Detail
| Title ID | 6080 | Collection ID | 861 | ||||||||||||
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| Title | [Pleasure Steamer “Brighton Queen” at West Pier; Bathing Beauties at Brighton Beach; Devil’s Dyke Fun Fair; Brighton Promenade.] | ||||||||||||||
| Date | [ca. 1896]; [ca. 1920s] | ||||||||||||||
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| Theme | Early film in the South East | ||||||||||||||
| Keywords | Seaside Fairs Piers Piers [West Pier, Brighton] Ships Steamships | ||||||||||||||
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| Format | Black & White Silent | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 6 min. 30 sec. | ||||||||||||||
| Copyright & Access | Copyright restrictions apply, contact Screen Archive South East for details | ||||||||||||||
Summary
A compilation of early films made in Brighton and Hove and compiled by Hove Museum. The compilation includes a pleasure steamer at the West Pier, Women in bathing costumes, a funfair at Devil's Duke, and various beach scenes.
Description
Item 1: Pleasure Steamer “Brighton Queen” at West pier. Passengers leaving paddle steamer. Steamer leaving pier. Item 2: repetition of item 1. Item 3: Bathing Beauties at Brighton beach. Two girls in bathing costumes; a group of women bathing costumes. Item 4: repetition of item 3. Item 5: Devil’s Dyke Fun Fair with swings, a merry-go-round, a switchback ride. Beach scenes include a boat on the beach, three women promenading. Item 6: repetition of item 5.