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Beauty in the Borough
An amateur film of floral colour in Haringey.
Southgate Celebrates the Coronation
Newsreel footage of celebrations in Southgate for the 1953 Coronation
Local views of Friern Barnet
Local footage from the Friern Barnet area
What Future for Haringey?
A municipal film considering Haringey's future.
The Changing Years: The History and Development of Wood Green
The history of Wood Green. Development from tiny hamlet to…
About Hampstead
A film celebrating the surrounds of Hampstead.
Southgate Newsreel
Lord Mayor of London sets the foundation stone for a…
Bazaar Nov'64/Edmonton Dec'64 onwards
Christmas scenes and Street scenes of Edmonton.
Change in Friern Barnet
Local 2 local footage around Friern Barnet
Hampstead Old & New
Amateur film featuring some of Hampstead's buildings and notable locations.
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Highlights
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Uxbridge Past and Present
Film taken c1968-1973 of Uxbridge redevelopment and new film…
S.E.18: Impressions of a London Suburb
Woolwich scenes: the Queen Mother's visit; football; Woolwich Arsenal;…
Taken from East Lane Bridge
A film of traffic shot from East Lane Bridge…
Hounslow Hospital: What It Means To You
A wartime film showing the work of Hounslow Hospital…
What Future for Haringey?
A municipal film considering Haringey's future.
Irish In Brent
Fabulous documentary on the immigration of Irish people to…
VE Day Street Party in Ridsdale Road, Anerley…
A VE Day street celebration documenting a joyful day…
Greek Dances, Staff Matches, 1940 Forestry Rhyader, 1950…
A collection of different scenes featuring students undertaking a…
North London Street Party - Reclaim the Streets…
An amateur film that captures the chaos and crowds…
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…
Piccadilly Circus Time-lapse
A time-lapse film of the Piccadilly Circus roundabout.
Buses at Ilford Broadway
Sequences of various London buses circa 1983, navigating High Road,…
Topical Budget: ‘Johnnie’s’ Welcome Home, Croydon (1930)
Incredible scenes as an estimated one million people descend on…
Joan Littlewood Pleasure Roll 54 - underground station, people
Going underground.
Take a trip on the tube in 1963 with…
The Tale of Elsie Bossing
An animated road safety film.
Street Scene (Muswell Hill II)
Amateur film of Muswell Hill railway station.
Old Lorries 1979 and Old LTOB Run Cars
Film opens with a car.
Uneasy Rider
A road safety film aimed at schoolchildren.
Erith Road Safety
Road safety demonstrations for local school children in Erith. Street…
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Highlighted collection
Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives
About 120 films, videos and sound recordings of local interest are held.
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