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AMERICA'S BIG BEN

America's Big Ben (1928)

Two men are lowered on ropes to clean the clock face of a high tower.

WITH EVE AT BLACKPOOL

With Eve At Blackpool (1926)

Various shots of fairground rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

RIVER RELAY RACE

River Relay Race (1929)

Rower Bert Barry wins Putney to Mortlake boat race, London.

THE DANCE - IN ADVANCE

The Dance - In Advance (1922)

A new Fox Trot is demonstrated at a ballroom dancing teachers' festival...

LE TOUQUET FLOWER CARNIVAL LNER

Le Touquet Flower Carnival Lner (1938)

A huge flower carnival with decorated floats takes place at Le...

ITALIAN NAVY DESTROYER aka NOVEL SIGHT IN THE THAMES

Italian Navy Destroyer AKA Novel Sight In The Thames (1922)

Italian destroyer heading up the...

BICYCLE POLO AT DUBLIN

Bicycle Polo At Dublin (1938)

Dublin beat London in a game of Bicycle polo. Dublin, Eire.

 

 

MYSTERY WHISKEY SHIP

Mystery Whiskey Ship (1925)

10,000 cases of whiskey are unloaded from the schooner "General Serret"....

OVER THERE - NEWS FLASHES FROM FRANCE

Over There - News Flashes From France (1939)

Footage of French soldiers on the Western Front with...

ANCIENT TO MODERN

Ancient To Modern (1940)

Old cannons are dug up from near Tower Hill to be used as scrap metal for new...

THE RIVER POSTMAN

The River Postman (1933)

Nice film about a day in the life of a river postman on the River Thames,...

LONDON FROM ABOVE

London From Above (1919)

Sir John Alcock pilots a Pathe cameraman for Aerial pictures of London.

ALL GLASS SKYSCRAPER

All Glass Skyscraper (1952)

Ingenious invention for cleaning ultra modern New York Building, owned by...

Selected Originals - ALL GLASS SKYSCRAPER

Selected Originals - All Glass Skyscraper (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story - 'All Glass...

THE CHIC AND THE CRAZY

The Chic And The Crazy (1950)

Beautiful hat designs and mad-cap bicycle designs both on show in Paris.

WHO SUFFERS?

Who Suffers? (1958)

Unofficial action halts activity in London. Dockers, meat porters and bus drivers on...

JEZREEL TOWER  issue title - WHY BRING THAT UP?

Jezreel Tower Issue Title - Why Bring That Up? (1937)

Shots of strange folly built to house the...

LONDON'S BRIDGES

London's Bridges (1939)

A cinematic walk along the Thames introduces London's bridges.

PIGEONS OF ROCHESTER issue title is ONE FOR THE ROAD

Pigeons Of Rochester Issue Title Is One For The Road (1939)

People feed pigeons in St. Andrew's...

CANTERBURY PARK issue title - YOU NEVER CAN TELL!

Canterbury Park Issue Title - You Never Can Tell! (1940)

Scenic shots of Canterbury Park. Kent.

GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar (1941)

An item showing the rock of Gibraltar with many naval vessels moored in the bay.

LIFE BOAT issue title - ALL IN GOOD TIME

Life Boat Issue Title - All In Good Time (1943)

Footage of lifeboat team at sea in Blackpool,...

DURHAM issue title - BEAUTY CALLS

Durham Issue Title - Beauty Calls (1944)

A look around scenic Durham.

WITNESSES BAPTISED AT BOURNEVILLE

Witnesses Baptised At Bourneville (1960)

Jehovah's Witnesses are baptised at Rowheath Lido in...

GALE WRECKS RADAR TOWER

Gale Wrecks Radar Tower (1961)

Footage of radar tower before it was destroyed by gales. United States...

MARGATE - PENNIES HIT FOR SIX

Margate - Pennies Hit For Six (1962)

Model of clock tower made from pennies, Colin Cowdrey knocks it...

DINGHY DERBY

Dinghy Derby (1962)

Dinghy racing at Putney. London.

NEWS FROM FRANCE

News From France (1963)

Paris demonstration & Pau Grand Prix.

SEINE SPEEDERS

Seine Speeders (1966)

Italian Mollinari wins power boat race in Paris.

HMS EURYALUS

HMS Euryalus (1967)

HMS Euryalus Anti-Submarine Frigate on the River Thames.

INVENTORS' EXHIBITION

Inventors' Exhibition (1969)

Lots of new handy gadgets on show at the Inventors' Exhibition. London.

STUDENTS TRAIN AT YEOMEN

Students Train At Yeomen (1968)

Students visit Tower of London to rehearse opera 'Yeoman of the Guard'....

PASSENGER CATAMARAN

Passenger Catamaran (1969)

Europe's largest passenger catamaran makes maiden voyage from Greenwich Pier,...

DECIMAL COIN - 50 PENCE PIECE

Decimal Coin - 50 Pence Piece (1969)

Footage of new footage of the new 50 pence piece at the Royal...

CANADIAN SHIP ARRIVES

Canadian Ship Arrives (1969)

A Canadian destroyer arrives on the River Thames in London.

EXTRA ! ST KATHERINE'S DOCK

Extra ! St Katherine's Dock (1969)

Models show what the redeveloped St. Katherine's dock will look...

WATER TOWER

Water Tower (1952)

Footage of water tower in Suffolk that has been turned into a house.

PAINTING TOWER BRIDGE

Painting Tower Bridge (1952)

Item showing repainting of Tower Bridge in London.

TRADITION AT THE TOWER

Tradition At The Tower (1946)

Chief warden of Tower of London puts on beefeater's uniform + Ceremony of...

MARIE ANDERSON

Marie Anderson (1947)

18 year old Marie Anderson drives from Sunderland to London in her motorised...

FESTIVAL WICKERWORK

Festival Wickerwork (1951)

A team of people create wickerwork models for the Festival of Britain....

POPLIN FASHIONS

Poplin Fashions (1953)

Models show off latest fashions made from poplin.

DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR IN PARIS

Duke And Duchess Of Windsor In Paris (1938)

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive in Paris.

THE GUARDS IN THE CITY

The Guards In The City (1926)

Grenadier Guards march through Central London on their way to new...

LONDRES aka LONDON

Londres AKA London

Turn of the century shots of the heart of London.

PARIS EXHIBITION

Paris Exhibition

Great scenes from the Turn of the Century exhibition in Paris.

SIGHTS OF PARIS

Sights Of Paris (1944)

Statues and famous buildings in Paris - probably taken after Allied Forces...

U-BOAT AT WESTMINSTER

U-Boat At Westminster (1945)

Footage of U-boat being towed down the River Thames in London.

DOCK TOUR

Dock Tour (1948)

Nice footage of London docks in the late 1940's

BY THE THAMES AND LUNCH BREAK

By The Thames And Lunch Break (1947)

Footage of Thames river boat trip and man and woman meeting for...