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BEKONSCOT

Bekonscot (1950)

Footage of the Bekonscot model village in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

BRITAIN'S FIRST DOUBLE DECKER DREAM TOWN

Britain's First Double Decker Dream Town (1946)

A scale model shows the plans to modernise...

HARNESSING THE WATERS

Harnessing The Waters (1939)

Footage of new dams under construction in Czechoslovakia.

MODEL FIRE TENDER

Model Fire Tender (1940)

Auxiliary firemen in Canterbury show off their model engine. Kent.

MODEL TRAM

Model Tram (1948)

Good model tram runs around track in Richard Elliott's garden. Abbey Wood, Kent.

MODEL MOTOR CYCLE

Model Motor Cycle (1951)

Footage of scale model motorbike and side car being demonstrated, Leyton

RAILWAY SIGNAL aka BLIND MAN'S TRAIN

Railway Signal AKA Blind Man's Train (1951)

A blind man tests new signal device with model train in...

 

 

BUDDHIST FUNERAL

Buddhist Funeral (1946)

Buddhist funeral procession, crowd looking on.

MODEL OF THE NEW HASTINGS

Model Of The New Hastings (1946)

Footage of a model of how Hastings will look in the future.

MODEL COACH

Model Coach (1948)

Ernest Johnstone drives his miniature bus around Brighton.

WORLD'S SMALLEST TRAIN DEMOBBED

World's Smallest Train Demobbed (1946)

After use by army during war Hythe's mini train goes back to...

£2,000,000 HALL FOR 1951 FESTIVAL

£2,000,000 Hall For 1951 Festival (1949)

Attlee lays the foundation stone of the Royal Festival...

MINIATURE RAILWAY

Miniature Railway (1934)

Miniature railway in Romney & Hythe, Kent.

CONCORDE PROGRESS

Concorde Progress (1967)

A mock-up of aeroplane Concorde is made ready for Air Show at Toulouse, France....

HOME PLANNING

Home Planning (1948)

A young couple drop into the Council of Industrial Design for advice on setting up...

ROAD RESEARCH

Road Research (1950)

Footage of experiments being carried out on road to improve road safety, Colnbrook.

POLICE EXHIBITION

Police Exhibition (1951)

Police demonstration at exhibition in Brighton, East Sussex.

ROBOT BOAT

Robot Boat (1951)

Radio controlled boat is is given trials on the Thames, Kingston, Greater London.

MARINERS EXHIBITION

Mariners Exhibition (1951)

Good footage of the Mariners Exhibition in London.

EARL BEATTY VISITS FLEETWOOD

Earl Beatty Visits Fleetwood (1930-1939)

Famous British Naval commander opens various attractions and...

CHILDRENS TOY AEROPLANE

Childrens Toy Aeroplane (1946)

Orphan children enjoy the fun of a model plane at the Church of England...

BIRTH OF OLYMPIC VILLAGE

Birth Of Olympic Village (1958)

Olympic village under construction in Rome.

DELEGATES VISIT SHIP LABORATORY

Delegates Visit Ship Laboratory (1963)

Model of ship in massive water tank, delegates visit the...

NEW ITALIAN MOTORWAY

New Italian Motorway (1964)

Various shots of the new motorway opened by President Moto.

BRITAIN'S GESTURE FOR PEACE

Britain's Gesture For Peace (1938)

Duplicate of BRITAIN'S GESTURE FOR PEACE - no soundtrack.

GARDEN CASTLE

Garden Castle (1961)

Sidney James (not the 'Carry On' star) works on his ornamental gardens.

LADIES - HERE IS NEWS FOR YOU

Ladies - Here Is News For You (1941)

A look at latest women's fashions from USA.

POPE BLESSES NEW SAN FRANCESCO

Pope Blesses New San Francesco (1949)

A new village is planned for slum dwellers in Rome - The Pope...

JUNIOR ACADEMY OPENS

Junior Academy Opens (1948)

National exhibition of children's art opens & Churchill's grandson names...

THE AIR  PORT OF THE FUTURE aka AIRPORT OF FUTURE

The Air Port Of The Future AKA Airport Of Future (1933)

Captain C.W. Glover details his vision of...

ABBEY CORONATION ANNEXE

Abbey Coronation Annexe (1952)

Minister of Works, David Eccles, inspects a model of an annexe to...

MOTORWAY PROGRESS

Motorway Progress (1958)

The Transport Minister inspects progress on the building of the M1 Motorway.

L'POOL CATHEDRAL aka CATHEDRALS OF LIVERPOOL

L'pool Cathedral AKA Cathedrals Of Liverpool (1940)

Building work continues on both the Roman...

BLACK POLICE aka NATIVE TRAFFIC COPS  issue title is BELIEVE IT OR NOT

Black Police AKA Native Traffic Cops Issue Title Is Believe It Or Not (1940)

Black policemen...

MODEL RAILWAY aka MODEL ENGINEERING FOR THE RED CROSS issue title - OVER THERE!

Model Railway AKA Model Engineering For The Red Cross Issue Title - Over There! (1941)

Sir...

MAP MAKING BY W.V.S. issue title - QUITE SO!

Map Making By W.V.S. Issue Title - Quite So! (1943)

Ladies from the Women's Voluntary Service make...

BOMB MODEL issue title is THIS ENGLAND

Bomb Model Issue Title Is This England (1943)

Westminster ARP wardens use scale models of buildings...

KIDS' ROAD SAFETY issue title - SAFE AND SOUND

Kids' Road Safety Issue Title - Safe And Sound (1944)

A children's road safety course is set up at...

THE CODE OF THE ROAD

The Code Of The Road (1955)

Transport Minister introduces the new edition of the Highway Code.

CEYLON - BUDDHIST ANNIVERSARY

Ceylon - Buddhist Anniversary (1964)

Procession of Buddhists in Sri Lanka.

NEW BOAC STEWARDESS UNIFORMS

New BOAC Stewardess Uniforms (1969)

New uniforms for BOAC stewardesses. London.

DESIGN FOR SPEED

Design For Speed (1947)

Meteor jet planes being designed and built (some women workers in aircraft...

FLYING BUSMEN

Flying Busmen (1949)

London bus transport workers learn how to fly in their spare time.

FIRE ENGINE

Fire Engine (1951)

Model fire engine demonstrated in Brighton, East Sussex.

MOON ROCKET

Moon Rocket (1950)

Footage of Moon rocket being demonstrated as well as many working model steam engines.

CONFECTIONARY

Confectionary (1953)

Examples of models made from sugar. London.

PLASTIC MODELS

Plastic Models (1954)

Plaster models are made from gelatine moulds by an Italian firm.

GLASGOW TODAY AND TOMORROW

Glasgow Today And Tomorrow (1949)

Model of proposed redevelopment of city at Kelvin Hall + street...

16th ANNUAL MILAN SAMPLES FAIR

16th Annual Milan Samples Fair (1958)

President Gronchi opens the Fair in the rain of Milan.

HARVEST FESTIVAL

Harvest Festival (1961)

Harvest festival in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).