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6 months ago
Battersea Fun Fair and Pleasure Gardens.wmv
A nostalgic compilation of photographs taken during the Festival of Britain celebrations in Battersea Park.
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10 months ago
big lift at Turner gallery at margate
large generic lift at Turner gallery at margate
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10 months ago
London Duck Adventure - April 2011.wmv
This video records the highlights of a trip on the London Duck amphibious craft around Westminster by road and by river. The soundtrack is, appropr...
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10 months ago
old Albion Nimbus Harrington bus
A unique batch of buses and only one has survived.
this is on the M&D 100 day
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I thought you would be tempted to visit the M&D 100 show. I was there as well. What a great show, the fine weather helped bring out the crowds.
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10 months ago
ABC Plymouth Compton Organ
The famous Compton cinema organ from the ABC Royal Cinema Plymouth - an extended trailer of documentary footage about this wonderful instrument, wh...
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11 months ago
Richard Hills plays the Duchess
Richard Hills plays the Odeon Leicester Square, London Compton Organ on 13th April 2009
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The melotone unit produces, what I can only describe as, an ethereal tone. Another non-pipe stop which was unique to Compton was the solo cello. One of these is fitted to the Margate Dreamland organ (in situ but unheard for many years). This is a string instrument with mechanically operated "fing...
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11 months ago
Fly Tipping - Kingsdown Close - Hempstead Valley - Gillingham Kent
A builder saves a trip to the tip!
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My goodness, I hope the council are hot on his trail. In "Medway Matters" the council proudly reported that a "litter lout" had been taken to court for discarding a cigarette end in a public place. The previous edition boasted that another "litter lout" was taken to court for discarding a betting...
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11 months ago
Bowater's - Tesco - Gillingham - Turn Right Towards the M2 (or Superstore)from Gillingham
Feel free to download my home made map, its not to scale but you might find it useful. http://mymail.pwp.blueyonde...
Click the li...
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THANK YOU! This explains why drivers have such poor signal (indicator) discipline at roundabouts. Not once was instruction or guidance given on signaling. What happened to the mantra which my instructor drummed into me 50 years ago, MIRROR, SIGNAL, MANOUVRE? Does it not apply these days?
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11 months ago
Broadstairs Kent England
Broadstairs is a picturesque and a charming little seaside resort in South East England. Few famous character of the 19th and 20th century came fro...
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I like elevator music! Unmistakable sound of George Shearing and his quintet. Sadly this fine blind pianist died a month or so ago.
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11 months ago
Margate - A Town on its Knees?
http://margatekent.wordpres...
**UPDATE** Some shops featured here have opened, but many others have gone. I will repost a video soon.
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Really nice Vid. I too have many great memories of the town. Unfortunately Westwood has killed the town.
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11 months ago
Margate in the 1950s & 1960s
If you ever took a holiday or a day trip to Margate during the heyday of this Kent seaside resort, my compilation of film and stills should bring b...
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I very nice vid. Brought back many wonderful memories to me. Last summer I had a guided tour around Dreamland and heard about their plans for it's re-birth. It looks as though it may well happen as much of the funds have already been raised.
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11 months ago
East London Line running to West Croydon
Class 378 Capitalstar running to West Croydon
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This new overground system is great. Have you been on the new West London line trains? Check out my newly posted video which follows the route from Clapham Junction to the new Imperial Wharf station (nice new observation lift here).
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11 months ago
West London Line
The West London railway was opened in 1863, it linked two major rail junctions, Willsden to the north and Clapham to the south. Although regularly ...
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11 months ago
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11 months ago
London Streets in the 1960s
Streets West of Tottenham Court Road in the 1960s
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Nice reminder of my early working life. I worked at the Middlesex Hospital 1965- 1980 so recognise many of these streets.
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1 year ago
Pfizer's Excel and Exceed...
Dedicated to all those losing their jobs at Pfizer Sandwich, a video collection of the US pharma giant's media highlights over the past six years, ...
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Video would be funny if the events were not true. I worked at Sandwich until retirement in 2009. My thoughts go out to all former colleagues that have been affected by this very sad decision to pull out of Sandwich.
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1 year ago
Wheelie bin is hungry 2!
My Leap year special video (29-02-2012).
Wheelie bin is hungry again but after being forced onto a water meter, I have to find alternative ways of...
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Obviously large to accommodate transferring large objects of art from floor to floor. Have you seen the lift at the Kew musical museum? This is the largest lift I've ever seen. It's used for transferring large musical instruments - including a theatre organ!