Efforts for additional cultivation in London, England during World War II. Suburb dwellers on their new allotments to produce their own vegetables. The dwellers carry their agricultural equipment and get on a truck. Children get on the truck. Men unload iron scrap from a cart. A pile of scrap. Signs read 'Clear Out Scrap - It All Helps To Win The War' and 'WHO WASTES WASTEPAPER HELPS THE ENEMY'.
Views in London, England after the declaration of war by Italy during World War II. Workmen take down 'KINGSTON' station sign off a platform. A train passes in the background. The workmen take down another sign. A workman paints out another sign. A sign of Quaglino's restaurant being put up after the declaration of war by Italy.
Views in London, England during World War II. A barricade on a road. A British sentry stops a passenger car to check papers. A Lewis Gun on a road. An officer stops the car. The driver of the car hands over papers to the officer. A Red Cross ambulance passes along the road. Cyclists being stopped by sentries at barricades.
Home defense in London, England during World War II. A barricade on a road. British troops build barricades. A bus drives past the barricades. Children stop to watch the troops building the barricades.
Home defense in London, England during World War II. A British trooper trains civilian officials in firing gun. A civilian official in prone position fires a gun. British officials speak to the civilian official. British troops dig a trench. A British officer addresses his men and a civilian official meets the troops. British troops around artillery guns on a field during a drill. The civilian official examines the field. He talks to a trooper.
A hastily arranged cabinet meeting, to discuss the situation concerning Germany, at 10 Downing Street in London, England. Ministers arriving include Foreign Secretary John Simon, Lord Privy Seal Anthony Eden, Lord Chancellor John Sankey, Postmaster General Kingsley Wood, War Minister Douglas Hogg, Education Minister Lord Halifax, Secretary of State for the Dominion James Henry Thomas, Colonial Minister Philip Cunliffe-Lister, President of the Board of Trade Walter Runciman, Home Secretary John Gilmour and Head of India Office Samuel Hoare. Cameramen take pictures.
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