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by Media ArchiveOctober 11, 2023
🎬An unnamed local filmmaker set up his camera on the top deck of a Southampton Tram. The result is a wonderful window on life in the last year of the Victorian age.
Southampton 1900, A Tram Journey. Starting at North Gate, Bargate Arch. North along Above Bar Street. Finishing at The Clock Tower, Palmerston Park.
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by Media ArchiveOctober 11, 2023
🎬British Movietone - Spanish Festival organised by the Bournemouth Corporation and various departments of the Spanish Embassy, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce and the Bournemouth Chamber of Trade. A 1926 Autogiro is also on display, invented in Spain. With a clip from Movietone News of the autogiro in flight in Spain.
British Movietone News ran in the United Kingdom from 1929 to 1986.
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by Media ArchiveOctober 19, 2023
🎬British Pathé – Squadron Leader Orlebar sits in the Rolls-Royce S.6. seaplane in which he broke speed record. Calshot, Hampshire. Item title reads - 357.7 miles per hour! Squadron Leader Orlebar in the Supermarine Rolls-Royce S.6. in which Flying Officer Waghorn won the Schneider Trophy sets up marvellous new record for Britain. Calshot, Hampshire. M/S of Squadron Leader Orlebar sat in the S.6. as it floats on the water, he gets out and climbs down onto a man's shoulders who carries him to shore. M/S of him talking to a group of ladies. M/S as he climbs in the seaplane, which is now on land. M/S as another man fits the roof of the cockpit over him. M/S of him sat in the pilot's seat.
British Movietone News ran in the United Kingdom from 1929 to 1986.
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by Media ArchiveOctober 19, 2023
🎬British Movietone - NO SOUND - MS No. 122 Panhard-Levassor 1902 of Mr. R. Gates passes camera MS No. 55 Napier 1900 passes MS Cars collecting MS No. 53 Locomobile Steamer 1900 MS No. 140 Albion 1903 reversing MS No. 157 De Dion Bouton 1903 pushed in reverse MS No. 175 Humberette 1903 with bonnet open (x 2) MS Adjust- ments made to No. 31 Marot-Gardon 1899 (x 2) GV Cars to start MS Pan Town Crier walking with car MS Pan No. 39 Daimler 1900 driven by LORD MONTAGU LAS pan down to wheels of No. 123 Panhard- Levassor 1902 of Mr. E. Boorman MS No. 149 Daimler 1903 with Minister of Transport MR. NORMAN FOWLER in front passenger seat pan MS Pan up No. 110 James and Browne 1902 MS No. 6 Lutzmann 1896 MS Cars start GV Cars crossing Westminster Bridge MS Pan with No. 90 Renault 1901 over Bridge
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by Media ArchiveOctober 11, 2023
🎬British Movietone - A steam rally at the Motor Museum, Beaulieu - LV helter skelter pan to traction engine. CU wheel of engine pan up angle shot wheel. CU ditto camera tilts. LV small TE in front of large full size TE. TV small engine 'Dianne' letting off steam. SCU workings of Dianne. SV steam engine supplying steam for steam organ pan to organ. SV steam organ. LV shot through wheel of TE of organ. SV men working on small engine named 'Young Winston'. CU Young Wingston sign on engine. SCU man stoking it's engine. CU engine. SV large T engine. CU wheel. SV cab of T engine. SCU flywheel & pistons in motion. SV small engine 'Little Demon' backing to couple up with trailer. CU coupling procedure. SV QM 6 small engines coming down road. SV over shoulder of driver as he drives small engine (QM). CU small engine moving along.
British Movietone News ran in the United Kingdom from 1929 to 1986.
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by Media ArchiveNovember 6, 2023
🎬August 1975 marked the 40th anniversary of the opening of the M27 motorway. Paul Clifton looks back at the sometimes dramatic life of the road.
The first section of the motorway near Southampton opened in August 1975. The original idea was for a south coast motorway stretching from Kent to Cornwall. For financial reasons, this would never happen.
BBC South Today Production
19th August 2015
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🎬An unnamed local filmmaker set up his camera on the top deck of a Southampton Tram. The result is a wonderful window on life in the last year of the Victorian age.
Southampton 1900, A Tram Journey. Starting at North Gate, Bargate Arch. North along Above Bar Street. Finishing at The Clock Tower, Palmerston Park.
🎬British Movietone - Spanish Festival organised by the Bournemouth Corporation and various departments of the Spanish Embassy, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce and the Bournemouth Chamber of Trade. A 1926 Autogiro is also on display, invented in Spain. With a clip from Movietone News of the autogiro in flight in Spain.
British Movietone News ran in the United Kingdom from 1929 to 1986.
🎬British Pathé – Squadron Leader Orlebar sits in the Rolls-Royce S.6. seaplane in which he broke speed record. Calshot, Hampshire. Item title reads - 357.7 miles per hour! Squadron Leader Orlebar in the Supermarine Rolls-Royce S.6. in which Flying Officer Waghorn won the Schneider Trophy sets up marvellous new record for Britain. Calshot, Hampshire. M/S of Squadron Leader Orlebar sat in the S.6. as it floats on the water, he gets out and climbs down onto a man's shoulders who carries him to shore. M/S of him talking to a group of ladies. M/S as he climbs in the seaplane, which is now on land. M/S as another man fits the roof of the cockpit over him. M/S of him sat in the pilot's seat.
British Movietone News ran in the United Kingdom from 1929 to 1986.
🎬British Movietone - NO SOUND - MS No. 122 Panhard-Levassor 1902 of Mr. R. Gates passes camera MS No. 55 Napier 1900 passes MS Cars collecting MS No. 53 Locomobile Steamer 1900 MS No. 140 Albion 1903 reversing MS No. 157 De Dion Bouton 1903 pushed in reverse MS No. 175 Humberette 1903 with bonnet open (x 2) MS Adjust- ments made to No. 31 Marot-Gardon 1899 (x 2) GV Cars to start MS Pan Town Crier walking with car MS Pan No. 39 Daimler 1900 driven by LORD MONTAGU LAS pan down to wheels of No. 123 Panhard- Levassor 1902 of Mr. E. Boorman MS No. 149 Daimler 1903 with Minister of Transport MR. NORMAN FOWLER in front passenger seat pan MS Pan up No. 110 James and Browne 1902 MS No. 6 Lutzmann 1896 MS Cars start GV Cars crossing Westminster Bridge MS Pan with No. 90 Renault 1901 over Bridge
🎬British Movietone - A steam rally at the Motor Museum, Beaulieu - LV helter skelter pan to traction engine. CU wheel of engine pan up angle shot wheel. CU ditto camera tilts. LV small TE in front of large full size TE. TV small engine 'Dianne' letting off steam. SCU workings of Dianne. SV steam engine supplying steam for steam organ pan to organ. SV steam organ. LV shot through wheel of TE of organ. SV men working on small engine named 'Young Winston'. CU Young Wingston sign on engine. SCU man stoking it's engine. CU engine. SV large T engine. CU wheel. SV cab of T engine. SCU flywheel & pistons in motion. SV small engine 'Little Demon' backing to couple up with trailer. CU coupling procedure. SV QM 6 small engines coming down road. SV over shoulder of driver as he drives small engine (QM). CU small engine moving along.
British Movietone News ran in the United Kingdom from 1929 to 1986.
🎬August 1975 marked the 40th anniversary of the opening of the M27 motorway. Paul Clifton looks back at the sometimes dramatic life of the road.
The first section of the motorway near Southampton opened in August 1975. The original idea was for a south coast motorway stretching from Kent to Cornwall. For financial reasons, this would never happen.
BBC South Today Production
19th August 2015