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Wolverhampton into the SeventiesWolverhampton into the Seventies
Documentary197020 mins Location: Wolverhampton
Bricks and mortar makes way for concrete and reinforced steel as Wolverhampton sweeps the past aside in a modernist town planning utopia.
A Growing BusinessA Growing Business
19542 mins Location: St Mary Bourne
Sweet ‘docu-commercial’ for Cadbury’s Bourn-vita, filmed around Bourne St Mary’s, Hampshire.
Shell: Sammy Davis Jr.Shell: Sammy Davis Jr.
Advert19611 minsSilent
Sammy Davis Jr sings “You’re Going Well on Shell” in this mini-musical sprint across London.
Saturday FeverSaturday Fever
Cinemagazine19619 mins Location: Tottenham
A snapshot of Saturday afternoon football watched by thousands of adoring fans, plus contrasting scenes of Southport and Spurs players in training.
Heinz Baked Beans : Common MarketHeinz Baked Beans : Common Market
Advert19721 mins
In 1972 Britain entered the European common market full of beans. What could go wrong?
Scotland SpeaksScotland Speaks
Documentary194120 mins Location: Stirling
Well-known landmarks such as Stirling Castle and Bannockburn fields feature in this propaganda film about Scotland during the Second World War.
Alternative RouteAlternative Route
Documentary197013 minsSilent Location: Whalley
Too much traffic? The Whalley-Clitheroe bypass provides the solution.
The Selsey TramwayThe Selsey Tramway
Amateur film19282 minsSilent Location: Chichester
This amazing footage captures a unique little railway at work during its declining years in the late 1920s
Madeley Before RedevelopmentMadeley Before Redevelopment
Promotional19678 minsSilent Location: Madeley
Views of historic Madeley in Shropshire during the winter of 1967, as the spectre of a new town looms.
Barging through LondonBarging through London
192411 mins Location: Limehouse
Part of Wonderful London, the BFI National Archive’s programme of restored London travelogues, filmed in the capital in the 1920s.
Pork ScratchingsPork Scratchings
News19775 mins Location: Bloxwich
The Black Country delicacy that's as hard to crack as the locally produced iron and steel.
Battle Of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing The Tugela River (2)Battle Of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing The Tugela River (2)
19000 minsSilent
Stunning cinematic record of a key British defeat in the Boer War
The Wharfedale SceneThe Wharfedale Scene
Home movie197715 mins Location: Ilkley
With the so-called ‘winter of discontent’ on the horizon, here we have summer contentment generated by the serenity and simple life of ‘God’s own county’.
Postman PlusPostman Plus
Documentary197014 mins Location: Penrith
It's always nice to see the friendly postman - mail deliveries and more in the Lake District.
Tamworth TrafficTamworth Traffic
Non-Fiction19788 mins Location: Tamworth
It's taking forty-five minutes to travel half a mile! The people of Tamworth want their bypass now!
Bognor 1954Bognor 1954
Amateur film19547 minsSilent Location: Bognor Regis
Amateur film of a family trip to Bognor, including shots of the beach and the pier.
Where on St Erth?Where on St Erth?
Sport19665 mins Location: St Erth
The villagers of St Erth put themselves on the map
A Bit of Old BurnleyA Bit of Old Burnley
Amateur film19405 minsSilent Location: Burnley
Come for a drive around the streets of a busy Lancashire town.
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