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MEAT COLD STORAGE

Meat Cold Storage (1949)

Porters handle carcasses of meat in cold storage room.

STOCK MATERIAL ON DOCKS - NORTH WOOLWICH

Stock Material On Docks - North Woolwich (1962)

Colour footage of the London docks.

SMITHFIELD MARKET

Smithfield Market (1954)

Shots of London's famous meat market.

MEAT STRIKE PICKETS

Meat Strike Pickets (1956)

Several meat workers strike and picket outside Cherryfield Meat Market,...

BRITISH IS BEST

British Is Best (1934)

Cows being loaded into large wooden transport boxes - to go to Australia.

SMITHFIELD MEAT MARKET

Smithfield Meat Market (1935)

Material about Smithfield Meat Market in London.

DOCKERS UNLOADING SHIP IN LONDON

Dockers Unloading Ship In London (1971)

Docklands footage of stock being unloaded from ship

 

 

MEAT PORTERS DERBY

Meat Porters Derby (1930)

Herbert Banks wins meat porters' "Derby" which involves carrying a 171 pound...

TROOPS CARRY THE CANNED

Troops Carry The Canned (1950)

Soldiers are called in to help on the Sixth day of an unofficial strike...

MEAT HANDLING aka DOCK SPEED-UP BY COMPUTER

Meat Handling AKA Dock Speed-Up By Computer (1968)

Computerised system speeds up meat unloading at...

SMITHFIELD MARKET

Smithfield Market (1947)

A look at meat hanging up in Smithfield Market. London.

MINISTER OF FOOD AT SMITHFIELDS

Minister Of Food At Smithfields (1950)

New Zealand praised for its quality of meat at Smithfields.

FRENCH SUPERMARKET

French Supermarket (1968)

Excellently shot footage of French housewife shopping in supermarket. Good...

BEEF

Beef (1970-1979)

Frozen carcasses of beef in an abattoir or meat market.

MEAT TRADE

Meat Trade (1960-1969)

Imported meat sold at butcher shops.

ROUND THE HOUSES

Round The Houses (1935)

World champion ox roaster Fred Tyler serves up as part of the Liverpool Joy Week

LONDON - OPENING OF THE NEW SMITHFIELD MARKET

London - Opening Of The New Smithfield Market (1963)

Lord Mayor opens the new Smithfield Market in...

CARDIFF CITY AND DOCKS  CIRCA 1928

Cardiff City And Docks Circa 1928 (1928)

Good footage of Cardiff docklands and city in 1928.

IRELAND SENDS FOOD TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Ireland Sends Food To Czechoslovakia (1947)

Ireland sends meat to Czechoslovakia.

UNLOADING MEAT AT DOCKS

Unloading Meat At Docks (1952)

Workers unloading meat from SS Highland Brigade at Victoria Dock,...

SHOPPING - PRECINCT MARKET & SMALL SHOPS

Shopping - Precinct Market & Small Shops (1960-1969)

Large indoor market and small shops.

CHRISTMAS PARCELS

Christmas Parcels (1970)

Various shots of damaged parcels in a postal sorting office.

DINING

Dining (1950-1959)

People eating in a restaurant and close shots of people eating shellfish.

FRENCH SOLDIERS COOKING

French Soldiers Cooking (1914-1918)

Food being prepared in French Army kitchen and basket of food taken to...

IF IT ISN'T

If It Isn't "British", See It's "Empire"! (1933)

New Zealand and Australian meat on display at...

BILLY GRAY

Billy Gray (1967)

Boxer Billy Gray works as a porter at Smithfield Market.

STRONG MAN

Strong Man (1954)

Strong man Michael Sugrue show eating habits and demonstrates his strength.

RATION BOXES - 1942

Ration Boxes - 1942 (1942)

American food rations & bubbling geyser in Iceland.

WOMAN WORKING AT BUTCHER'S aka LADY GROCERS

Woman Working At Butcher's AKA Lady Grocers (1914-1918)

Woman working as a butcher.

XMAS FARE

Xmas Fare (1916)

Animals owned by the King exhibited at Slough Cattle Show.

DINGWALL CATTLE AUCTION MARKET

Dingwall Cattle Auction Market (1920-1929)

Footage of cattle auction at Dingwall Market.

DINGWALL CATTLE AUCTION MARKET

Dingwall Cattle Auction Market (1920-1930)

Footage of cattle auction at Dingwall Market.

BABY CHICKS aka FRYING PAN CHICKS

Baby Chicks AKA Frying Pan Chicks (1958)

Quirky item showing chicks being hatched in an electric...

WHAT'S COOKIN' ?

What's Cookin' ? (1960)

Chefs from all over the world cook for the International Gastronomic Luncheon....

PARIS IN WINTER

Paris In Winter (1965)

Busy street market, streets scenes and famous sites in Paris.

PORT OF LONDON

Port Of London (1940-1949)

Educational film about cargo trade featuring various London docks.

THIS DAY - APRIL 1  NO 10

This Day - April 1 No 10 (1925-1949)

Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout the...

UNION CASTLE LINE aka CASTLES IN or ON THE SEA aka HOLIDAY AHOY

Union Castle Line AKA Castles In Or On The Sea AKA Holiday Ahoy (1964)

Great holiday cruise and...