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A Visit to Peek Frean and Co. Biscuit Works
| Date | 1906 | ID | 1610 |
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~A Visit to Peek Frean and Co.'s Biscuit Works~ represents one of the earliest surviving examples of a film documenting British industry. The film records the stages involved in the semi-automated manufacture of biscuits at the Peek Frean and Co. factory (Clements Road) in Bermondsey, South London, from the delivery of raw materials to the distribution of the finished article. Each stage is introduced by an explanatory intertitle.
[Bognor High Tide]
| Date | [ca. 1920s?] | ID | 8145 |
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This two film compilation shows a very brief shot of a car driving through a flooded street in Bognor, followed by intertitled scenes showing a woman carding some wool; spinning wool by hand and later using a spinning 'Jenny' wheel before weaving cloth using a loom; end title.
![[Works at Fairmile Garage in Cobham] [1927?]](/wp-content/uploads/films/10644/image_a_thumb.jpg "[Works at Fairmile Garage in Cobham] [1927?]")
[Works at Fairmile Garage in Cobham]
| Date | [28 March 1927 ?] | ID | 10644 |
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This film shows a compilation of scenes at the Fairmile Garage in Cobham, Surrey with several men working on an Invicta car [?], and using machinery. Scenes also show the interior of the Garage with several cars being assembled. Outside a car drives up to the camera [061 PC]. The final shot shows a further scene of car mechanics working on a vehicle.
![[RileyÕs?] (1929)](/wp-content/uploads/films/6456/image_a_thumb.jpg "[RileyÕs[?]] (1929)")
[Riley’s[?]]
| Date | [ca. 1929] | ID | 6456 |
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Various of scenes from the Riley motorcar factory (Durbar Avenue Works?), shot by Ernest Shippam at the end of the 1920s.
![[London at Night in Neon Lights] (1928-1935)](/wp-content/uploads/films/9983/image_a_thumb.jpg "[London at Night in Neon Lights] (1928-1935)")
[London at Night in Neon Lights]
| Date | [ca. 1928 - 1935] | ID | 9983 |
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This film shows mixed shots of London at night, illuminated by neon light from street lighting, shop fronts and marketing signage on the front of buildings and theatres. Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Charing Cross all feature with close-ups of signage and street views.
Procession Gazette
| Date | [ca. 1930] | ID | 738 |
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A newsreel showing a rain-drenched parade representing local industries through the streets of Maidstone. The parade was organized as a hospital fundraiser. The online video includes an audio commentary by Dr Frank Gray at the start of the film.
The Lunsford Co. Ltd
| Date | [ca. 1930s] | ID | 455 |
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A portrait of a brick and tile manufacturer, made by an unknown amateur film-maker, possibly an employee of the company. The factory is shown inside and out; intertitles explain each scene.
![A still from [Country Magazine] (1930s)](/wp-content/uploads/films/1066/image_a_thumb.jpg "[Country Magazine] (1930s)")
[Country Magazine]
| Date | [ca. 1930s] | ID | 1066 |
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A compilation of four films showing rural craftsmen and farmers at work, and a portrait of a castle. Intertitles introduce each item.
St Bartholomew’s Hospital
| Date | [ca. 1930s] | ID | 1186 |
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A tour of St Bartholomew's Hospital, a voluntary hospital in Rochester. This professionally made film with intertitles informs the viewer of the costs involved in the delivery of modern and efficient health care. It was made to serve as a fundraising tool.
[Winget machinery compilation]
| Date | [ca. 1930s] | ID | 1257 |
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This film is a compilation of scenes filmed in connection with the Rochester-based manufacturing company Winget Ltd. Construction work features at the beginning of the film and is followed by shots of machinery in action; cranes, diggers, a hoist turntable, drills and a cement mixer.
[Here and There: Speed Crazy, Old Sussex, New Sussex]
| Date | [ca. 1930s]; [1952?]; [ca. early 1990s] | ID | 2185 |
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A compilation of films beginning with a 1930s(?) Pathéscope production which features a motor vehicle journey through central London and a train journey from London to Brighton, filmed by the BBC in the early 1950s(?). The middle and end of the film feature places of interest in Sussex, again during the 1930s(?) and a coach holiday to Worthing in the early 1990s(?).
[Tour: Australia Bridge]
| Date | [ca. 1930s] | ID | 6464 |
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This short film shows views of a city harbour (Sydney?) with workers constructing a bridge, seen from an elevated position. The camera pans across two men, talking on the bridge, to capture views of the landscape; showing boats, industrial structures, cranes and workers, against a backdrop of built up residential areas along the water.
![[Farming; Horse Training; Pig Auction; Sheep Dipping] (ca.1933)](/wp-content/uploads/films/8125/image_a_thumb.jpg "[Farming; Horse Training; Pig Auction; Sheep Dipping] (ca.1933)")
[Farming; Horse Training; Pig Auction; Sheep Dipping]
| Date | [ca. 1933] | ID | 8125 |
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This black and white film provides highlights of livestock and farm life on the Arrowsmith family farm in Berkshire. Mixed shots follow the construction of hayricks; farm workers building thatch topped straw stacks; Suffolk Punch horses working a field; and farmers dipping sheep in a dipping bath.
Ancient and Modern
| Date | [ca. 1933] | ID | 3263 |
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An advertising film made to promote Shippam's meat paste. The film emphasises the contrast between the ancient buildings and history of Chichester against the modern machinery and processes of the Shippam's factory based there.
Austria
| Date | [ca. 1936] | ID | 9334 |
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This edited and intertitled travelogue film shows a cruise from Folkestone, England to the Stubai Valley, near Innsbruck, in Austria. The film also includes descriptive intertitles highlighting local agricultural processes, regional customs, and traditional Tyrolean dress. The film shows views of the rural mountainous villages of Mieders and Fulpmes in Tyrol. The final section shows the film-makers returning to the UK via ship.
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