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.

Chaos reigns as the removal men do their worst…

The lengths that some people will go to, just to avoid a speeding ticket… in this case to Saturn and back.

Edward VII and Queen Alexandra open new buildings at Marischal College, Aberdeen

Faking the ability to contact the dead proves to be a big mistake for one Edwardian charlatan.

Grandma sews a patch on her grandson’s trousers

Four-year-old girl and boy dance a mean cakewalk