Modern Marvels: The Magical Teapot

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.

[Drinking Monk]

This double slipping mechanical lantern slide consisting of two hand-painted glass plates, shows an overweight monk with a drinkers nose, enjoying a glass of wine, beckoning us with his finger.

[Deal Grand Military Pageant]

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

The Artist’s Nightmare

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

The Nineteen Thirteen Derby at Epsom

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

Funeral Procession of the Woman Who Dared

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.

Brighton & Hove Band of Hope Demonstration

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

The Opening of the Croydon Orpheum

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

[Local News Film, Hastings]

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

First World War Centenary

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.

Warnham Court; The Home of C. J. Lucas

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.

[Red Deer at Warnham Court Park]

A combination of black and white and tinted film showing scenes of a Red Deer herd in the wooded Warnham Park estate, with close-ups of several animals. The final few seconds of the film appears to show a derailed train and men assessing the wreckage.

The Young Squire's Wedding at Warnham Court

This black and white film shows the wedding of Charles Eric Lucas ('Joe') and Doris Brander ('Biddy') on the 7th of June 1923. The film also shows some scenes filmed at a later date showing Biddy and Joe with a baby.