Kensington Town Hall basement being made bombproof in London, England. Workers fill sand into bags with the help of spades. Group of men place sandbags on windows at ground level and basement level of the old Kensington Town Hall on High Street (Kensington, London W8 4SG, UK). People carry sandbags on their shoulders. Old man helps to fill sandbags. View of underground tube station entrance at Charing Cross. Board reads 'Underground, Charing Cross'. More views of workers filling sandbags and working to protect Kensington Town Hall from bomb damage as World War 2 looms.
Model ships of London's Model Boat Club being put on display and competing in Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London. Crowd gathered at the pond to watch the proceedings. Model Boat Club members operate scale model replicas of famous ocean liners and attempt to maneuver them between floating obstacles.
View of exterior basement area of Kensington Town Hall (Kensington, London W8 4SG, UK) on Kensington High Street at basement level, as it is being made bombproof in London, England just before outbreak of World War 2. Group of men place sandbags on windows. Next scene shows similar bomb-proofing activity at basement level of the American Embassy (24 Grosvenor Square, London W1A 1AE, United Kingdom) at Grosvenor Square. Workers fill sand into bags with the help of spades, and stack them in front of windows.
King Edward VIII attends his first public royal engagement as a monarch at the British Industry Fair. The king arrives at British Industry Fair. Posters advertise the fair in various languages. Fair held at Olympia Exhibition Center (Hammersmith Rd, London W14 8UX, United Kingdom) in West Kensington, London. King Edward VIII visits various aspects of the fair.
The Russian Industrial Exposition at Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre in London, United Kingdom. Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre with name USSR engraved (Kensington, Fulham London, SW5 United Kingdom). Prime Minister Harold McMillan cuts ribbon to inaugurate the show in London that features products from the Soviet Union. Prime Minister McMillan inspects the Soviet goods on display. Visitors view Soviet-made cars on display. A car with engine in back and its parts shown. Liquor bottles, Russian dolls, and toys on display. People watch models in a fashion show organized wearing modern Soviet-designed dresses.
Activity during spring in London, England. Mother wheels her baby in a pram. View of flowers and plants. Group of British girls play a game of lacrosse in park field beside Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens, London. Children crowded onto a push Merry-go-round on a playgound. Sheep and lambs running in a field. Men and women seated enjoying tea at outdoor tables of a cafe. Group on horses riding on street. Bicycles and cars drive past on the road. Boats and canoes sail in a river or lake. A young couple and a man wearing a bowler or derby hat seated on a park bench. A cuckoo in a cuckoo clock. Two young children holding hands and walking in a park. A different pair of children walking hand in hand, away from the camera.
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