British docks - British Pathé

British Docks

A selection of the extensive amount of material for British docks in the archive. The docks include London, Liverpool and Southampton, among others.

: World's Largest Motor Ship; The White Star Liner 'Britannic' sets off from Liverpool on its maiden voyage.

: More Fighting Men From Canada (1940); Canadian troops arrive to join allied forces in England.

: Liverpool - The Duke Meets Dockers AKA Duke Of Edinburgh Opens Dock Workers Stadium (1953); Prince Philip opens a new playground and renames it Edinburgh Park.

: Liverpool - First Radar Harbour (1940); Liverpool dockside, Radar station tower with scanner revolving.

: King George VI And Truman At Plymouth (1945); King George VI meets Harry Truman at Plymouth.

: Jamaicans Arriving (1950); Good shots of immigrants from the West Indies arriving in Southampton.

: Ireland Faces Large Dock Strike (1963); Northern Ireland faces mass dock strike.

: Hospital Ship 'atlantis' Liverpool (1944); Hospital ship 'Atlantis' arriving at Liverpool, men are welcomed home.

: Hospital Ship Docks At Home (1944); Repatriated prisoners and wounded arriving home to Liverpool.

: Hospital Ship Docks At Home (1944); Repatriated prisoners interviewed on arrival to Liverpool.

: Fashion Goes To The Navy AKA Navy Fashions (1958); Four models take part in a fashion shoot on H.M.S. Victorious in Portsmouth.

: New Fire Float (1969); Bristol fire brigade demonstrate their new fire-float, the Aquanaut, at Avonmouth.

: Our Latest Battleship (1932); Lady Eyre-Morell launches the Battlecruiser HMS Orion at Devonport docks.

: Polish Troops - 1940; Polish troops arrive to England in 1940.

: World's Largest Graving Dock AKA Worlds Largest Graving Dock (1933); King George V and Queen Mary open new dock in Southampton.

: World's Longest Underwater Tunnel (1927); The Liverpool to Birkenhead tunnel.

: Seamen On Strike (1960); Ships are left in dock and passengers stranded at seamen go on strike. Southampton.

: Queen Opens New Dock (1962); Queen Elizabeth opens new dock at Liverpool.

: Queen Mary Strike (1947); Good footage of the Queen Mary in Southampton docks, Hampshire.

: Queen Mary Record (1938); A look at the liner 'Queen Mary' in the dock at Southampton, Hampshire.

: QE2 Maiden Voyage (1969); Luxury liner "QE2" leaves Southampton on maiden voyage.

: Proof Of Reliability (1929); Flying Boats fly over Southampton, Hampshire.

: Princess Elizabeth And Duke Of Edinburgh Visit The Pamir AKA Princess Elizabeth + Philip Visit 'pamir' (1948); Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit a New Zealand sailing ship moored at London docks.

: Prince Philip Visits Liverpool To Open Mersey Mission (1958); Prince Philip opens new Mersey Mission to Seamen in Liverpool.

: Face Lift For Liner (1965); The liner 'Queen Elizabeth' goes into dock at Greenock for repairs and face lift. Scotland.

: Clyde Docks (1971); Various shots of the Clyde docks and shipyards.

: Cardiff Docks. (1948); Docks with cranes at work.

: Labour's No To Mersey Strike & Statement By Arthur Deakin (1951); Unofficial strike of Liverpool dockers does not get Labour approval.

: City And Sea Wedded (1928); Liverpool's Civic Week ends with ceremony marking importance of the river Mersey.

: Coasting (1932); Good aerial footage of Liverpool, Southport and Blackpool in Lancashire.

: Citizens Of No Mean City (1925); Good footage of Liverpool taken from the top of the highest buildings.

: Britain From The Air - Various Towns; Britain from the air - really fantastic aerial views of major British towns and cities.

: A Staunch Ship And British Seamanship (1928); At the Liverpool Docks we see the damaged liner ship 'Montrose', brought home after a collision with an iceberg.

: Aquitania From Coal To Oil; A look at the enormous Cunard Liner, The Aquitania, as it comes into dock.

: Arms For Egypt (1955); Arms for Egypt leave from Liverpool docks. Merseyside.

: Lord Derby (1928); Lord Derby is present at the opening of Liverpool's new £1,000,000 dock.

: This In Our Time Reel 6 (1950); Wonderful documentary about the history of Liverpool.

: And The World Listened (1965); Great colour documentary film about the life and music of Liverpool in the early 60s.

: Dangerous Silence (1957); Employers will not talk, workers will not talk, shipyards are silent - strike continues.

: Cities Of Britain No. 2 - Liverpool AKA Liverpool - Scenes Of City & Its Surroundings; Various shots around Liverpool including docks and the ferry across the Mersey.

: Blue Riband Is Safe With Britain's Queens (1950); The liner ship 'Queen Mary' sets sail from Southampton as the 'Queen Elizabeth' comes in.

: Barry South Wales. (1948); General views of dock activity.

: Aquitania (1914); HMS Aquitania is towed out of shipyard at Clydebank, Scotland.

: An Almost Unsinkable Ferry (1932); The ferry Royal Iris II is launched from Harland and Wolff's shipyard in Govan.

: A Mighty Visitor (1929); Huge German liner "Bremen" dock at Southampton dock, Hampshire.

: Strike 'blockades' Britain (1966); Seaman's strike causes havoc to Britain's Ports.

: Titanic Disaster - Genuine Footage (1911); Extended coverage of events surrounding the sinking of the Titanic.

: Handlers (1929); How timber and bricks are transported - various machinery is demonstrated at Surrey Docks.

: Hospital Ship Docks At Home; Repatriated prisoners arriving to Liverpool - great reception.

: £5m Dock Opened (1954); Ceremony to mark the opening of the Queen Elizabeth Dock at the mouth of the Manchester Ship Canal.

: Bristol Fashion Reels 3 & 4 (1964); The Bristol Channel and Docks. Many views of Bristol

: Departure Of 'terra Nova' (1909); Explorer Robert Scott's ship 'Terra Nova' leaves Cardiff port.

: Dock Strike Ends (1954); The London dockers return to work, but almost at once comes another strike.

: London A Mighty Seaport (1929); Contstruction of new Seaport at Tilbury, London.

: Fire At London Docks - Barking (1947); Massive fire at Barking docks - cuts from story in 47/87.

: Dock Strike - Troops Working (1949); Troops lining up for food and drink and working at the docks.

: Customs / Distillers (1958); Customs officials at work and whisky being blended.

: Extra ! St Katherine's Dock (1969); Models show what the redeveloped St. Katherine's dock will look like in 1978. London.

: Dock Tour (1948); Nice footage of London docks in the late 1940's

: London Dock Strike (1948); Various shots of the docks lying idle at Tower Bridge, views up river of the City from Tower Bridge, a meeting of the striking dockers.

: Port Of London (1940); Educational film about cargo trade featuring various London docks.

: Thames Dock Strike (1970); Cranes stand idle as dock workers go on strike on the River Thames.

: 30,000 IRA Members AKA 30,000 Sinn Feiners (1920); 30,000 members of Sinn Fein hold peaceful demonstration when "Baltic" ship arrives without Dr Mannix. Liverpool and London.