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STORMY SEAS / DEBRIS

Stormy Seas / Debris (1930-1939)

Good shots of waves crashing against the sea front.

THE DEEP ONE

The Deep One (1930)

Inventor tries out his new deep sea diving suit.

SEA FEVER!

Sea Fever! (1933)

A lifeboat rolls about on a very rough sea.

DEEP SEA MEN

Deep Sea Men (1930)

Men are helped into antiquated diving suits.

AIR GUARDIANS OF THE COAST

Air Guardians Of The Coast (1940)

The work of Coastal Command - shots on board a plane as it overflies...

RED SEA RAIDERS!

Red Sea Raiders! (1939)

Sharks are hunted in the Red Sea.

MUSTAPHA KEMAL

Mustapha Kemal (1927)

Mustapha Kemal arrives by boat and is welcomed at Constantinople.

 

 

THE SEA IN A FURY

The Sea In A Fury (1928)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for THE SEA IN A FURY in G 1551.

FAIR ANGLERS

Fair Anglers (1924)

Women and little girls goes fishing off a seaside pier in the sunshine.

FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA & CUTS

For Those In Peril On The Sea & Cuts (1926)

The launching of latest type of motor life boat at...

WHITEBAIT WINNERS

Whitebait Winners (1933)

Beautifully shot film of whitebait fishing off the Essex coast.

NEWS FLASHES - FOOTBALL IN THE MUD

News Flashes - Football In The Mud (1953)

Football in the mud at Leigh-on-Sea during a Coronation...

FLOATING DOCK FROM BERMUDA

Floating Dock From Bermuda (1951)

A floating dock completes an Atlantic crossing.

CUTTING STEEL UNDER WATER

Cutting Steel Under Water (1936)

A diver uses a cutter fuelled by hydrogen and oxygen to cut steel bars...

CHRISTMAS ROUNDUP - OLD FOLK'S PARTY

Christmas Roundup - Old Folk's Party (1955)

Southend organises Christmas dinner to the borough's old...

OCEAN FREEZE UP

Ocean Freeze Up (1956)

An ice breaker rescues a ship with a sick man aboard in icebound Baltic Fjord.

OIL FROM NORTH SEA

Oil From North Sea (1965)

Look around North Sea oil rig "Conoco 1" , off the Norfolk coast.

MUD BATH FOOTBALL

Mud Bath Football (1961)

Mad and muddy game of football on the beach at Southend.

WORLD'S LARGEST OIL RIG

World's Largest Oil Rig (1967)

World's largest oil rig drills for oil and natural gas off the Victoria...

SOUTHAMPTON - NEW HOVERCRAFT aka HOVERMARINE 2

Southampton - New Hovercraft AKA Hovermarine 2 (1968)

British Rail hovercraft used to ferry...

DELTA WORKS aka SUCCESSFUL CLOSING OF SEA-ARM VOLKERAK - ANOTHER PART OF DELTA...

Delta Works AKA Successful Closing Of Sea-Arm Volkerak - Another Part Of Delta... (1969)

Completion...

COCKLES

Cockles (1946)

Fishermen rake in cockles at low tide at Leigh-on-Sea.

FROGMAN

Frogman (1947)

A sailor gets into frogman gear then gets into a tank and swims about underwater.

EXPERTS DECLARE BIG BATTLESHIP DEMANDS - AMERICA

Experts Declare Big Battleship Demands - America (1933)

The costs of the American navy are...

WITH THE YANKS IN NEW GUINEA!

With The Yanks In New Guinea! (1942)

American troops land in New Guinea and are helped by local...

M.T.B. ON THAMES - 1939

M.T.B. On Thames - 1939 (1939)

Air Sea Rescue boats on Thames in 1939.

HOLIDAY SCENES aka SEASIDE SCENES ENGLAND 1939

Holiday Scenes AKA Seaside Scenes England 1939 (1939)

The last holiday before the war - summer...

ICE IN THE NORTH SEA

Ice In The North Sea (1947)

Huge ice floes with ships making their way through the North Sea.

VILLEFRANCHE

Villefranche (1937)

Battle of flowers in Villefranche harbour.

PACIFIC ISLAND AMMO DUMP AND MODEL TESTS

Pacific Island Ammo Dump And Model Tests (1943)

Fire at ammunitions dump, and test of model plane.

KRAKATOA! aka VOLCANO

Krakatoa! AKA Volcano (1930)

Good shots of eruptions at sea near the Krakatoa volcano.

CYCLONE IN MADAGASCAR

Cyclone In Madagascar (1953)

Large scale damage is caused to the island of Madagascar during a cyclone.

INVASION - LANDINGS AT RANGOON

Invasion - Landings At Rangoon (1945)

The landings at Rangoon.

GALES LASH DUTCH COAST

Gales Lash Dutch Coast (1949)

Dutch lifeboat rescues crew of Swedish ship stranded off coast of...

SPRING FISHING IN POLAND aka POLISH FISHING BOAT

Spring Fishing In Poland AKA Polish Fishing Boat (1947)

Nice shots of the polish fishing fleet out...

FUNFAIR AT SOUTHEND

Funfair At Southend (1940)

People enjoying various rides on Southend funfair

LUNATIC ASYLUM

Lunatic Asylum (1951)

Patients, lady with lace tied over face, making lace, tending field, dancing,...

STORM IN NAPLES

Storm In Naples (1957)

Sea lashes the coastline during storm in Naples. Italy.

ROYAL NAVY SHIPS

Royal Navy Ships (1940-1949)

Destroyers at sea - probably after sinking German battle cruiser Scharnhorst.

U.S. DESTROYERS REFUEL AT SEA

U.S. Destroyers Refuel At Sea (1954)

U.S. Destroyer Samuel Moore alongside refuelling ship at sea.

NEW VESSEL

New Vessel "Gorch Fock" (1959)

New training ship Gorch Fock at sea.

SS ORSOVA SEA TRIALS

SS Orsova Sea Trials (1954)

Shots of Orsova at sea.

REMEMBRANCE DAY FOR AIR SEA RESCUE UNITS

Remembrance Day For Air Sea Rescue Units (1960)

Men of the Air Sea Rescue service commemorate their...

CONSTRUCTION OF ATOMIC POWER PLANT

Construction Of Atomic Power Plant (1955)

Item showing construction of atomic power plant.

NEW GLIDING TRAINING BASE INAUGURATED AT JUIST

New Gliding Training Base Inaugurated At Juist (1956)

Newsreel cameraman flies in a two-seater...

NEW DUTCH TUG IN NORTH SEA TRIALS

New Dutch Tug In North Sea Trials (1957)

New Dutch tug the 'Clyde' takes trials in North Sea.

CLOSING DYKE - LAUWER SEA

Closing Dyke - Lauwer Sea (1969)

Closing dyke at Lauwer Sea to eliminate threat of floods in areas of...

HOUSE ON CLIFF EDGE

House On Cliff Edge (1967)

House on a cliff edge in Norfolk.

NORWEGIAN FISHING FLEET SETS SAIL

Norwegian Fishing Fleet Sets Sail (1941)

Norwegian fishing fleet goes at sea. 1941?

HMS VICTORIOUS AT SEA

HMS Victorious At Sea (1941)

Aircraft carrier HMS Victorious on trials. 1941?