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POST OFFICE SWITCHBOARD

Post Office Switchboard (1971)

Post office switchboard with telephone girls at work.

POSTMEN AT WORK

Postmen At Work (1960-1969)

Postmen at work sorting and collecting post.

"Odyssey Of The Air" (1931)

Film from Wiley Post's plane on his epic flight.

XMAS RUSH BEGINS

Xmas Rush Begins (1923)

A look at the huge amount of mail postal workers have to deal with at Christmas....

SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRY

Successful Industry (1924)

J. J. Wlash inspects the Post Office Factory.

XMAS RUSH BEGINS

Xmas Rush Begins (1922)

A reminder from the G.P.O. to pack and label you Christmas presents properly so...

PUSH BUTTON PARCEL SORTING

Push Button Parcel Sorting (1959)

Post Office mechanisations in operation.

 

 

POST OFFICE WORKERS STRIKE

Post Office Workers Strike (1971)

Post office workers at mass meeting during the post office workers...

LONDON FROM GPO TOWER

London From GPO Tower (1966)

Images of London from revolving GPO Tower.

GPO TOWER

GPO Tower (1968)

Various good colour shots of London's GPO tower.

GPO TOWER

GPO Tower (1968)

Shots exterior and interior of Post Office Tower, London.

GPO RAILWAY

GPO Railway (1970-1979)

The Post Office run an underground railway for moving post around London.

FIRST AERIAL  AIR MAIL  POST

First Aerial Air Mail Post (1911)

Pilot Mr Hamel takes letters from Hendon to Windsor in his...

G.P.O. TOWER

G.P.O. Tower (1967)

Excellent panning shots over London emphasising the G.P.O. tower

PMG SEES THE CHRISTMAS MAIL

Pmg Sees The Christmas Mail (1968)

PMG John Stonehouse visits General Post Office to see how the...

MAIL TRAIN

Mail Train (1930)

How mail is transported and sorted on a train.

GPO HANDLING 110,000 PARCELS

GPO Handling 110,000 Parcels (1922)

A reminder from the G.P.O. to pack and label you Christmas...

ARMY POST OFFICE - NOTTINGHAM

Army Post Office - Nottingham (1944)

Footage of mail being sorted at army Post Office in Nottingham.

GPO SORTING OFFICE

GPO Sorting Office (1948)

Shots of GPO sorting office and GPO underground station at Mount Pleasant,...

 GPO HANDLES CHRISTMAS MAIL

GPO Handles Christmas Mail (1946)

The GPO handle Christmas parcels that have come undone in the...

GPO V BRIGHTON

GPO V Brighton (1930-1939)

Golf tournament - probably between representatives of the GPO and the people of...

QUADS BORN IN HOLLAND

Quads Born In Holland (1958)

Quads in incubators in hospital with nurses attending them.

OLD PEOPLE

Old People (1970)

Footage of elderly people at Post Office in Worthing.

LONDON GPO TOWER BEING BUILT

London GPO Tower Being Built (1965)

GPO General Post Office (now Telecom) Tower in late stage of...

G.P.O. TOWER NEARLY READY

G.P.O. Tower Nearly Ready (1960-1966)

The Post Office tower just before opening, showing the kitchen, the...

AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPH EXCHANGE

Automatic Telegraph Exchange (1968)

Engineers at consoles inside the GPO Telegraph building.

TECHNICOLOR - VIDTRONICS

Technicolor - Vidtronics (1969)

GPO TOWER CONSTRUCTION

GPO Tower Construction (1965)

Building the GPO Tower in London

LONDON VIEWS FROM CAPITOL TOWER

London Views From Capitol Tower (1970-1979)

Good views across London from a very high building.

CHRISTMAS PARCELS

Christmas Parcels (1970)

Various shots of damaged parcels in a postal sorting office.

GPO RAILWAY

GPO Railway (1970-1979)

Point of view shot from front of GPO underground train going along tunnel.

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL

The Postmaster General (1914-1918)

Sir Herbert Samuel MP inspects Post Office Rifles and sees them at work.

G.P.O. UNDERGROUND RAILWAY AND SORTING OFFICE

G.P.O. Underground Railway And Sorting Office (1948)

Mount Pleasant sorting office and underground...

EUSTON ROAD

Euston Road (1970-1979)

Colour shots of London landmarks around the Euston Road area.

DO YOU KNOW - No. 2

Do You Know - No. 2 (1927)

Short segment - various buildings and towers - audience being asked to guess...

SPEEDING UP THE MAILS

Speeding Up The Mails (1927)

The liner 'The Leviathan' has a postal collection taken away by air...

AFTER 13 YEARS

After 13 Years (1929)

President William Cosgrave reopens Dublin's General Post Office after 13 years. ...

"His Wireless Castle" (1925)

Mr R. M. Ford refuses admission to post officials on domiciliary visit to...

MOTOR REPLACES HORSES aka MOTOR REPLACES HORSE

Motor Replaces Horses AKA Motor Replaces Horse (1926)

Post vans replace horse drawn carriages in...

AERIAL CARGO EXPRESS

Aerial Cargo Express (1919)

Packages are loaded on board the "Cargo Express" prior to take off.

Selected Originals - JERSEY TAX

Selected Originals - Jersey Tax (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story - JERSEY TAX - 69/32.

LETTERS FROM HOME

Letters From Home (1941)

Good shots of soldiers reading mail and papers from home as they sit in the...

ADVANCE CONTINUES

Advance Continues (1944)

British troops advance in France.

 ARMY POST OFFICE

Army Post Office (1940)

Good shots of British Army Post Office at work.

OPENING OF ROYAL AIR MAIL SERVICE

Opening Of Royal Air Mail Service (1934)

Royal Air Mail service opens at Croydon Airport, Surrey.

MALAYA: TANJONG MALIM

Malaya: Tanjong Malim (1952)

Item showing precautions against terrorism in Tanjong Malim district of...

TOMMY SMITHSON FUNERAL

Tommy Smithson Funeral (1956)

Scene where murder took place, crowds for funeral procession, crowds at...

FOUNTAIN WATERS FROM TREVI IN ROME FLOW IN JOHANNESBURG

Fountain Waters From Trevi In Rome Flow In Johannesburg (1957)

Waters from Trevi Fountain in Rome...

MUNICH'S TV TOWER OPENED aka MUNICH TV TOWER

Munich's Tv Tower Opened AKA Munich Tv Tower (1968)

First day cover stamps at Post Office, TV tower...

MOUNT PLEASANT DURING GPO STRIKE

Mount Pleasant During GPO Strike (1971)

Mount Pleasant general post office during post office workers...