London at leisure (London) - British Pathé

London At Leisure (London)

How Londoners spent their free time.

: Windmill Girls And Catamaran (1959); The Windmill Girls go sailing in a do-it-yourself catamaran they constructed in their dressing room.

: Coupled Cookery (1949); Married and engaged couples are given cookery lessons together in Woolwich, London.

: London Society Weddings News In A Nutshell (1935); Various shots of high society weddings in London.

: London - Computer Marriages AKA Operation Match - Computer Matched Couples Get Together (1968); Clerkenwell marriage bureau uses computer to match couples.

: Gondola (1962); A couple sail in a gondola down the London canal - bizarre images of gondola in London setting.

: Amusement Arcade (1969); People having fun in London's amusement arcade.

: British Youth Outbox Americans (1946); Gallagher wins boxing match against John Arduini and Lester beats Beddows. London.

: Football Motor Cycle Final (1927); Hilarious fun and fast action with motorcyclists playing football.

: Karate (1964); Members of the British Karate Federation demonstrate their skills.

: Rugby Netball In London (1937); New sport played in London.

: Bread Sculptor (1957); A baker demonstrates his hobby, bread sculpting, and shows off some of his elaborate creations.

: Children's Day And City Of London Festival AKA London Festival (1968); Various floats on different themes, Lord Mayor arrives to meet the children.

: Covent Garden Holds Fair (1970); Crowds having fun at a large fair in Covent Garden, London.

: Dancing At The Palais (1973); Modern and ballroom dancing at Hammersmith, London.

: Fun Fair At Night (1970); Fun Fair illuminated at night and rides in action.

: Marriage Bureau (1944); Nice item about an early dating agency in London.

: "Clippie" Romance (1947); Bus driver Steve Dungey and conductor Eve Milton marry after working on the same bus.

: London's Nightworld - Reel 2 (1947); Great documentary showing various evening entertainments available to tourists in London.

: Amphibious Water Scooter (1965); Quirky item showing a man in a bowler hat testing a water scooter on the Thames by Parliament.

: Tonight In Britain - Reel 1 (1953); Documentary about night life in Britain - clubs, cabarets, restaurants, comedy, plays etc. c. 1953

: Tonight In Britain - Reel 2 (1953); Documentary about night life in Britain - clubs, cabarets, restaurants, comedy, plays etc. c. 1953

: West End At Night (1970); Illuminated advertising signs in the West End.

: London's Nightworld - Reel 1 (1947); Great documentary showing various evening entertainments available to tourists in London.

: Baseball In The Strand (1918); Footage of soldiers playing baseball in the Strand, London.

: Heat Wave (1952); Excessive Summer heat sends London residents out into the open - it sends some a little mad.

: Indoor Ski School (1963); An item about an indoor ski slope near Piccadilly Circus.

: Showgirls Bowling (1962); The girls from the Windmill Theatre and Murray's Cabaret club practice bowling for a showgirls league.

: Ten Pin Bowling (1960); The first British tenpin bowling alley opens at Stamford Hill, North London.

: London's Clubs And Cabarets No. 6 - The Anchor Cabaret; Fantastic film contrasting working men's entertainment with grander West End cabarets.

: Clubs Galore! (1958); Pathe enquires into the seedier side of London. Pornography, clubs and prostitutes.

: London Jazz Club (1950); Excellent footage of teenager dancing to the music of Humphrey Lyttleton and his band.

: London Awarded 2012 Olympics (2005)