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Beauty in the Borough

An amateur film of floral colour in Haringey.
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Southgate Celebrates the Coronation

Newsreel footage of celebrations in Southgate for the 1953 Coronation
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Local views of Friern Barnet

Local footage from the Friern Barnet area
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Arsenal May 1971

Arsenal victory parade after the team's legendary 1971 double victory.
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What Future for Haringey?

A municipal film considering Haringey's future.
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The Changing Years: The History and Development of Wood Green

The history of Wood Green. Development from tiny hamlet to…
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Southgate Newsreel

Lord Mayor of London sets the foundation stone for a…
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Bazaar Nov'64/Edmonton Dec'64 onwards

Christmas scenes and Street scenes of Edmonton.
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Change in Friern Barnet

Local 2 local footage around Friern Barnet
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Hampstead Old & New

Amateur film featuring some of Hampstead's buildings and notable locations.

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Highlights

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About Hampstead

A film celebrating the surrounds of Hampstead.
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Southgate Newsreel

Lord Mayor of London sets the foundation stone for…
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S.E.18: Impressions of a London Suburb

Woolwich scenes: the Queen Mother's visit; football; Woolwich Arsenal;…
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Topical Budget: £100,000 Damage! 1,500 Out-Of-Work!, Chiswick (1928)

40 fire engines unsuccessfully battle a raging fire that…
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Your Home

Film explaining how the Borough is modernising its old…
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AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE PRACTICE IN ILFORD, ESSEX

Amateur film shot by Raymond Beck while serving with…
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What Future for Haringey?

A municipal film considering Haringey's future.
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Irish In Brent

Fabulous documentary on the immigration of Irish people to…
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Belmont School, Harrow Weald

Amateur film recording pupils of Belmont School in Harrow…
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Topical Budget: London’s Choice, Hayes Common (1929)

Nice footage of the May Queen festival at Hayes…

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Themes

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Topical Budget: One Way Of Solving The Traffic Problem (1924)

Walking, crammed on to trucks or gleefully riding bikes, commuters…
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Piccadilly Circus Time-lapse

A time-lapse film of the Piccadilly Circus roundabout.
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Buses at Ilford Broadway

Sequences of various London buses circa 1983, navigating High Road,…
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Topical Budget: ‘Johnnie’s’ Welcome Home, Croydon (1930)

Incredible scenes as an estimated one million people descend on…
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Joan Littlewood Pleasure Roll 54 - underground station, people

Going underground. Take a trip on the tube in 1963 with…
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Seatbelt Sense

Road safety film promoting the wearing of seat belts in…
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Street Scene (Muswell Hill II)

Amateur film of Muswell Hill railway station.
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Heathrow Airport

Amateur film of construction work at Heathrow Airport.
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Old Lorries 1979 and Old LTOB Run Cars

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What is Traffic?

Road safety film aimed at primary schoolchildren.

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Highlighted collection

 

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Headstone Manor Museum

Collection relating to Harrow which contains films of civic events, such as parades and cultural exchanges, as well as a large amount of film material donated by a local cine club, Harrow Film Makers, much of which has been digitised.

 

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