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CHAIR LIFT

Chair Lift (1959)

A young woman admires the scenic views from the new chair lift at Butlin's, Ayrshire.

WORLD RAILWAY AND CITY OF THE FUTURE

World Railway And City Of The Future (1959)

An item about a model railway that provides a tour of...

PALOMINO PONIES

Palomino Ponies (1959)

An item about Palomino ponies bred by the Duchess of Rutland.

LION AT THE TABLE

Lion At The Table (1959)

Simba the lion is so well-behaved that as a treat he is allowed to dine with...

RASPBERRY FESTIVAL

Raspberry Festival (1959)

An item about the raspberry harvest in Scotland and the subsequent Montrose...

NEW LIFE JACKET aka NEW LIFE JACKETS DEMONSTRATED IN THE THAMES

New Life Jacket AKA New Life Jackets Demonstrated In The Thames (1959)

Mark Shaw's new design...

MOUNTAIN RESCUE

Mountain Rescue (1959)

An item showing a mountain rescue exercise in Snowdonia.

 

 

FISH HATCHERIES

Fish Hatcheries (1959)

An item about the methods of trout farming used at a fish hatchery in North...

PONY TREKKING

Pony Trekking (1959)

This items follows a group of holidaymakers pony trekking in the Highlands of...

SAFETY STRAP GARDENERS aka HANGING GARDENERS

Safety Strap Gardeners AKA Hanging Gardeners (1959)

To tend to a garden situated on the edge of a...

OUT-TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 249 - 2 OF 2 - CHANNEL SWIM

Out-Takes / Cuts From Cp 249 - 2 Of 2 - Channel Swim (1959)

CHANNEL SWIM - Cuts (rushes,...

LION AND THE LAMB

Lion And The Lamb (1959)

A lamb and a lion pose for the Colour Pic cameras - rather reluctantly!

NONSUCH PALACE

Nonsuch Palace (1959)

Young people are seen at work on an archaeology dig on the site of Henry VIII's...

PARK RANGERS

Park Rangers (1959)

Dapper park rangers are seen on patrol on Wimbledon Common.

HORSEMAN'S SERVICE

Horseman's Service (1959)

Horses and their owners gather on Kingsley Mount for the annual Horseman's...

ONION RESEARCH

Onion Research (1959)

The perfect pickled onion is the subject of research by these scientists.

BRITANNIA MATERIAL

Britannia Material (1959)

BOAC planes from assembly to flight. Good picture quality throughout.

HELICOPTER DOWN THE THAMES

Helicopter Down The Thames (1959)

Aerial shots from helicopter over parts of London.

FISH STUDIES IN TANK

Fish Studies In Tank (1959)

Beautiful close shots of pike, trout and carp in an aquarium.

TV CAMERA INSPECTS SHELL CENTRE

Tv Camera Inspects Shell Centre (1959)

TV camera is lowered into hole to inspect it - new aid to...

FLIGHT OVER CANADA

Flight Over Canada (1959)

People on beaches, aerial views over Canadian mountains, Canadian lakes...

ORIANA - reel 1

Oriana - Reel 1 (1959)

Great film about the design, building and testing of the ocean liner Oriana. c....

ORIANA - reel 2

Oriana - Reel 2 (1959)

Great film about the design, building and testing of the ocean liner Oriana. c....

ASTRA GAZETTE 11

Astra Gazette 11 (1959)

Astra Gazette containing four stories, Ejector seat tests, showgirls houseboat,...

RAILWAY RECORDER

Railway Recorder (1959)

Track recording trolley - used for detecting and recording all physical track...

TV TRAFFIC CONTROL aka DURHAM

Tv Traffic Control AKA Durham (1960)

New TV traffic control system installed in Durham - the first in...

FELLING RADIO MASTS aka RADIO MASTS

Felling Radio Masts AKA Radio Masts (1960)

GPO pulls down two radio masts in Somerton near Yeovil in...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 295 - FELLING RADIO MASTS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 295 - Felling Radio Masts (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for story...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 301 - HORSE TROTTING, MODEL PAPER SOLDIERS and BILLY...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 301 - Horse Trotting, Model Paper Soldiers And Billy... (1960)

Out...

AIR-HOUSE aka AITC HOUSE

Air-House AKA Aitc House (1960)

A nylon air-house is constructed to shelter building work in Hampton,...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 302 - GLIDING

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 302 - Gliding (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for stories featured in CP...

MOROCCAN SNAKE CHARMER

Moroccan Snake Charmer (1960)

Snakes are dangled and bite snake charmer in the Sultan's Palace of...

SOUTHAMPTON RADAR

Southampton Radar (1960)

Radar station at Calshot, Southampton alerts a dredger to clear the way for...

BOYS FOR THE MOON

Boys For The Moon (1960)

Boys having fun at 'Operation Lunar' at the Schoolboys' Exhibition, Olympia.

MOROCCAN VILLAGE

Moroccan Village (1960)

A look at the Moroccan village of Xauen, unchanged for hundreds of years.

MOTORISED BATH

Motorised Bath (1960)

Engineering students invent a motorised bath, seen in Kingston, Surrey.

FEDALA

Fedala (1960)

A visit to the coastal resort of Fedala in Morocco, starting from London Airport.

POSTMAN'S NIGHTMARE

Postman's Nightmare (1960)

Post office sorting machine 'ELSIE' in action at Borough, London.

ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS

Electric Light Bulbs (1960)

Electric light bulbs being made at the Osram factory in Wembley, Middlesex.

LITTLE SWITZERLAND

Little Switzerland (1960)

Children ski to school and cows and sheep adjust to the snow in Scotland.

RAILWAY MODERNISATION

Railway Modernisation (1960)

New methods of laying railway tracks at Dinsdale on the main line between...

SIDECAR BOAT

Sidecar Boat (1960)

Motorcycle sidecar that converts into a motor boat, Romford, Essex

RESEARCH INTO HAIR

Research Into Hair (1960)

Hair research at Beecham Laboratories in Brentford, Middlesex.

OPERATION TIN-CAN

Operation Tin-Can (1960)

60-year-old tin of plum pudding opened to mark the 150th anniversary of...

WINTER SPORTS

Winter Sports (1960)

Winter skiing at the resort of Grantown-on-Spey in the Cairngorm Mountains,...

BED TESTERS

Bed Testers (1960)

A mattress is tested by rotating mechanical figures at a bed factory in Northampton.

PHEASANT TRUST

Pheasant Trust (1960)

Colourful birds at Philip Wayre's Ornamental Pheasant Trust in Great Witchingham,...

THE RAILWAY TODAY

The Railway Today (1960)

New machinery and technology in use on modern railways around Britain.

SPECIAL SERVICES FIREMEN

Special Services Firemen (1960)

Firemen in Watford, Hertfordshire demonstrate their special services...

CEMENT MURALS

Cement Murals (1960)

Artists create modern cement murals and wooden furniture decorations in Forest Hill,...