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A Still from [The Seasons at Otford] (ca.1959)

[The Seasons at Otford]

Date1944ID6150

In this film, Mr. Newman documents a year in Otford, filming the countryside around Otford, as the seasons change over the year.

A still from The Magic Teapot (2019)}

Modern Marvels: The Magical Teapot

Date2019ID13019

Exploring the film heritage of Brighton & Hove. Film made by pupils from Downs View Life Skills College, inspired by the film Stop Thief by James Williamson in 1901.

An Artist in the Shadows: Margaret Dora Mendelssohn Benecke

Date11 April 2016ID14321

This film tells the life story of the Eastbourne painter Margaret Dora Mendelssohn Benecke. She was the granddaughter of Felix Mendelsohn, a fact not many people knew. Artist and researcher Dr Jane Palmer interviews relatives, the Towner Art Gallery, artists and scholars to shed light on the life of this reserved personality.

Volunteers Bringing History to Life at The Regency Town House

Date12 March 2020ID14334

In this film we hear from a varied group of volunteers about their activities for the Regency Town House project. From carpentry, writing, cooking, design, wardrobe to the 'Here in the Past' database project. Besides a passion for history they express an appreciation for a good social connection.

A still image taken from TID 14018, showing a double slipping magic lantern slide in a woodern mount, displaying a colour painted figure of an overweight monk with a drinkers nose enjoying a glass of wine, beckoning us with his finger.

[Drinking Monk]

Date[ca. 1820s - 1830s]ID14018

This double slipping slide shows an overweight monk with a drinkers nose enjoying a glass of wine, beckoning us with his finger.

A black and white still image taken from TID 5082, showing a procession of men dressed in ca 1800's military dress holding pikes, short swords and early firearms, parading for a ceremonial event in Deal, Kent.

[Deal Grand Military Pageant]

Date[ca. 1905]ID5082

A professionally made film of a Royal Marines military pageant at the Royal Marine Depot in Deal.

A still from 'The Artist's Nightmare' (1908) - the artist painting in his studio

The Artist’s Nightmare

Date26 September 1908ID3338

An artist falls into an alcohol-induced sleep in this silent film comedy and has nightmarish dreams about garden statues coming to life.

A still from The Nineteen Thirteen Derby at Epsom (1913) showing a group of people at the Derby

The Nineteen Thirteen Derby at Epsom

Date4 June 1913ID25

A visual record of the 1913 Epsom Derby which includes images of the racegoers, and the start and finish of the race.

A Still from 'Funeral Procession of the Woman Who Dared' (1913) - Suffragettes

Funeral Procession of the Woman Who Dared

Date4 June 1913; 14 June 1913ID29

A newsreel of the funeral of Emily Davison, the suffragette who lost her life after stepping out in front of the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby, an act which is also included in the film.

A Still from 'Band of Hope Demonstration' (ca.1913)

Brighton & Hove Band of Hope Demonstration

Date[ca. 1913]ID32

A short film showing children marching in a Band of Hope demonstration along Brighton’s seafront. The film has tinted intertitles.

A still from 'The Marchioness Camden Presents New Colors to Special Reserves at Shorncliffe' (1913) showing troops marching

The Marchioness Camden Presents New Colors to Special Reserves at Shorncliffe

Date19 August 1913ID870

This newsreel shows Joan Pratt, 4th Marchioness Camden presenting new Colours to The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment at Shorncliffe military station.

A black and white still image taken from TID 15, showing the bright white exterior facade of The Orpheum Cinema in Croydon, with a very large gathering of spectators outside on opening day.

The Opening of the Croydon Orpheum

Date23 March 1914ID15

A film showing the crowds gathered outside the Orpheum Cinema in Croydon on its opening day.

[Local News Film, Hastings] (1913-1925)

[Local News Film, Hastings]

Date1914 ID445

This film records people and events in the coastal town of Hastings in 1914.

A black and white still image taken from TID 13722, showing a mounted regiment in full uniform parading through East Grinstead in 1914.

First World War Centenary

DateOctober 2018ID13722

A programme of archive film to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War. This was screened at venues across East and West Sussex in October and November 2018.

A still from 'Warnham Court; The Home of C. J. Lucas' (ca.1920)

Warnham Court; The Home of C. J. Lucas

Date[ca. 1920]ID4904

This black and white family film shows a group of men playing golf on the Warnham Court estate, followed by highlights of Tennis (doubles) and a cricket match. The family watch from the terrace next to the house. The final film with intertitles shows a beekeeping film, demonstrating how to create an artificial hive. Two men use their bare hands to handle the bees.

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