Edward VII Visits Belfast (1903) | Britain on Film
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BOMBSHELL AT BLACKPOOL - NO SOUND
CUTS FOR STORY NUMBER 87359 - MCU newspaper headline Mac in hospital. CU other headlines. GV pressmen waiting outside King Edward VII Hospital, London. MS Lord Alec Douglas-Home leaves hospital. CU newspaper headline Mr Macmillan Will Resign. Library footage of MacMillan with President Kruschev and John F Kennedy,
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KING EDWARD IN IRELAND - NO SOUND
King's carriage draws up & he raises his top hat. queen Alexandra is seated beside him. King & queen seated in carriage at another engagement. King wears Naval uniform. The Viceroy Lord Londonderry accompanies the King
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1903 Robert W. Paul - The Coronation Of King Edward VII
Robert W. Paul (October 3, 1869 – March 28, 1943) was a British electrician, scientific instrument maker and early pioneer of British film. He was born in Highbury, in present-day Inner London, and began his technical career learning instrument-making skills at the Elliott Brothers, a firm of London instrument makers founded in 1804, followed by the Bell Telephone Company in Antwerp. In 1891, he established an instrument-making company, Robert W. Paul Instrument Company, initially with a workshop at 44 Hatton Garden, London, later his office. R.W. Paul obtained a concession to operate a kinetoscope parlour at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, and the success of this inspired him to contemplate the possibilities of projecting a moving image on to a screen, something that Edison had never considered. And while Paul and Birt Acres would share innovator status for England's first camera, soon after conception both men would dissolve the partnership and become competitors in the film camera and projector markets.
Acres would present his projector, England's first, on 14 January 1896. Paul would present his own, the more influential Theatrograph shortly after on 20 February. Ironically this is exactly the same day the Lumieres' films would first be projected in London. In 1896, he pioneered in the UK a system of projecting motion pictures onto a screen, using a self-developed Maltese cross system. This coincided with the advent of the projection system devised by the Lumiere Brothers. After some demonstrations before scientific groups, he was asked to supply a projector and staff to the Alhambra Music Hall in Leicester Square, and he presented his first theatrical programme on 25 March 1896. This included films featuring cartoonist Tom Merry drawing caricatures of the German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II (1895) and Prince Bismarck (1895). Merry had previously performed his lightning-fast drawing as part of a music hall stage act. (The Lumieres were appearing on the bill at the Empire Music Hall, nearby.) The use of his 'Theatrograph' in music halls up and down the country popularised early cinema in Britain. There were many showmen who wished to imitate Paul's success, and some of these wanted to make their own films of 'local interest'. It was necessary to set up a completely separate manufacturing department producing cameras, projectors, and cinema equipment, with its own office and showroom.
Paul would also continue his innovations in the portable camera field. His 'Cinematograph Camera No. 1', built in April 1896, would be the first camera to feature reverse-cranking. This mechanism allowed for the same film footage to be exposed several times. The ability to create super-positions and multiple exposures would be of great significance. This technique was used in Paul's 1901 film Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, the oldest known film adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It is noted that the first camera that George Melies would use was built by R.W. Paul. In 1898 he designed and constructed Britain's first film studio in Muswell Hill, north London.
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Schools by the sea-A History of King Edward VII and Queen Mary Schools
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KING EDWARD REVIEWS FLEET - NO SOUND
Shot of Royal yacht passing ship.
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Review Of 1963: The Space Race to the JFK Assassination | British Pathé
This Pathé retrospective highlights the stormy year of 1963 covering everything from the JFK assassination to Queen Elizabeth II's Royal tour of Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia.
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Titles read: REVIEW OF 1963
Retrospective showing highlights and events of 1963 (library compilation story).
Various shots of frozen rivers, sheep on snowy fields, ice-trapped sheep freed by two men, car struggles along along snow-covered road (harsh winter of 1963). Several shots of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on their tour of Fiji, being driven along in an open car and drinking Kava in a special ceremony.
At Cape Canaveral, Florida, we see the rocket taking off containing cosmonaut Gordon Cooper. Sailors on ship at sea look through binoculars to try and spot capsule. Capsule in the sea. Gordon smiling after his return to earth. Girl cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova and male counterpart Colonel Bykovsky walk from a plane at Moscow airport to a platform where they are embraced by Nikita Khrushchev.
At Tufton Court (in London?) we see Sir Winston Churchill arriving at his daughter Mary's residence with his wife, Clementine, who's birthday it is today. Shots of Henley Regatta in very wet weather - river bank very muddy. A girl walks between marquees in bare feet. University College rowing team beat Americans of Cornel. Shots of football match between England and Rest of the World for Football Association centenary. Slow motion of Jimmy Greaves scoring winning goal
Shots of hovercraft SRN 2 at inauguration of Bristol Channel ferry service between Weston-Super-Mare and Penarth near Cardiff. Hovercraft moves out to sea. At Rome we see Pope John lying in state at the Vatican. The new pontiff, Archbishop of Milan, is seen in open air ceremony where he is crowned Pope Paul VI. At Westminster Cathedral we see John Carmel Heenan enthroned as Archbishop of Westminster (he looks very nice).
Exterior of Aldwych Theatre, London. King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece arrive, accompanied by Queen Elizabeth and others of the royal family. Demonstrators with placards outside the theatre demand the release of Greek political prisoners. Shots of the funeral of Hugh Gaitskill at a church in Hampstead. General view of the Kremlin. Labour Party leader Harold Wilson is seen shaking hands with Khrushchev. Nuclear test ban treaty is signed by Dean Rusk, Gromyko and Lord Home.
At Chilham Castle we see Prime Minister Harold Macmillan walking amongst the crowds. Commentator says most people thought he looked better - that Profumo business, surely, had blown over. General view of Stratford-upon-Avon. People enter polling station and vote for new MP after resignation of John Profumo (scandal is somewhat glossed over here). New MP Angus Maud leans over a gate and chats to a constituent. Lord Denning sits at a desk shuffling papers. People are squashed in queue to buy Denning's report at midnight. General view of King Edward VII hospital. The Queen gets out of a car to visit Macmillan who sent his resignation from there. We see his successor, Sir Alec Douglas-Home outside No 10 Downing Street.
American bombers in flight. Bombs are dropped on Florida bombing range and explode prematurely, wrecking the aircraft. L/S as blazing aircraft heads towards ground and pilot uses ejector seat. Pilot of Sky Warrior crash lands on US carrier Coral Sea after breaking her nose wheel. M/S of pilot Commander Morris after the landing. British Vertical Take-off plane P-1127 seen in flight at a Paris air show then crashes to the ground. Air to air shots of the Trident VC 10 in flight. Shots of the German mine where men were trapped. Released men walk down some steps.
President John F Kennedy and wife Jackie walk across the lawn of the White House in Washington, accompanied by officials. Commentator opines To the assassination of President Kennedy we are still too close to measure the consequences. High angle view looking towards St Matthew's in Washington on day of Kennedy's funeral. Shot of the coffin being carried. Jackie Kennedy stands with her children; John Jnr salutes. Jackie lights the eternal flame at the Arlington cemetery then is escorted away.
Various shots of Britain's first nuclear-powered submarine, Dreadnought, diving at sea. Inside we see the captain at the periscope, others sit at the controls. General view of Benenden School. The Queen and Princess Anne meet other girls and teachers outside the school on Anne's first day at the school, aged 13. General view of Westminster Abbey. Interior shots of wedding of Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy.
KING GEORGE V and QUEEN MARY - NO SOUND
Visit Corn Exchange at Kings Lynn
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KING EDWARD ABOARD YACHT - NO SOUND
King Edward aboard his yacht Brittania with Sir Seymour Fortescue.
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POLICE INVESTITURE - NO SOUND
Mrs.Richardson and family - widow of Supt. Richardson with George Medal. Close up Medal. Group of Blackpool Police who received awards. Inspector Richards; GV Palace.
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Overview of Britain in 1931 - film 30
Overview of Britain in 1931. Most shots are short - approximately 3 seconds long. Tremendous value for money film - 1930's Britain in under 3 minutes.
Ocean liner. London street scenes. Male commuters crossing a London bridge - most wear hats. A double decker bus. A policeman on points duty holding up traffic for pedestrians to cross the road. Flock of pigeons flying in Trafalgar Square. Piccadilly Circus with traffic passing by. Block of buildings with scaffolding erected against them. A London tram passing along the embankment in front of Big Ben. London lights at night.
A major road to Birmingham and the North. Bus passes and cyclists ride on a cycletrack alongside the road. Road sign says this is a track for pedal cyclists only - this is an early cycle lane. Single decker bus passes sign alongside road from a farm selling 'Home canned strawberries, blackcurrants. Pershore Egg', so this is presumably Worcestershire. Half timbered house in a town. Factory roofs and smoke. Large number of men leaving work probably a factory. Traffic roundabout with statues of King Edward VII and Queen Victoria in Victoria Square, Birmingham. Metal working. A line of women work in a factory. Men packing goods or dealing with scrap metal. Birmingham factories.
Central Manchester with traffic. Horse drawn cart or delivery wagon with cotton bales or packages on it. Man unloads cotton. Ship at Manchester Ship canal dock. Electricity generation. Tram and car at junction. Tram advertises Bovril.
Bradford woollen mill. Wool being carded by machine. Weaving loom at work. Two men check rolls of woollen goods. Girls and women leaving factory floor at end of shift.
Bustling scene with people and blackboard advertising trip to Blackpool for 2/6 or half a crown. Two men shake hands. This could be Wakes Week. Blackpool Tower and beach. View of beach from tower then of a crowded beach from beach level. Funfair ride on big dipper. Roundabout with people sitting in model aircraft flying in the air. Good point of view from a big wheel ride of people watching the big wheel ride. Blackpool lights.
Newcastle close up of rolling railway locomotive wheels. The Tyne Bridge. Shipping. Shipbuilding. Men leaving shipyards - all wearing flat caps.
Panorama of Sheffield. Steelmaking and stell furnace.
View of probably Nottingham city and bridge over river.
Leicester with lace being spun. Lots of women in a lace processing factory.
Farming. Man walks two horses along path. Haymaking with man riding small harvester. Mean stack sheaves of wheat or hay. Man carries wooden rake.
Children play in woods. Traffic on road to London. New factory in London. Aircraft factory. Two men work on engine propeller casing. The Houses of Parliament. The River Thames and Tower Bridge.
Funeral Procession of Queen Victoria. Archive film 39404
Funeral Procession of Queen Victoria, 1901. Troops escort carriage carrying coffin.
The Crowning Year (1953)
THE CROWNING YEAR - REVIEW OF 1953. STV. Queen and Duke arriving at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. LV. Crowded circle. LV. Queen and royal party in box. Sv. Queen standing in box. SV. Eric Bedford explaining decorations in front of Palace to workman. LV. Pan up, people working on coronation route model. Sv. Abbey Annexe model. GV. Aerial: East Coast floods. LV. Flood water half submerging houses. SV. Water halfway up front doors. LV. Partly submerged cars. SV. Queen walking through crowd in flood area. SV. Duke walking past soldiers carrying sand bags. CU. Queen Mary. SV. Marlborough House. ScU. Newspaper headline - Death of Queen Mary. CU. Woman crying. GV. People paying homage in Westminster Hall. SV. Catafalque. Sv. Model of Mall arches. SV. Type resetting crown. GV. First jump of the Grand National. CU. Types. LV. Jockey jumps hedge without horse, he lands on ground. SV. Crowd. LV. Towards winner passing post.
LV. Zoom in: Matthews dribbling at cup final, zoom out as he passes to centre, goal scored, zoom in as Blackpool players congratulate Matthews. GV. Crowd waving. SV. Matthews and captain with cup being cheered by players. GV. Flood lit Buckingham Palace. SV. Light being extinguished. GV. Dawn over Tower Bridge and Pool of London. SV. Mall Arch at dawn. GV. People lining roads. SV. Queen leaving Buckingham Palace and walking towards coach. SV. Prince Charles and Princess Anne looking out of window. SV. Coach in procession. Angle shot of the Abbey. SV. Royal party in box rising. GTV. Queen entering Abbey Theatre. SV. Peers. LV. SV. Queen at Chair of Estate. SV. Regalia on altar. LV. Queen being escorted to St. Edwards Chair wearing white robe. SV. Queen sits in chair. Sv. Royal Party and Prince Charles in box watching. Sv. SCU. Queen having Robe Royal put on. CU. Duke of Edinburgh looking. Sv. Queen being presented with Rod and Dove: Sceptre held in right hand. SV. Peers rising. LTV. Dr. Fisher takes crown from Dean of Westminster, walks up steps of Chair and holds crown high above Queen's head. He lowers it until he finally crowns Queen. SV. Queen seated in chair after crowning. SV. Churchill looking on. SV. Queen in chair after crowning.
SECTION TWO - SV. Royal party in box with Prince Charles, Queen Mother, stoops to talk to Charles. LV. Duke of Edinburgh pays homage. SV. Duke paying homage, he rises, touches crown and kisses Queen's cheek, then retires. SV. Peeresses. SV. Peers. SV. and LV. Back view: Queen wearing Imperial State Crown walking past altar. SV. Monty with Peers. LV.GV.SV. Towards, Queen's procession walking down nave. GV. SV. Royal Marines in procession entering Trafalgar Square. LV. Royal coach in Whitehall. SV. Crowd. CU. Pan, Queen in coach. LV. Coach rounding memorial. SV. Queen in coach. SV. Crowd rushing to Palace railings. GV. Crowded Mall, and in front of Palace. SV. Queen appears on balcony with Charles and Anne followed by Duke. GTV. of crowd. SV. Queen waving from balcony, with family. GV. Parade.
Epsom at Derby. SV. Queens horse playing up. SV. Royal party in box. LV. Finish of race with Pinza well ahead, passes post. SV. Queen and duke congratulate Gordon Richards. GV. Aerial: Fleet lined up at Spithead. SV. Queen and Duke walking to observation cabin on board 'Surprise'. GV. of Fleet. SV. Aircraft Carrier. Sv. 'Surprise' steaming. Sailors cheering. SV. 'Surprise' steaming past. GV. Illuminated fleet. GV. Parade of aircraft at Odiham. Sv. Pan, Queen and Duke in open car. LV. Car passing Meteors. (2 shots). SV. Airmen looking on. Sv. Pan, Duke and Queen in car.
GV. of play at Oval during final test. CU. Jack Hobbs watching. SV. Compton making winning hit. LV. Players walking in as crowds break. GV. Pan down massed crowds in front of pavilion. Zoom in: English team with Hasset on balcony. CU. Hutton waving to crowds. LV. SCU. Queen and Duke in Land Rover inspecting ex-servicemen. LV. Passing St Dunston's men. Sv. Crowds. GV. SV. March past. LV. March past. SV. Queen on dais. LV. Troopship arriving at Southampton with ex-P.O.Ws. Sv. P.O.Ws waving from ship.
CU. Gloucester flash. CU. Col. Carne. CU. Woman waving. SV. P.O.Ws disembarking and greeting relatives. SCU. P.O.W. being greeted. GV. Canopus at London airport. SV. Queen going aboard from waving. LV. Queen Mother waving. SV. Queen and Duke waving from aircraft.
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King George V Aka In Solemn Silence (1922)
Brussels, Belgium.
Full titles read: In Solemn Silence - the King places wreath on spot where Nurse Cavell was shot. L/S's of senior army officials (Field Marshall Lord Haig could be one of them) placing wreath on the memorial site where Nurse Cavell was shot. King George V (Prince o Wales) and Queen Mary (Princess Mary) stand over the site with other dignitaries.
Intertitle reads: All Brussels acclaim our King and Queen at the Official reception at the Hotel de Ville. L/S's of large square near the hotel. the Royal procession arrives, they are greeted by large crowds of people, who wave from the sides of the square and from the windows from buildings. L/S of the King and Queen looking out from balcony. L/S of band playing in square.
M/S of the King visiting graves of fallen British soldiers at the Battlefield cemeteries. He hods a wreath which he passes to amy official. L/S's of the King walking past grave stones. M/S of a cross marking a grave.
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September 1904 - Dignitaries Arriving at an Event in the UK (w added sound)
Cool video of some well-off/royalty arriving at an event in New Brighton in Sept 1904. A unique view into Victorian/Edwardian eyes. Included some sound to give this the feeling of peeking through a time machine. This film is from the Mitchell and Kenyon collection
TUDOR ENGLAND VLOG: TOWER OF LONDON & HAMPTON COURT
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The King Abdicates Version 2 Of 2 (1936)
Full title reads: The King Abdicates.
London.
This story is very similar to THE KING ABDICATES (version 1 of 2), also in 36/100.
This version includes shots of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin getting into a car outside no. 10 Downing St. More shots of Duke and Duchess of York (Prince Albert, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother) on official visits with Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II). The narrator incorrectly refers to new sovereign as King Albert I.
M/S of Queen Mary with toddlers. Narrator describes Queen Mary - the gracious lady whose sorrow must be so heavy throughout these tragic days.
Note: lots of shots in this item appear to be archive shots from earlier Pathe Gazette stories.
Note: please see also separate record for THE KING ABDICATES (version 1 of 2) - it is mute.
Note: mute neg. ends at 01:53:03, 12 seconds before end of sound track.
FILM ID:901.18
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American troops practice amphibious assault landings near Dartmouth, England, dur...HD Stock Footage
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American troops practice amphibious assault landings near Dartmouth, England, during World War II.
Allied troops practice amphibious landings at Blackpool Sands beach, close to Slapton Sands, near Dartmouth, England, during World War 2. Landing craft underway at sea head beachwards. The craft arrive at the beach and American soldiers debark. Another group of landing craft arrive at the beach. U.S. troops near the landing craft. Ships underway at sea. Location: Dartmouth England. Date: 1944.
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Movie Anniversary (1944)
Unissued / Unused material.
Various locations.
M/S early silent films of ladies gathered together talking. Various shots Gordon Bennett Road Race 1911, including early shot of chain driven motor car. M/S horse drawn carriage and crowds gathered to watch. C/U Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII getting into coach. M/S American flag. M/S boxing match, crowd run in and fight with referee and boxers. L/S big parade of guards. Brief shot American soldiers and Africans watching film show. Various shots of the parade to unveil Queen Victoria's statue.
Title - 'Fashions and foibles of the Gay Nineties'. Various shots of an Easter Parade from the 1890s. M/S women clocking in to work. M/S as they leave factory at end of day. M/S Thomas Edison and Henry Ford filming re-enactment of film with man sneezing. Various shots of Teddy Roosevelt and rough riders. C/U Teddy Roosevelt.
Title - 'Today! Fifty years later!' L/S soldiers gathered to watch film, M/S man working camera. Brief shot of parade. C/U film being processed. Various shots of new subway opening in Manhattan with shots of early policeman. Various shots of cars and trams driving in San Francisco. C/U Arthur White, the first leading man in movies, talking.
FILM ID:2080.07
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