterproof suit.

BUSINESS ONLY JETS

Business Only Jets (1966)

A new charter executive plane service operates from Luton airport.

BY 6 GOALS TO NIL!

By 6 Goals To Nil! (1933)

Everton beat Luton Town to go through to the next round of the FA Cup.

HATS issue title reads HEADS AND TAILS

Hats Issue Title Reads Heads And Tails (1938)

A look at ladies' hats being made in factory in Luton....

EASTER HAT PARADE

Easter Hat Parade (1955)

Easter hat competition is held in Luton - some hats are great.

STRAW BOATERS

Straw Boaters (1952)

Item showing process of making straw boaters. Luton, Bedfordshire.

WEDDING OF MARGARET ANNE CRARER TO THOMAS ROBERT KEENS aka KEEN'S WEDDING

Wedding Of Margaret Anne Crarer To Thomas Robert Keens AKA Keen's Wedding (1950)

Nice footage...

 BAC ONE ELEVEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Bac One Eleven Under Construction (1962)

BAC One-Eleven aeroplane under construction in Luton, Hurn...

PREMIER'S DAY OUT

Premier's Day Out (1962)

Footage of the Prime Minister at rally at Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire.

HOUSING CRISIS

Housing Crisis (1972)

Footage of new houses under construction other houses up for sale in Luton,...

THE CUP FINAL

The Cup Final (1959)

Nottingham Forest win the FA Cup against Luton Town - 2-1.

STEVENAGE

Stevenage (1967)

Shots of the town of Stevenage

BRITAIN - SNOW

Britain - Snow (1947)

An aerial tour over the snow covered countryside in the terrible winter of 1947

100,000 HEAR CHURCHILL

100,000 Hear Churchill (1948)

Churchill warns the nation of the dangers of Berlin problem.

FIT FOR THE ROUGHEST ROADS

Fit For The Roughest Roads (1928)

Leo Amery watches a Vauxhall car destined for rough roads overseas...

ROAD SAFETY MAGAZINE

Road Safety Magazine (1952)

Collection of stories about road safety - made for children.

BRITAIN'S NEW MOTORWAY

Britain's New Motorway (1958)

Work starts on the London to Birmingham motorway - the M1.

CAPTURED PILOTS RETURN

Captured Pilots Return (1967)

Captains Copleston and Taylor are home after being held captive in...

REPAIRING AGRICULTURAL MACHINES

Repairing Agricultural Machines (1947)

Agricultural machinery waiting to be repaired at Wandon End...

BRASS BANDS CONTEST

Brass Bands Contest (1947)

The Daily Herald Brass band festival is held at Brighton.

BONESHAKERS

Boneshakers (1949)

Footage of people riding old fashioned bicycles around the village of Beechwood Green.

 CARS FOR EXPORT

Cars For Export (1948)

Vauxhall and Ford cars being loaded onto ships for export.

GARDEN PLANE

Garden Plane (1953)

Man rebuilding aeroplane in his back garden in Pinner, Middlesex.

WORLD'S HIGHEST PLANE

World's Highest Plane (1957)

New altitude record by Canberra plane.

ROCKERS GOOD DEED

Rockers Good Deed (1964)

A group of young male and female rockers take some old age pensioners on a trip...

NEW COLOURS FOR THE BEDFORDS

New Colours For The Bedfords (1926)

Prince of Wales presents new Colours and drums to 2nd Bedfordshire...

BERLIN CRISIS,  LIFE INSIDE THE CITY

Berlin Crisis, Life Inside The City (1948)

Account of life in Berlin during the communist blockade...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL PARLIAMENT RE - ASSEMBLES, DAVID LLEWELLYN'S NEW PLANE...

News In A Nutshell Parliament RE - Assembles, David Llewellyn's New Plane... (1937)

Roundup...

BEAVERBROOK HONOURED

Beaverbrook Honoured (1964)

Celebrations for politician, industrialist and newspaper publisher Lord...

EASTER

Easter (1954)

How Britain spends four-day Easter Holiday.

STAGE COACHES

Stage Coaches (1961)

The Mossman family show off their collection of stagecoaches that are sometimes used...

PICETTE - THE THINGS THEY DO

Picette - The Things They Do (1948-1949)

Compilation of quirky stories from New Pictorials, probably aimed...