British countryside - British Pathé

British Countryside

: Helicopter To Work (1965); Rowland Absolom uses a helicopter to commute to work.

: Things To Come - Power For The Highlands (1947); A hydro electric power station is being built near Mallaig in Scotland.

: Britain Goes Dry! (1934); Concerns are raised as a village in Berkshire runs short of a water supply.

: Hiking Hints (1933); Nice film showing the joys of hiking.

: Animals In The Snow (1963); Animals at Chessington Zoo, in Surrey cope with the cold winter snow.

: Fruit Special (1963); Army of fruit pickers take train to Kent.

: Brrr Happy New Year AKA Brr-R Britain On Ice (1962); Celebrating new year in London and Scotland, snow scenes around Britain.

: Beauty Or Steel? (1960); Cotswold residents protest against iron ore scheme which threatens to destroy countryside.

: Bad Dogs - Good Dogs (1967); Dogs become well-behaved creatures here at the Canine Defence League in Brighton.

: Snow-Covered Countryside (1969); Nice scenic shots of grounds of stately home under a blanket of snow.

: Autumn (1933); Scenic shots of autumn trees in the English countryside.

: Helping Hands (1955); Labour-saving machinery that can be attached to Nuffield tractors seen in action on a farm.

: Countryside Beauties AKA Countryside Beauties Restored (1924); Unsightly advertising signs are removed from rural areas.

: Carpets Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1955); Story of Carpets in the West Country

: Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 76 (1939); Sheep herded in the Rockies, the 4 pupils of a tiny Welsh school and a lorry becomes a tractor.

: Working Holidays (1959); In North Wales, the Civic Trust organises working holidays to make environmental improvements.

: Trans-Britain Pipeline (1945); Pipelines across Britain enable distribution of petrol across the country.

: Pheasant Trust (1960); Colourful birds at Philip Wayre's Ornamental Pheasant Trust in Great Witchingham, Norfolk.

: Hunting Story (1963); An item about a fox hunt in Dorset.

: Battle Of The Brook (1959); Annual tug-of-war contest in village of Geddington - the main prize is firkin (72 pints) of ale!

: How Girls Pick-Up! (1940); Great footage of shop girls helping the war effort by working on a farm in their holidays.

: Food Bank's Not A Frost (1959); A food storage facility: people store their Christmas turkeys etc. in deep freeze rooms.

: Farm Horses Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Looks At Man's Best Friend (1947); Nice shots of horses pulling ploughs across country fields.

: Our Island Fortress (1940); Pathe use pictures of beautiful England to encourage people in the coming battles.

: Winter's Too Early (1962); Heavy snows cause problems in Scotland.

: New Village (1968); A modern village which blends with the rural setting is built in Kent.

: Moorland Shepherdess (1965); Rose Farrow and her dog Gyp herd a flock of sheep up into the scenic Yorkshire Dales.

: Pink Floyd (1967); Pink Floyd wander around corn fields to the accompaniment of their song 'The Scarecrow'.

: Our Record Harvest (1942); Aerial view of cornfields of the English countryside that have yielded a record harvest.

: Jungle Rover AKA Test Driver (1957); A man test drives Land Rovers on a course built to represent jungle terrain.

: International Eisteddfod (1964); Llangollen hosts various International Folk music and dance performers at its annual festival.

: Rain And Drought AKA Water On The Ration (1952); People in Sussex queue for water as elsewhere the drought breaks.

: Contrast City Life And Rural Life (1920); A contrast of city and rural life.

: "Country Life - On London's Doorstep"! (1933); Duke and Duchess of York visit the Bath and West Agricultural Show - in Wimbledon.

: Truly Rural! (1941); Men of a Surrey village go hunting for rabbits and shoot a fox.

: Village Issue Title Is Many Thanks (1941); Travelogue item about picturesque village of Roydon on River Leigh.

: Big Day For The Hunt (1949); Fox hunters set out for a day chasing across the countryside with their horses and hounds.

: The Children's Meet; Young children are brought into the very adult world of the fox hunt.

: Scottish Agricultural Camps - Trailer (1949); Great short film encouraging people to take their holidays helping out on a farm.

: Trailer - Precious Potatoes (1948); A short trailer film encouraging people to help gather the potato harvest.

: "Backs To The Land" (1940); Good footage of land girls at work on a farm in Northamptonshire.

: Fish Trap (1962); The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries keep track of sea trout with a trap on the River Axe.

: London - Cattle Show; Annual cattle show at Agricultural Hall takes place despite recent foot and mouth outbreak.

: New Jet Helicopter (1959); New Dutch-made helicopter can be used in agriculture as well as for fun - great design.

: Speech On Foot And Mouth Disease (1952); Minister of Agriculture speaks about precautions against Foot and Mouth disease.

: Britain - The Fight Against Foot And Mouth AKA Foot And Mouth Epidemic Continues (1967); Item looks at effects of and precautions against the spread of foot and mouth disease in UK.

: Restocking Farms AKA Farm Hit By Foot & Mouth Starts Afresh (1968); Shropshire farmer restocks farm after foot and mouth disease epidemic.

: English Cattle Markets (1950); Footage regarding inhumane treatment of animals at cattle markets with commentary.

: The Queen Visits A Preserving Depot (1940); Rural housewives show the Queen how they are preserving plums in cans.

: The Battle For Beauty (1940); Very interesting film promoting a campaign to "Help Save Rural England" against road development.

: Thatching (1954); Cottage in Essex is re-thatched with Norfolk Reeds.

: Farm School (1963); Children learn all about farm animals at this school in Kent.

: Knole Issue Title Is Give And Take (1943); A look around rural Kent, including famous oak trees at Seven Oaks.

: Little Bardfield Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938); Travelogue item about Essex village, including Charlie Andrews - local wart healer!

: London's Proposed 3rd Airport (1960); Very good item about local views on plans to build London's 3rd airport in Nuthampstead.

: Mobile Fish Shop (1948); Henry Macroy's mobile fish and chip shop is popular with land girls. Sidcup, Kent.

: Post Woman And Kid AKA Post Woman And Baby Issue Title Is Help Yourself (1944); Mrs Shepherd, post woman, does 11 mile round on foot with baby in pram.

: Road Signs Issue Title - Gym And It (1937); Light hearted item about signposts to places with comical double meanings.

: Romany Row (1958); A Gypsy family settles down in Penshurst, Kent with help of the church and the council.

: Rural Electrification Drive AKA Way To Plenty (1948); Electricity reaches the country, power being laid on farms.

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

: Rural England AKA This Blessed Plot - This Other Eden (1940); Appeal film for the Council for the Preservation of Rural England - a call for National Parks in England.

: Rural Industries Training Centre (1947); Apprentices working at rural training industries centre.

: Rural Mail Airborne (1948); Helicopter used in the experiment to speed up mail deliveries in remote country districts.

: Shaftesbury Issue Title Is This England (1943); Travelogue item about picturesque Dorset town of Shaftesbury.

: Thatched Cottage (1962); British thatched cottage in the countryside.