Brass

Boots Bands (1934)

Members of a Kettering brass band are seen at work in a shoe factory.

Extra ! HMS Eagle (1969)

Good footage of the HMS Eagle, aircraft and crew.

London Airport Scenes (1968)

Good High Angle Establishing shots of London Airport.

83-Years Young Runs 20 Miles (1949)

Charlie Hart takes an early morning run from Slough to London.

Church Trees Issue Title - See How They Run AKA Carved Trees (1937)

Yews at entrance of St Mary's Church, Bedfont, have been carved into peacock shapes.

Dogs Go To Jail! (1958)

Police in Slough take measures to capture stray dogs in the streets.

National Band Contest

The National Band Contest takes place at Crystal Palace in London.

Fodens Motorworks Band (1938)

Fodens Motorworks Brass Band play 'Cossack March'.

Cws Band AKA The Joker (1933)

Scottish brass band plays a famous tune - "The Joker".

Behind The Scenes - At Kneller Hall, The Home Of British Army Bands (1932)

Large number of army musicians gather together for training then to play a piece together.

Salvage Work - Divers Salvage Musical Instruments From Wreck - Scapa Flow (1924)

Great shots of divers salvaging swords and a tuba from a sunken ship off Scapa Flow.

Crystal Palace Echoes

187 Brass bands take part in National Band Contest at Crystal Palace.

Great Festival Of Melody (1929)

179 bands compete for 1000 guinea trophy in Brass Band Championship at Crystal Palace. London.

3,600 Bandsmen's Big Blow (1925)

150 brass bands take part in noisy National Festival at Crystal Palace, London

"Amen ... So Be It" (1931)

Massed brass bands play a hymn at the start of their National Festival in Crystal Palace.

National Band Festival At Alexandra Palace (1937)

National Band competition at Alexandra Palace.

Brass Bands Contest (1947)

The Daily Herald Brass band festival is held at Brighton.

Brass Band (1920)

Item showing brass band playing and some of their trophies.

Phantoms On HMS Eagle (1969)

Phantom jet aircraft on trial on the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle.