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Civil Defence of Luton

c. 1945 , Luton (Bedfordshire)

Cat no. 6633

The film re-enacts the development of civil defence in the Borough of Luton during World War II.

Opening with a group shot of what is probably the Luton Borough Emergency Committee, much of the film’s content is to be found in the detailed screen intertitle below. However, the following Works PAD Services taking part are as follows: Adamant Engineering Co Ltd., The Davis Gas Stove Company Ltd., Electrolux Ltd.(plus the Electrolux Ambulance), Hayward Tyler, George Kent Ltd., D.Napier & Sons, Percival Aircraft Co. Ltd., SKF Ltd., Vauxhall Motors Ltd. The company names can often be seen displayed on the service personnel's uniforms.

Featured Buildings

Adamant Engineering Co Ltd.; The Davis Gas Stove Company Ltd.; Electrolux Ltd.( plus the Electrolux Ambulance); Hayward Tyler; George Kent Ltd., D.Napier & Sons; Percival Aircraft Co. Ltd.; SKF Ltd.; Vauxhall Motors Ltd.

Keywords

Civil defence; Emergency services; World War II

Intertitles

During the 1939/1941 period great efforts were made to recruit volunteers for the A.R.P. Services. Exercises and demonstrations were given; public meetings were held in various parts of the town and house to house canvas was made by wardens, but generally the reaction of the public was slow. In spite of lack of equipment and uniform, however, a service was built up. The wardens in this film can be taken as a typical example of those willing A.R.P personnel who formed the back bone of Civil Defence. They were trained in anti-gas measures, elementary fire precautions and the special duties peculiar to their service. In addition they participated in collective training and exercises to secure co-ordinated action of services at incidents. In view of the limited number of photographs available, this part of the film has been restricted. In addition to the many services forming part of Civil Defence, Works P.A.D. Services assisted the local authority's personnel when required.

  • Maker : Luton Borough Police

  • Sponsor : Luton Borough Emergency Committee

Manifestations

Civil Defence of Luton

  • Barcode
    INV365995
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:37:49
    Modification Date
    26/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    728669
  • Barcode
    INV328944
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:37:49
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724672
  • Barcode
    INV360745
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:37:49
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    723881
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV360965
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:24:12
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    710737
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV311462
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:24:14
    Modification Date
    06/12/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    698565
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV256058
    Canonical Identifier
    1998/58
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    bw
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:25:00
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    22/11/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    697622
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV189272
    Canonical Identifier
    1998/58
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour+bw
    Colour Type
    colour+bw
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:27:46
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    19/11/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    697541
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    mag stripe

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