Northamptonshire

A Giant Am I (1934)

Large excavation machine at work in a quarry in Corby in Northamptonshire.

Land Giant In Action (1951)

A massive grab digger is shown in action in a Corby Ironstone quarry.

Laurel And Hardy (1953)

Nice item about the comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Northampton.

Lion At The Table (1959)

Simba the lion is so well-behaved that as a treat he is allowed to dine with the zoo owner and his wife.

Lion Loves Out Local (1959)

Zookeeper Morris Sharpe takes Simba the lion for a pint at local pub.

Making Pheasants Eggs Issue Title - Fakes And Shakes (1940)

William Bailey makes wooden pheasants eggs. Northamptonshire.

One Pull And They're In (1959)

'Battle of the Brook' tug of war contest in Geddington, Northamptonshire.

Queens Of The Air (1931)

First All women's flying meeting in Northampton.

Schoolboys Tracking Satellites (1966)

Schoolboys in Kettering are tracking a Russian satellite using amateur equipment.

The Statue Lives (1936)

21 year old farmer Harold Lawrence shows he is Britain's strongest youth by lifting a succession of barbells and posing to show off his muscular body.

Tree Top Bombers AKA New V Bombers Have Blue Steel (1964)

RAF Victor bombers are newly equipped with the Blue Steel missile.

King At Northampton (1914)

King George V & Queen Mary in Northampton, ca 1915-20

Garage Elephant (1964)

An elephant works at a garage and helps to put petrol in the cars and push vehicles which get stuck.

First Aerial Meet (1929)

First Aerial hunt meeting in Northampton, Northamptonshire.

"Backs To The Land" (1940)

Good footage of land girls at work on a farm in Northamptonshire.

Bargees' Doctor (1949)

Sister Mary Ward attends to bargees' families from her cottage by the canal.

Battle Of The Brook (1959)

Annual tug-of-war contest in village of Geddington - the main prize is firkin (72 pints) of ale!

Beagle Hunt At Sywell News In A Nutshell (1935)

Beagles and huntsmen arrive for Northants hunt by aeroplane.

Bed Testers (1960)

A mattress is tested by rotating mechanical figures at a bed factory in Northampton.

Boots Bands (1934)

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

Cheers All The Way (1927)

Schoolgirls in white smocks, greet the Prince with huge cheers and waving flowers.

Doll's Factory (1968)

Fabulous story shows how dollies are made at a famous toy factory.

Drag Racing (1967)

Drag racing comes to Britain as the American Commando team race the British.

Father Christmas Joins Production Drive (1948)

Toys and Christmas cards are getting ready for Christmas.

Walking Dragline (1954)

The world's largest dragline used for digging in Northampton.