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OUT OF TUNE

Out Of Tune (1920)

The bells at the Royal Exchange, London, are taken down for re-casting.

DECIMAL COINAGE

Decimal Coinage (1968)

First decimal coins are produced at Royal Mint.

HORSE GUARDS

Horse Guards (1948)

The Royal Horse Guards and Lifeguards practise for the Royal Tournament in Hyde Park....

TELESCOPIC TUGS

Telescopic Tugs (1968)

Tugs with telescopic wheelhouses pass easily under low bridges. London.

"East, West Home's Best" (1930)

Sailors in Portsmouth set off on their journey home for Christmas.

PRIME MINISTER WITH HIS OLD REGIMENT

Prime Minister With His Old Regiment (1941)

Churchill inspects the battalion he once commanded, the...

ROYAL MAUNDY GIFTS GREEN TINT

Royal Maundy Gifts Green Tint (1925)

60 elderly men and women receive £4.15 in Maundy money from Lord...

 

 

ROYAL MAUNDY GIFTS

Royal Maundy Gifts (1925)

60 elderly men and women receive £4.15 in Maundy money from Lord High...

TURKISH MPs SEE THE NAVY AT WORK

Turkish Mps See The Navy At Work (1940)

Politicians from Turkey watch Naval gun crews training in...

LANBY NAVIGATIONAL BUOY

Lanby Navigational Buoy (1969)

Lanby navigational buoy under construction in the Royal Albert Dock.

ALBERT HALL - UN FORMATION

Albert Hall - UN Formation (1945)

Various shots of audience at United Nations Association meeting.

ALBERT HALL REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

Albert Hall Remembrance Sunday (1945)

British Legion, nurses and Chelsea pensioners at remembrance...

CONSECRATION OF COLOUR

Consecration Of Colour (1920-1929)

Military flag ceremony at Somerset House in London.

THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS record a

The Road To Happiness Record A (1939)

Charity appeal for a children's hospital - lots of nice footage...

ROYAL TOURNAMENT

Royal Tournament (1922)

Military display underway at the Royal Tournament, Olympia, London.

ROYAL MAUNDY GIFTS

Royal Maundy Gifts (1923)

58 elderly ladies and gentlemen receive £4.15 in Maundy money from the Lord...

THE SEAT OF ALL THE TROUBLE

The Seat Of All The Trouble (1924)

Guards at the Ulster Border.

PRINCESS MARY

Princess Mary (1925)

Princess Mary opens new nurses' home in Reading, includes orange tinted version.

A NAVAL OCCASION

A Naval Occasion (1929)

Model of warship the "Mary Rose" is placed in Portsmouth's Cathedral, Hampshire.

ROYAL MAUNDY GIFTS

Royal Maundy Gifts (1923)

58 elderly ladies and gentlemen receive £4.15 in Maundy money from the Lord...

£2,000,000 HALL FOR 1951 FESTIVAL

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

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

GUARDS MOVE INTO LONDON DOCKS

Guards Move Into London Docks (1949)

Soldiers are brought in to break a strike in London's docks.

ROYAL SCOT CRASHES

Royal Scot Crashes (1953)

Four coaches of the Royal Scot are derailed 44 miles from Glasgow.

OIL DISASTER AT AVONMOUTH

Oil Disaster At Avonmouth (1951)

Massive fire at the Avonmouth oil storage site near Bristol.

PRINCESS ANNE OPENS POLICE COLLEGE

Princess Anne Opens Police College (1969)

Princess Anne opens new Police Cadet Training School....

'OCTATENT' PORTABLE OPERATING THEATRE

'octatent' Portable Operating Theatre (1969)

New portable operating theatre is demonstrated in...

RECRUIT TO PENSIONERS

Recruit To Pensioners (1949)

Nice item about Mr Charles Forshaw enlisting to become a Chelsea...

RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT SPEECH

Russian Diplomat Speech (1945)

Fedor Gusev accepts British ship 'Royal Sovereign' into Soviet navy....

ALBERT HALL - UN FORMATION

Albert Hall - UN Formation (1945)

American Secretary of State Edward Stettinius speaking on United...

ALBERT HALL - UN FORMATION

Albert Hall - UN Formation (1945)

British Minister Philip Noel-Baker speaking on United Nations...

HELICOPTER TO DELIVER MAIL aka ROYAL MAIL GOES BY HELICOPTER

Helicopter To Deliver Mail AKA Royal Mail Goes By Helicopter (1948)

Various shots of helicopter...

COLLAPSED FESTIVAL BRIDGE FOR TEST PURPOSES.

Collapsed Festival Bridge For Test Purposes. (1952)

Tests on the concrete footbridge at The South...

GERMAN IMMIGRANTS LEAVE FOR AUSTRALIA

German Immigrants Leave For Australia (1950-1959)

German immigrants waving, boarding KLM plane.

SOVEREIGN'S PARADE AT MILITARY ACADEMY - SANDHURST REEL 1. aka SOVEREIGN'S...

Sovereign's Parade At Military Academy - Sandhurst Reel 1. AKA Sovereign's... (1955)

Mountbatten...

ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO'S AT FAMAGUSTA

Royal Marine Commando's At Famagusta (1958)

Laundry strike outside HQ, helicopters arriving,...

MEDICAL TEAM IN HONG KONG

Medical Team In Hong Kong (1971)

RAF assists medical treatment in Hong Kong villages

FIRE HELICOPTER

Fire Helicopter (1966)

Fire fighters demonstration in Farnborough.

LONDON STRAFES A ZEPP

London Strafes A Zepp (1914-1918)

Soldiers clearing up wreckage of crashed airship in London park.

LORD BERESFORD aka LAST FILM OF ADMIRAL BERESFORD

Lord Beresford AKA Last Film Of Admiral Beresford (1919)

Last shots of Lord Admiral Charles...

Lifeboats Launched

Lifeboats Launched (1920-1929)

Footage of lifeboats being launched in Blackpool.

EARL JELLICOE

Earl Jellicoe (1920-1929)

Earl Jellicoe takes part in parade and attends memorial ceremony.

QUEEN ELIZABETH ARRIVES AT SOUTHAMPTON aka 'QUEEN ELIZABETH' DOCKING AT NIGHT

Queen Elizabeth Arrives At Southampton AKA 'queen Elizabeth' Docking At Night (1948)

Nigh...

WHO INVENTED THE TANK?

Who Invented The Tank? (1920-1930)

An early tank on show in the courtyard of Lincoln's Inn, London.

SNOWBOUND ANIMALS

Snowbound Animals (1963)

Food transported in helicopter to snowbound animals at Yelverton.

Selected Originals - THE LORD MAYOR'S SHOW

Selected Originals - The Lord Mayor's Show (1967)

Material relating to newsreel story "The Lord...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 559 - reel 1 of 2 - NUNS AT WORK, ARMY MOTORCYCLE...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 559 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Nuns At Work, Army Motorcycle... (1965)

Out...

THE NAVY'S

The Navy's "Youngest" (1933)

The HMS Achilles, the new British cruiser, in dock in Birkenhead.

DRISCOLL REMEMBERED

Driscoll Remembered (1934)

Memorial service at St. Clement Dane's Church is held in honour of Jerry...

WITH THE NAVY

With The Navy (1941)

Prisoners of war board a ship, and British convoy fires at enemy planes in the...

1945 PILGRIMAGE TO CANTERBURY

1945 Pilgrimage To Canterbury (1945)

Enthronement of the 97th Archbishop of Canterbury.