Britain at mid-century - British Pathé

Britain At Mid-Century

Social history images.

: The World As Christmas Neared AKA Austerity Britain Prepares For Christmas (1947); People in Britain buy Christmas gifts from Petticoat Lane Market.

: Communal Village (1959); The Society of Brothers run a communal village in Shropshire.

: Mansion House Fashion Show (1956); Pompous fashion show for an upper class audience - designs not nearly as bad as the commentary.

: The Gas Council Presents - The Four Seasons (1962); Fabulous film showing domestic bliss achieved by installation of new gas appliances!

: Their Majesties In Poplar (1950); Footage of new housing estate being built in Lansbury, London.

: Airlift To Adventure (1957); Emigration to British Dominions is on the increase - Pathe News investigates the exodus.

: The Smog Menace (1953); Special bunny masks are designed to combat the smog in London.

: Masks Beat Smog (1959); Girl walks around London in the latest smog helmet from Paris.

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

: Building The New Britain (1957); Queen Elizabeth II visits Building Exhibition in London.

: Luxury Flats 3 Shillings A Week (1961); Footage of new council flats available in Dumbartonshire.

: Report From Britain By Jackie Cooper AKA People From Britain Reel 1 (1951); American actor Jackie Cooper investigates the good done by the Marshall Plan. c. 1951

: Meat Cut Ties Up Butchers (1951); Pathe exclusive story about problems of meat rationing.

: Harold Wilson Ends Clothing Coupons (1949); Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, announces the end of clothes rationing.

: The End Of Sweet Rationing AKA Sweets Off Ration (1949); Toddlers with faces covered in chocolate eating bars of chocolate.

: Housewife's Story (1948); Good item showing housewife Mrs Mary Cannon dealing with rations etc. on day to day basis.

: Goodbye To Coupons - Wilson (1949); Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, announces the end of clothes rationing.

: Clothing Coupon Book (1949); Close ups of clothing coupon ration book.

: New Town (1959); Wonderful footage of new town Stevenage - looks rather soulless from a modern perspective.

: The Ã‚Â£ Down House AKA The Pound Down House (1958); Housing scheme where people have to put down a deposit of £1 to move into their new home.

: Housewives For A Day (1951); Nice item about Mr Smith who performs domestic chores in his house in Slough, Berkshire.

: Pubs And Clubs (1950); Good scenes of people drinking and enjoying themselves in a pub.

: World Railway And City Of The Future (1959); An item about a model railway that provides a tour of the world and a model of the city of the future.

: Old English Customs Record A (1950); A documentary about British traditions - street football, marbles, skittles, pancake races, etc.

: Old English Customs Record B (1950); A documentary about British traditions - street football, marbles, skittles, pancake races, etc.

: Old English Customs Record C (1950); A documentary about British traditions - street football, marbles, skittles, pancake races, etc.

: Old English Customs Record D (1950); A documentary about British traditions - street football, marbles, skittles, pancake races, etc.

: Look At Britain 1 AKA Looking At Britain (1954); Travelogue showing Anglo American vintage car rally as it passes through Great Britain.

: Eventful Britain Reel 1 - Reel 1 Used To Be Reel 1 & 2 (1957); A film to advertise Britain's cultural and sporting events - Shakespeare, Wimbledon, Cowes etc. c 1957

: Look At Wales (1956); Welsh travelogue - scenery, traditions, costumes etc. c 1956

: Eventful Britain Reel 2 Reel 2 Used To Be 3 (1957); A film to advertise Britain's cultural and sporting events - Shakespeare, Wimbledon, Cowes etc. c 1957

: Look At Britain 3 AKA Looking At Britain (1954); Travelogue featuring South Wales, Petershall in Northamptonshire and Richmond in Surrey. c 1954