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THE TOWER OF PISA

The Tower Of Pisa (1964)

People's views of strengthening of the Tower of Pisa, Italy.

HIGH LIFERS

High Lifers (1920-1929)

Men who work very high in the air are featured - on towers and scaffolding.

FIRE FIGHTERS OF FRANCE

Fire Fighters Of France (1931)

Powerful water hoses are tested over the River Seine in Paris.

SPRING CLEANING THE EIFFEL TOWER

Spring Cleaning The Eiffel Tower (1946)

Workmen doing maintenance work on Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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.

DOCKS AND AUTOMATION

Docks And Automation (1968)

Tea is unloaded in London Docks and automatically packaged in PG Tea...

 

 

BILLINGSGATE FISH MARKET

Billingsgate Fish Market (1969)

London fish market near Tower Bridge. Good shots showing traders. No...

PARIS

Paris (1937)

Press Day at Paris Exhibition. Journalists watch building work in progress.

IDLE WHARVES AND TOWER BRIDGE

Idle Wharves And Tower Bridge (1971)

Shots of Thames-side dereliction and regeneration from Docklands...

TOWER RAVENS

Tower Ravens (1952)

Footage of Beefeater looking after the ravens in the Tower of London.

SKYSCRAPER LONDON aka GRAVEL PITS

Skyscraper London AKA Gravel Pits (1963)

An item about modern buildings in the capital and production...

THE TOWER - A GOOLE, YORKSHIRE STUDY

The Tower - A Goole, Yorkshire Study (1926)

An enormous water tower in Goole is featured - under...

BLACKPOOL TOWER

Blackpool Tower (1947)

Good shots of Blackpool beach from the tower.

TOWER BRIDGE

Tower Bridge (1951)

Repair work being carried out on Tower Bridge, London.

POOL OF LONDON

Pool Of London (1946)

Goods loaded onto ships in Port of London during 1946 export drive.

NEW CABLE SHIP

New Cable Ship "Cable Enterprise" In London (1964)

New cable ship Cable Enterprise in the Pool of...

WINDOW CLEANING AT VICKERS TOWER

Window Cleaning At Vickers Tower (1970)

The mechanical crane and cradle for cleaning the window of...

EIFFEL WAS A PIONEER - PARIS FRANCE & MODALE

Eiffel Was A Pioneer - Paris France & Modale (1962)

Shots of, from and relating to the Eiffel Tower...

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...

GPO TOWER CONSTRUCTION

GPO Tower Construction (1965)

Building the GPO Tower in London

 THAMES PILOT

Thames Pilot (1920-1929)

Good shots of industrial section of River Thames, near Greenwich, London.

ROOF GARDEN

Roof Garden (1954)

Roof gardens of London on display.

G.P.O. RIGGERS aka GPO RIGGERS

G.P.O. Riggers AKA GPO Riggers (1967)

GPO riggers are trained and test equipment at Rugby Radio...

Selected Originals - ALL GLASS SKYSCRAPER

Selected Originals - All Glass Skyscraper (1952)

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

DECIMAL COIN - 50 PENCE PIECE

Decimal Coin - 50 Pence Piece (1969)

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

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.

DOCK TOUR

Dock Tour (1948)

Nice footage of London docks in the late 1940's

LONDON DOCK STRIKE

London Dock Strike (1948)

Various shots of the docks lying idle at Tower Bridge, views up river of the...

RADAR STATION TO CLOSE

Radar Station To Close (1963)

Texas Towers, American radar station, is closing.

TOWER BRIDGE

Tower Bridge (1970-1979)

Colour footage of Tower Bridge with busy river traffic below.

PUB / WATERLOO BRIDGE AND RUBBISH TIP

Pub / Waterloo Bridge And Rubbish Tip (1960-1969)

Busy pub. Waterloo bridge. Rubbish tip on the side of...

EMBANKMENT -TOWER BRIDGE

Embankment -Tower Bridge (1960-1969)

View from park of sphinx at Embankment, people in park and Tower Bridge...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 144

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 144 (1941)

Maine's Hill Tower is repaired plus the view from the top of...

LONDON SCENES

London Scenes (1947)

London from the skies - good shots.

STRANDED IN PRESCOT  BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LTD  Reel 5

Stranded In Prescot British Insulated Cables Ltd Reel 5 (1932)

Brilliant documentary showing...

BARGE RESTAURANT

Barge Restaurant (1964)

A barge named Pretoria is salvaged in Suffolk and taken to London where it is...

SEASIDE LONDON

Seaside London (1934)

Lord Wakefield opens a new children's beach in the heart of London - Tower Beach.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 6

Caught By The Camera No. 6 (1934)

A one-woman railway station, an artist writing in miniature, a...

THE EEL MEN

The Eel Men (1931)

Dutch eel boats moored on the Thames - men transfer eels from boxes to buckets.

ENGLAND'S 1940 SEA WALL aka ENGLANDS 1940 SEA WALL

England's 1940 Sea Wall AKA Englands 1940 Sea Wall (1944)

Gun towers in the sea guard the vital...

BLACKBURN GIRL WINS TEXTILE CROWN

Blackburn Girl Wins Textile Crown (1949)

Beauty and deportment queen is chosen to represent Britain's...

BUILDING THE NEW BRITAIN

Building The New Britain (1957)

Queen Elizabeth II visits Building Exhibition in London.

SOUTHEND issue title PATHE PICTORIAL GOES AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND

Southend Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Goes Away For The Weekend (1947)

Good shots of people on a...

ON THE UP & UP

On The Up & Up (1932)

Footage of of some of the worlds tallest buildings over the centuries.

PRINCESS MARGARET NAMES MISSIONARY SHIP ROLL 2

Princess Margaret Names Missionary Ship Roll 2 (1948)

Princess Margaret being handed purses on the...

LONDON SHOTS

London Shots (1962)

London rooftops, Billingsgate market, derelict area with St Paul's in the background.