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Snaps of Bournmouth [sic]
Date | [ca. 1920s?] | ID | 8158 |
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This short film shows a group holiday to Bournemouth, with the group walking along a street; views of the beach and coastline; a woman with a camera walking on the rocks closing with views of Bournemouth pier.
![[Hong Kong Scenes] (ca.1929) a still from [Hong Kong Scenes] (ca.1929)](/wp-content/uploads/films/7087/image_a_thumb.jpg)
[Hong Kong Scenes]
Date | [ca. 1929] | ID | 7087 |
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This film opens with coastal views of a bay in Hong Kong, followed by the Simpson group on a day out exploring the countryside, attending a horse race event and visiting the beach at Repulse Bay.
![TID 13120 Bognor [Clown], (September 1928)
A black and white still image taken from TID 13120, showing the shore line at Bognor, where a clown is performing a juggling routine to a large group of children, that are sat on the beach in front of him. Bognor Pier can be seen in the background.](/wp-content/uploads/films/13120/image_a_thumb.jpg)
Bognor [Clown]
Date | September 1928 | ID | 13120 |
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An amateur film of children having a picnic in a back garden followed by scenes on Bognor Regis beach. Children play in the sand and a crowd watch a clown juggling and performing. Bognor pier can be seen in the background and donkeys are led along the beach.
Scenes taken during trips between Portsmouth and Southampton; Summer 1929
Date | 1929 | ID | 3212 |
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Film of the Staley family on an outing on the South coast. Nellie Staley and her five year old daughter Pam board a ship at Portsmouth Harbour, and sail to the Isle of Wight. They are also seen boarding the Mauritania at Southampton, travelling to Cowes and returning to Portsmouth.
[A Winter Cruise; SS Avoceta 3500 tons]
Date | 26 October 1929 - 18 November 1929 | ID | 3214 |
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A detailed film by Ralph Staley of a cruise with his wife Nellie aboard the SS Avoceta; sailing from Liverpool and visiting Portugal, Madeira and the Canary Islands. Mrs Staley is filmed amongst other passengers and crew on deck. They take in the main tourist sights at all the stop off points and film some of the local people and customs they encounter. This film has intertitles throughout.

Summer 1929
Date | 1929 | ID | 3218 |
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A film of the Staley Family enjoying the Summer in the garden and at the beach in their home town of Bognor Regis. Ralph and Nellie, are seen playing with their daughter Pam at the local public gardens, at the beach and at home with the family.
Holiday to Switzerland and North Germany
Date | 1929 | ID | 733 |
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Rudd family scenes filmed by Mr. and Mrs. Rudd while on holiday in Switzerland in 1929, edited and compiled with intertitles. The holidayers learn to ski, watch a luge race and a ski jump, and film from from a river boat in Germany.
Scotland June 1929
Date | June 1929 | ID | 2436 |
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Two reels of amateur film with intertitles which chronicle a motoring holiday through the Highlands of Scotland. The holidaymakers explore the rugged landscape in three chauffeur-driven cars, stopping to watch the herring catch being unloaded at Oban and ending their trip in Edinburgh.
[Cruise]
Date | [ca. 1930] | ID | 6482 |
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This film shows scenes onboard a cruise ship, with men and women on deck, sitting together and stretching out on deck chairs. Panoramic views of the sea follow showing another cruise ship at sea, as captured from the deck. The group take a smaller motor boat excursion to the shore, later followed by a scenes of the group on land sitting on a bridge and capturing views of several street scenes, before returning to ship.

Days at Itchenor with the Kingfisher
Date | [ca. 1930s] | ID | 3216 |
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Scenes of the Staley family sailing in the Chichester Harbour waters around Itchenor relaxing and having afternoon tea aboard the sailing boat Kingfisher among others, diving into and swimming in the water, and playing on the sands in the harbour. Several shots include reverse filming techniques of Ralph and Dr Robert appearing to dive into the water and back out, and playing leapfrog in reverse.
Morgins: Jan 10 - Feb 2 1930
Date | 10 January - 2 February 1930 | ID | 3089 |
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Home movie footage of a skiing holiday to Switzerland. The male and female holidaymakers are filmed learning to ski on the nursery slopes, attempting a slalom course, playing in an ice-hockey match, and competing in various outdoor ice-skating races. The film-maker was a Captain in the Royal Sussex Regiment.
[Family at Sandbanks]
Date | [ca. 1932?] | ID | 5413 |
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This black and white film shows the Reed Family aboard a boat on a family outing, followed by mixed scenes of the family playing together on a beach and in a garden pool.

Guernsey Again; Trying Our Hand at Farming
Date | [ca. 1930s] | ID | 6217 |
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This film from Lewis Rosenberg shows holiday scenes on Guernsey during the late 1930s, starting with the friends helping out on a farm, playing on the beach and competing with each other at various sports. When the holiday ends the group takes the ferry back to the mainland.
[Family Scenes: Seaside]
Date | [ca. 1930s] | ID | 8181 |
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This short amateur film from the 1930s features Harry Guermonprez, co-founder of the Bognor Regis Film Society and members of his family on the beach at Bognor Regis and on holiday on the Isle of Wight apple picking.
[Coastal Scenes; Fishing]
Date | [ca. 1930s] | ID | 8984 |
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The short edited black and white film shows an extended Lockwood family on holiday at a seaside resort, fishing and swimming in the sea.
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