Coventry & Warwickshire

A City Of Peeping Toms (1929)

Carnival in Coventry including the crowning of Lady Godiva, West Midlands.

A Triumph For The Light Car (1933)

Car reliability trials in snowy conditions in Warwickshire.

Canal Restoration (1962)

Young volunteers set about restoring a disused canal.

Festival At Stratford-Upon-Avon (1914)

A variety of floats in procession at carnival in Stratford-upon-Avon.

House In 3 Weeks (1963)

New factory built houses may solve housing problem.

Mop Fair AKA Stratford On Avons Mop Fair (1969)

The annual ceremony of the "mop fair" in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Shakespeare Country (1960)

Tourist destinations of historic interest near Stratford-Upon-Avon

Stratford Banquet (1966)

American businessmen are treated to an Elizabethan banquet at a Warwickshire hotel.

Churchill Election Speech (1945)

Churchill makes election speech in Rugby.

Rugby Wireless Station (1920)

Shots of radio transmitter tower and wireless station in Rugby, Warwickshire.

The World's Greatest Radio Station AKA Rugby Wireless Station (1932)

A tour around the Post Office Radio Station at Rugby.

New Way Of Parking - Coventry (1961)

New car park and shopping centre in Coventry

Legs Worth A Million (1961)

Gloria Swanson helps to judge a Million Pound Legs competition in Coventry.

Jaguars Come Back Fighting (1957)

World famous Jaguar plant in Coventry is back in production after recent disastrous fire.

Bluebird Soon Ready (1962)

Donald Campbell's new car is prepared for a record attempt in a Coventry garage.

Carnival Day! (1931)

Large parade of floats to raise money for Coventry's hospital charity.

Champion Egg Layer (1950)

William Young shows off his hen which is a champion layer. Coventry, West Midlands.

Churches Of Tomorrow (1958)

Marvels of contemporary church design should attract young people - tells the film.

Cole Hill Bomb (1946)

Soldiers digging for unexploded bomb at Coleshill

Coventry Gymkhana (1946)

Footage of motorcycle stunts being performed at Gymkhana in Coventry.

Coventry - Polio Strikes (1957)

Coventry faces an outbreak of polio.

Fishy Business (1934)

Young fish are caught in Coombe Lake near Coventry to restock the River Avon.

For Married Ladies Only

Members of the Married Ladies' Swimming Club have fun in an outdoor pool.

Hexagonal Houses (1964)

An item about a revolutionary new design of house - hexagon shaped.

Coventry The Martyred City (1940)

Shots of Coventry - destroyed by terrible bombing raid by Germans. The King pays a visit.