Royal Visits to Hull

Rugby arch rivals lock horns in Hull.

This is a fascinating tour of a major manufacturer in Hull, before its disappearance, showing the quality of design and workmanship in the production of their cranes.

A grand day out in Edwardian Hull.

The Wild West arrives in Hull in 1955 in the figure of the legendary Davy Crockett , on horse-back and clad in coonskin cap and buckskins, to learn some twentieth century road sense.

This is a fascinating, and somewhat puzzling, film of railway workers assembling a large section of crossover track, apparently not in situ.

Bicycles and broomsticks at the ready as workers finish shift at a marine engineering works in Victorian Hull.

Tuning into the biggest consumer market for television advertising in Britain with Trident TV.

Fans celebrate as Hull FC take home the Rugby Challenge Cup trophy after the rematch declares their victory.

Playing the beautiful game - the ladies from Lancashire demonstrate their skills.

A whole posse of jovial amateur filmmakers descend upon Hull to film many of the features now gone, such as the ferry and St Andrew’s fish docks.

So much to see of Hull, with its great port, fishing history, historic showdown with Charles I, and two highly impressive public loos.

Dry facts meet aesthetic beauty in this industrial film showcasing Hull’s status as a thriving international port.

A new luxury express is put through its paces. This film looks over the shoulders of the select band of craftsmen, engineers and operators, whose combined skills try to ensure that a train journey is a delightful experience.

British Transport Films record the varied daily lives of their neighbours as seen from the high roof of their building in London’s Marylebone.

Illustrating the efficiency of express freight trains, and how they link manufacturers with their customers at the other end of Britain.

Examining a day in the life of what was then the busiest railway system in the world – British Railways.

The Stationmaster at York guides us through a typical day, from dawn to dusk.

A 1957 film examining the future for British Railways, and some of the opportunities provided by a new modernisation plan.