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BRITAIN'S LARGEST PUBLIC PARK

Britain's Largest Public Park (1928)

The Mayor of Birkenhead opens Arrow Park, covering 450 acres.

RICHMOND DEER

Richmond Deer (1954)

Deer in Richmond Park are brought food by park workers on a frosty winter day.

BEAR CUBS

Bear Cubs (1949)

Brown bear and three cubs at London Zoo.

PONY CLUB

Pony Club (1953)

Nice footage of pony club competition at Richmond Park in Surrey.

PET ALLIGATOR

Pet Alligator (1954)

Bizarre item about a woman that keeps and alligator as a pet. London.

SCRAP METAL FOR ARMAMENTS DRIVE - ENGLAND 1940

Scrap Metal For Armaments Drive - England 1940 (1940)

Men pull up railing in one of London's parks...

AGRICULTURAL MACHINE FOR SMALL FARMS

Agricultural Machine For Small Farms (1949)

Demonstration of agricultural machinery to aid...

 

 

LONDON'S NEWEST HOTEL 'THE HILTON'

London's Newest Hotel 'the Hilton' (1963)

London's new hotel, Hilton, opened.

HILTON HOTEL

Hilton Hotel (1963)

Four good general views of the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane, London.

POLICE INQUIRE INTO RAIL CRASH AT ELM PARK BELIEVED CAUSED BY DELIBERATE...

Police Inquire Into Rail Crash At Elm Park Believed Caused By Deliberate... (1965)

Various...

LONDON MOSQUE

London Mosque (1970-1979)

Various shots of a mosque being built near Regent's Park, London.

SPRING IN HYDE PARK  aka OUR WONDERFUL WEATHER

Spring In Hyde Park AKA Our Wonderful Weather (1920)

An item showing horse riding and sheep...

BABY ALLIGATORS

Baby Alligators (1949)

A look at three baby alligators at Regent's Park Zoo. London.

BIRTH OF HAT

Birth Of Hat (1950)

Hat making in Brook Street, London.

HYDRAULIC TAILBOARD

Hydraulic Tailboard (1948)

A new hydraulic gate lift on a lorry saves time and energy in loading...

500 BUSINESS GIRLS

500 Business Girls (1932)

London shop assistants, secretaries, typists, telephonists etc. give keep fit...

INTERNATIONAL SHEEP-DOG TRIALS

International Sheep-Dog Trials (1932)

Sheep dogs competing in Hyde Park - just like 'One Man & his...

MR LANSBURY'S

Mr Lansbury's "Lido" (1930)

Men start work building the Serpentine Bathing Pavilion in Hyde Park. ...

PARK RAILINGS FOR MUNITIONS

Park Railings For Munitions (1940)

Iron railings and fences from London Parks are taken down to be...

BABY CROCODILES

Baby Crocodiles (1953)

Tiny baby crocodile hatches under sun lamp at London Zoo reptile house.

CHIMPS TEA PARTY

Chimps Tea Party (1953)

Chimps tea party in Regents Park in London.

POODLE WOOL

Poodle Wool (1954)

Audrey White and her dogs model latest 'poodle' wool, made by special spinning...

DUCHESS OF BEDFORD OPENS AIR PARK

Duchess Of Bedford Opens Air Park (1929)

Duchess of Bedford opens new 'Air Park', Hanworth Park,...

BRITAIN'S FIRST STREAMLINED RAIL CAR

Britain's First Streamlined Rail Car (1933)

Railcar designed to carry passengers on suburban lines.

HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SHOW

Highland And Agricultural Show (1934)

Some nice cattle, horses and ponies are seen at the Highland and...

SCOTTISH CUP FINAL LNER

Scottish Cup Final Lner (1938)

Kilmarnock draw 1 - 1 with East Fife in the Scottish Cup Final.

SHEEP SHEARING IN HYDE PARK

Sheep Shearing In Hyde Park (1938)

A sheep shearing contest in Hyde Park; Sir Phillip Sassoon presents...

HYDE PARK CLOSED

Hyde Park Closed (1926)

The effects of the General Strike on life in Great Britain.

WINTER WOOLLIES IN LONDON

Winter Woollies In London (1940)

Sheep grazing London parks are sheared for their wool.

ANY OLD IRON

Any Old Iron (1940)

Workmen salvage old metal from tramways and railings for use in arms factories.

CANADA DRAWS THE TOURISTS

Canada Draws The Tourists (1948)

Canada works on its tourist industry hoping to attract American...

THE SHEPHERD AND HIS FLOCK

The Shepherd And His Flock (1920)

An item showing a shepherd and his dogs herding a flock of sheep...

CHIMNEY STACKS BLOWN UP

Chimney Stacks Blown Up (1969)

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

DAVE AND DUSTY - TREE CLIMBING

Dave And Dusty - Tree Climbing (1947)

When small boy Dave gets stuck up a tree his dog Dusty tries to...

GENERAL STRIKE 1926

General Strike 1926 (1926)

Mass demonstrations and idle coal mines - the General Strike of 1926.

BERLINER STREIFLICHTER aka BERLIN - DIGGING UP TREES

Berliner Streiflichter AKA Berlin - Digging Up Trees (1946)

Berlin's devastated Tiergarten Park...

AUTUMN SCENES

Autumn Scenes (1947)

Cuts from newsreel 47/84 - Autumn Scenes.

RUSSIAN AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION

Russian Agricultural Exhibition (1957)

Item showing agricultural exhibition in Russia.

CUTS / OUT TAKES FROM CP 700 - CRAZES, LEOPARD ON A LEAD and MOCKING MASS...

Cuts / Out Takes From Cp 700 - Crazes, Leopard On A Lead And Mocking Mass... (1968)

Out...

TIN FOIL PICTURES.

Tin Foil Pictures. (1952)

Wilfred Perry creates portraits from the silver paper on chocolate wrappers....

 LONDON TODAY

London Today (1962)

London in 1962 - Colour - new buildings are starting to appear.

NEW PARKING GADGET

New Parking Gadget (1955)

Cap Mechanical Car Parking System in operation.

PARK SCENES - DAVE AND DUSTY WITH JACKIE COOGAN issue title - LOOKS AT LONDON'S...

Park Scenes - Dave And Dusty With Jackie Coogan Issue Title - Looks At London's... (1947)

Nice...

LONDON'S LUNGS - A PATHECOLOR sic CAMEO  IN CAN LABELLED

London's Lungs - A Pathecolor Sic Cameo In Can Labelled "Pathetone Early... (1929)

Lovely...

MULTI-DECK GARAGE

Multi-Deck Garage (1961)

A visit to the first multi-storey car park in the country - they haven't...

TWIST HAIRSTYLES

Twist Hairstyles (1962)

A story about the 'double twist' in a hair salon where couples can dance and...

CHILDREN'S FARM

Children's Farm (1966)

Children help out with the chores on this farm in Malton in Yorkshire.

TRAINING POLICE HORSES

Training Police Horses (1967)

Police horses are seen in training at the Metropolitan Police Mounted...

CUTS / OUT TAKES FROM CP 701 - TASTY MODELS, FOOD SCULPTURE and PARROT SCHOOL

Cuts / Out Takes From Cp 701 - Tasty Models, Food Sculpture And Parrot School (1968)

Out...

HEALTH HYDRO

Health Hydro (1968)

Great footage of a health farm as the Colour Pic Ginger Man visits Buxted Park Health...