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Does anyone remember those freezing cold winter mornings when the milkman delivered the milk in glass bottles to the doorstep, and the frozen cream pushed the foil cap right up?

Rare, early film of three stylish gentlemen demonstrating the use of a clapper stile gate in the English countryside. Incredibly, this was filmed in 1910.

A solemn moment of national mourning in the aftermath of the Great War. Rare footage from Armistice Day 1920 showing King George V unveiling the Cenotaph in London.

From crowded streets to the Bakerloo Line platforms below. The non stop daily bustle of London in the 1960s.

A rare and captivating film from the 1900s that beautifully captures the Edwardians at an unknown railway station. A glimpse of elegant turn of the century life.

Blackburn, England. School children wave at the camera from 1905. Did they imagine, even for a moment, that we'd gaze across 120 years and wonder about their lives?

A rare film clip from c.1918 showing a young, formally dressed Winston Churchill who tips his hat as he gets into a waiting car. Born 150 years ago at Blenheim Palace on this day 30th November 1874.

Oxford University students in the 1950s.

The great British art of queueing. England in the 1950s.

A London pub in the 1950s.

Little boys gaze into a toy shop window. London, 1950s.

Two policemen walk by a group of children in Rotherham, England, in 1901.

When you need a little pickup, you’ll find a little teacup always hits the spot. A street market in England, 1960s.

A short clip from 1935. Hopping on the bus in Glasgow, and a rare sighting of a Police Public Call Box.

Smartly dressed men enjoying a pint in the pub. Britain in the 1930s/1940s.

Filmed over 100 years ago, two Chelsea Pensioners, with their medals on display, stand as living history. What stories might they share if only we could hear them. London, 1920.

London Bridge in 1937, captured in this brief but beautiful clip.

Finely attired ladies and gentlemen leave the Empire Theatre in London’s Leicester Square. This incredible film from the 1890s captures the elegance of Victorian high society around 135 years ago.

Beautiful vintage film from 1933 of a smartly dressed couple ice skating on a frozen lake in England.

A little girl talks about trains with Father Christmas. England, 1962.

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Exhausted but jubilant and with a welcome cup of tea, British troops arrive home at Redhill station after evacuation from the beaches of Dunkirk. 1st June 1940.

Paris 130 years ago, in 1896. Incredible film of four fire engines pulled by galloping horses race past the camera, plumes of smoke rising from their steam powered engines.

A day in London’s Hyde Park in 1947.

A beautifully preserved film showing London life in the 1950s.

One of the most intense and profound moments in history. 11am on the 11th November 1918 when the guns fell silent. This should be shown in every school.

The lovely old village of Kersey in Suffolk, filmed in 1938.

London, 1951. The working day ends and office workers spill out onto Great Marlborough Street. A lovely snippet of everyday city life.

A lovely view of London caught through an open window in 1951. Men in suits and bowler hats walk past with their canes and briefcases, women in dresses and smart coats, while classic London buses drive by.

An incredible 100 year old film showing London streets in 1926.

A fascinating glimpse of London and a policeman on traffic duty in 1932.

Incredible 125 year old film of England in 1901. Captured by Mitchell &amp; Kenyon in the streets of Manchester, in the final days of the Victorian era and the dawn of the Edwardian period.

A tram ride through a vanished world. An incredible film showing Bradford, England, in 1902.

London children spend a day in the countryside. Filmed in 1961.

A rare Victorian gem and one of the oldest surviving films of London. Shot in Hampstead Village on this day, 8th March 1896. It captures people arriving on their bicycles and horses and being welcomed by a gentleman in a top hat.

A mesmerising film from 1900. A tram glides through Southampton High Street, pulling you into late Victorian life as it passes under the medieval Bargate and down the street.

Around the maypole on a bright spring day in 1929. Ribbons weave and children dance in traditional spring celebrations.

The flowers of Remembrance. Hour after hour an unceasing pilgrimage of bereaved mothers, wives, daughters, and sweethearts lay floral offerings on the Cenotaph. Armistice Day, 1920.

A rare film of Edwardian London filmed over a century ago, in 1902. The streets, the people, the pace of life, it’s incredible to watch.

A tram ride through a vanished world. An incredible film showing Liverpool, England, in 1901.

A perfectly charming railway station in 1950s England.

Incredible 125 year old film of England in 1901. Captured by Mitchell & Kenyon in the streets of Manchester, in the final days of the Victorian era and the dawn of the Edwardian period.