Cambridgeshire

100 To 1 ... 25 To 1 ... 100 To 1! (1932)

Outsiders come in 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the race for the 'Cambridgeshire' at Newmarket.

Huntingdon Issue Title Is Good Hunting (1944)

Travelogue item showing Huntingdon, including shots of GIs stationed there.

Mary Had A Little ... Calf! (1932)

Children are given calves to look after to interest them in farming.

Mass Attack (1937)

Children angling competition in Cambridgeshire.

Parachute Packing (1952)

Women from the Royal Air Force pack parachutes at Duxford, Cambridgeshire.

Radio Taxis (1947)

In Cambridge, taxis give instructions over radio where to collect the customers.

Radio Telescope (1960)

Huge radio telescope seen at the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory.

Space Age Latin Lesson (1968)

Radio telescope erected near Cambridge helps the scientists to locate the stars too far away to see.

Special ! Prince Charles - Pilot (1969)

Prince Charles flying small aeroplane at airbase in Oakington, Cambridgeshire.

Speed Boat Flying Scotsman AKA Speedboat V Flying Scotsman (1930)

Mr J. W. Shillan practices racing his motorboat on the River Ouse, and matches the speed of the trains on the track beside it.

Superscope Probes Space (1965)

Powerful telescopes and observation planes enable clearer view of space objects and eclipse.

The Four-Year-Older (1932)

Four-year-old Jackie Overhill swims and dives into an open-air swimming pool.

Water Diviner AKA Water Diving (1967)

Sixteen-year-old Josie Simpson shows us her skill as a water diviner.

Xmas At Us Base Alconbury (1963)

Santa Claus comes to an air base. Crews and staff help repair toys and dolls for needy children.

Game Fair (1958)

A Game Fair with lots of country sports including dog trials, clay pigeon shooting and falconry.

Express Train Disaster (1928)

Shots of a wrecked steam train at Shepreth in Cambridgeshire.

A Cambridge Freedom To County Regiment (1946)

Ceremony conferring the freedom of the borough to the Cambridgeshire County Regiment.

A Merry Mop Fight Rowing (1920)

Cambridge's 'May Eight' rowing week is opened by a mop fight between students in punts.

Alms Houses And Ely Cathedral (1949)

Good footage of Alms Houses in Stowbridge and Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire.

An Outsider Again! (1933)

The horse 'Raymond' wins the Cambridgeshire race at Newmarket.

Another Outsider (1926)

Horse racing at Newmarket, includes rare glimpse of young Prince Monolulu.

Athletic Perfection (1924)

Athletics competition at Cambridge.

Bottisham Village Coal Board (1948)

Item showing village of Bottisham where mine training camp is situated. Cambridge.

Cambridge Backs (1957)

Centuries of beauty and tranquillity preserved - Cambridge travelogue.

Cambridgeshire Stakes

Dan Bulger wins the Cambridgeshire Stakes by two lengths.

Cat Village (1966)

Unwanted cats live in luxury kennels at an animal home near Cambridge.

Civil Defence Shows Its Paces (1955)

Civil Defence troops demonstrate rescue methods and emergency feeding at their rally.

Europe's Largest Malting Factory (1968)

Europe's largest malting factory in operation at Bury St. Edmunds, Cambridgeshire.

Everyone Shall Have Enough Peas (1925)

Once a year the people of Sawston get to pick peas from a field for free.

Squads Of Quads (1956)

The St. Neots quads are 21 - so they throw a party for other England's quads.