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Leicestershire

: Semi-Finals Leicester V Liverpool (1963); Leicester City beat Liverpool 1-0 in the FA Cup semi-final match in Sheffield.

: The Citycar (1968); Mike Forrest demonstrates his new Micro Mini 'Citycar'. Loughborough, Leicestershire.

: Stately Home In Fashion (1966); House of Rahvis fashion show held in grand style at stately home in Melton Mowbray.

: Small Boats - Big Occasions (1950); A canal craft rally in Market Harborough and a man plans to sail to the US to find work.

: Rural England 571 And Still Going Strong; Eight old people from Pickworth village, the collective age is 571!

: Reidar Bridge (1968); A fibreglass Reidar bridge is assembled by WRAC's in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

: Ringers Fail In Second Bid AKA Ringers Fail In Record Bid (1954); A team of bell ringers attempts to break world bell ringing record - and fail by minutes.

: Railway Vicar (1967); The Reverend Teddy Boston shows us his model train set, recreating a section of the Great Western Railway.

: Parascending (1968); RAF men demonstrate parascending at Barkstone Aerodrome, Leicestershire.

: Opening Of Ratcliffe Aerodrome By Sir Sefton Branker (1930); New Aerodrome is opened near Leicester.

: One Minute News (1947); 100 couples renew their Wedding vows in South Wigston, Leicestershire.

: Oldest Blacksmith In The Country (1946); 80 year old Will Rogers, Britain's oldest blacksmith, at work in his forge. Leicestershire.

: Old English (1932); Crowds watch point to point horse racing in Leicestershire.

: Teaching Teachers No. 2 (1934); Athletes in training at the Loughborough College Summer School.

: Stapleford Lions (1968); Safari Park at Stapleford Manor.

: Fa Cup Semi-Final Leicester V Portsmouth (1949); Leicester beat Portsmouth 3-1 in Football's FA Cup semi-final.

: Cup Final Crowds Arriving At Wembley (1963); Crowds arrive for the FA Cup Final between Manchester United playing Leicester City.

: Making The Most Of It Reel 2 (1956); Great documentary showing the testing of cars by long distance driving.

: Training Dogs And Horses - Reel 1 (1952); Horses and dogs trained at Royal Army Veterinary Corps School in Melton Mowbray.

: Hounds Hard And Horses Healthy (1923); Horses and hounds set off for the Quorn Meet at Melton Mowbray.

: In Winter, Too Much Rain .. Now - Farmers Face Drought Losses (1947); Droughts cause problems for farmers on the Leicestershire - Rutland border.

: Youth On The Keys (1946); Nine year old pianist Colin Sherratt performs for Pathe.

: Womens' War Service Parade (1914); Women war workers honoured in Leicester; in parade; public ceremony.

: Tug-O' River (1960); Various teams compete in a Tug-of-War contest across a river. Market Harborough.

: Training Dogs And Horses - Reel 2 (1952); Horses and dogs are trained at Royal Army Veterinary Corps School in Melton Mowbray.

: Tony Is Safe Home (1960); 12 year old Tony Stevens returns home after having been kidnapped for 15 months. Leicester.

: The Queen In Leicester (1958); Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip pay a visit to Leicester.

: Oil Well (1954); Men drill for oil in a rural field in Plungar, Leicestershire.

: Mighty Mouse (1961); Artist Terence Cuneo works on paintings and we spot the famous mouse in his pictures.

: Model Cathedrals (1965); Impressive model cathedrals made from concrete in a council house garden.

: Church Decor (1960); A bronze statue of Christ is installed at the new church of St Peter's Priory in Hinckley, Leicestershire.

: Boxing - Eric Boon V Len Wickwar At Leicester (1939); Footage of boxing match between Eric Boon and Len Wickwar in Leicester, Leicestershire.

: Blind Man Farms 50 Acres (1958); Sam Taylor runs his large farm in Leicestershire - despite being blinded in WW1.

: Bevin At Wymondham (1948); Ernest Bevin Speaking at Wymondham

: Baby Animals Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1967); Many monkeys and apes are seen at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire.

: Automatic Car Parking (1968); Space saving car parking system called Space-O-Matic demonstrated in Leicester.

: At School In The Air (1939); Students of the Royal Airforce in training in Leicestershire.

: Anti-Skid School (1960); Demonstrations of driving techniques during skidding at Anti-Skid School in Wolvey, Leicestershire.

: All Home By Xmas (1925); British soldiers leave Germany and come home.

: A Fine Start (1924); South Africa plays Leicester at cricket.

: King And Queen Visit Leicester (1946); King George VI makes a speech to De Montford Hall in Leicester.

: King And Queen Visit Leicester (1946); King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit factories in Leicester.

: Civil Defence At Leicester (1951); A civil defence rescue exercise takes place in Leicester, Leicestershire.

: Colours To The Free French (1941); Mayor of Leicester presents regimental colours to General Petit of Free French Forces.

: New Houses To Solve Problem (1952); Harold MacMillan visits new homes built to solve the housing crisis.

: Nylon Flowers (1954); Nice footage of Mrs Edith Barham making flowers from old stockings. Whetstone.

: Leicesters From Korea (1952); Troops from the Leicestershire Regiment return home after serving in Korea.

: Leicester (1946); King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit factories in Leicester.

: Hometown - Ashby-De-La-Zouch (1950); Short but sweet travelogue takes us to the ancient market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

: Hockey 1895 V 1945 Hockey AKA Hockey - 1895 Versus 1945 (1945); 50th anniversary of the All-England Women's Hockey Association.

: Gorilla Takes A Bath (1967); Joe the baby gorilla has a bath at Twycross Zoo.

: Fog Gun (1967); A ray gun beaming radio signals activates fog lights on motorways. Leicestershire.

: England Under Water (1958); The town of Market Harborough is under water due to flooding.

: Duchess Of York (1927); The Duchess meets some nurses and crowds jostle for a glimpse her.

: Drive In And Buy (1961); A new Tesco Supermarket is opened in Leicester - you can use the car park above the store.

: Dr Macnamara AKA Dr Macnamara Receives Boisterous Welcome From Students; The Minister for Labour meets students in Loughborough.

: "Hounds Hard And Horses Healthy" (1930); Hounds and huntsmen of the Quorn set out to catch a fox.