Housewives March In Protest To Smithfield 1956

Star Item

Description

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

Housewives march in protest to Smithfield. London.

Various shots, housewives marching to Smithfield, laughing and following the housewives procession. Various shots, the housewives milling around Superintendent's...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
68620
Sort Number:
UN 2803 C
Time in/Out:
01:11:34:00 / 01:13:04:00
Canister:
UN 2803 C
Film ID:
2530.03
Issue Date:

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
Philip

Related Videos

Hide
Over 2,000 Housewives

Over 2,000 Housewives

Housewives in Belgium demonstrate against cost of living.

Chalfont St Giles

Chalfont St Giles

A community of squatters take over an army camp at Chalfont St. Giles. Buckinghamshire.

(Potato Trailer)

(Potato Trailer)

A short trailer film asking Scottish children to volunteer to get in the potato harvest.

I'll Tell 'em Says Mrs. Richardson

I'll Tell 'em Says Mrs. Richardson

Interview with Housewives representative on Government Committee on cloths rationing.

The Hover Mower

The Hover Mower

Woman tries out new hover lawn mower - the Flymo.

A Note For Housewives - The Food School

A Note For Housewives - The Food School

Students at a catering college prepare non austerity food for foreign tourists.

Housewives Demo Against Queuing

Housewives Demo Against Queuing

Footage of housewives protest against queuing. London.

Anti Queue Demo In London

Anti Queue Demo In London

Members of the Housewives League protesting against food queuing. London.

 

 

On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
Emily
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
 Last_Words
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Vertigo
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911