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London England United Kingdom 1936 stock footage and images

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Various monuments in London, England.

View of Trafalgar Square and Statue of Lord Nelson in London, England. People feed pigeons on the street. Scenes around the Thames River. View of Tower of London (The Tower of London London, England EC3N 4AB) and Tower Bridge (Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 2UP, United Kingdom). Cars approach London Bridge. View of London city from Thames River shows dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in the background. Ship unloads goods at dockyard.

Date: 1950, December 27
Duration: 1 min 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023188
Churches on fire and water is pumped from the river Thames to fight fires in London, England during Nazi blitz in World War II.

The work of London's fire guards during a German blitzkrieg incendiary bomb raid in Britain during World War II. Bombs fall and fire breaks out at night. Nighttime views following the Luftwaffe attack. London buildings and churches are on fire. St. Lawrence Jewry Church (Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA, United Kingdom) on Gresham Street, designed by Christopher Wren, in ruins. Views of damage to St. Brides Church (Fleet St, London EC4Y 8AU, United Kingdom) on Fleet Street. Firemen spray water on the buildings and churches. Firefighters team up to connect 6,000 feet of 3 1/2-inch firehose from fire boats in the Thames River, to reach burning buildings of London. Firemen seen in relay lines connecting fire hoses and working to extinguish blazing fires.

Date: 1940, December 29
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031713
Scenes of Allied troops and life in London during World War II in Europe

Day time life in London, United Kingdom while night-time raids by Germany on London were still common in World War II. The Big Ben clock tower. A double decker bus on the street. U.S. soldiers visit Westminster Abbey (Dean's Yard, London SW1P 3PA, United Kingdom). Traffic near the Marble Arch (London W2 2UH, United Kingdom). Citizen speakers address various crowds in London's Hyde Park. Several speakers take their turn. Policemen talk to a man. Allied officers and soldiers in the crowd.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020892
King Edward VIII abdicates the throne of United Kingdom; King George VI becomes King of England.

King Edward VIII chooses to abdicate the throne of United Kingdom to marry his companion Mrs Wallis Simpson. View of many different newspaper headlines regarding King Edward VIII and his abdication. A view of a photograph of Mrs Wallis Simpson. View of King Edward VIII walking by British military forces in review. Two British police officers in front of the Prime Minister's residence at number 10 Downing Street. Various citizens and a group of girls gathered in front of the residence. Unidentified couple exits a car. In next scene, royal family members exit a car, including King George VI, his wife, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, Princess Margaret, and Princess Elizabeth. The King and his two daughters shake hands with an official. The royal family processes past a British honor guard. Brief scene of King George VI at an award ceremony on an open field, handing awards to British officers.

Date: 1936, December 11
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053647
President Ronald Reagan attends the Economic Summit Conference in England.

United States President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy Reagan, visits the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II welcomes them at Windsor Castle (Windsor SL4 1NJ, United Kingdom). President Reagan, Queen Elizabeth II and their spouses Nancy Reagan and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, watch the Queen’s Guards marching. President Reagan and Queen Elizabeth ride horses early the next morning. View of the Palace of Westminster (London SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom) as seen from across the Thames River. President Reagan gives a speech to both houses of parliament in London, the first American to ever do so. In his speech, he challenges the Soviets to allow him to address them in a television broadcast in exchange for the same in America.

Date: 1982
Duration: 2 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044145
King George VI ascends to the throne in London, England.

King George VI ascends to the throne following the abdication of King Edward VIII in the United Kingdom. His wife becomes Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon with daughter Princess Elizabeth becoming the heir presumptive. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon meets with doctors and nurses during a visit to a hospital. A huge crowd gathered to cheer the royal family. Queen Elizabeth walks with her two daughters and sits in an open car. Queen Elizabeth in a garden. A parade of the British Army. King George VI shake hands with men. Trophies and awards are seen near King George VI.

Date: 1936, December 14
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053654