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The Arrest of a Pickpocket
| Date | [ca. 1897] | ID | 8436 |
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A gentleman, mob and policeman are embroiled in a fight in this 1895 film produced by Robert Paul, a version of "The Arrest of a Pickpocket" of 1895.
Robbery; or, Wayfarer Compelled Partially to Disrobe
| Date | [1897?] | ID | 8442 |
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A cruel thief demands a man's clothes in this film by Robert Paul of the mid-to-late 1890s.
Washing the Sweep
| Date | 1898 | ID | 8381 |
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A chimney sweep who disturbs two washer women gets his comeuppance in this 1898 film by James Williamson.
The Postman and the Nursemaid
| Date | [1899 -1909?] | ID | 8423 |
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Two mischievous boys disrupt a postman and a nursemaid in a garden in this comedy by Charles Goodwin Norton.
Cycle Corps
| Date | [1899 -1909?] | ID | 8435 |
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A cycle corps are filmed during shooting practice by Charles Goodwin Norton.
Attack on a China Mission (Bluejackets to the Rescue)
| Date | 1900 | ID | 8382 |
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A shoot out between Boxers and a missionary's rescuers is the subject of this film by James Williamson, produced in 1900.
The Puzzled Bather and his Animated Clothes
| Date | 1901 | ID | 8383 |
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A man resorts to jumping in a river fully dressed as his animated clothes get the better of him in this 1901 film by James Williamson.
The Big Swallow
| Date | 1901 | ID | 8384 |
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In this 1901 film by James Williamson, a man appears to swallow a camera and its operator whole.
The Magic Extinguisher
| Date | 1901 | ID | 8385 |
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A man performs magic tricks for the camera in this 1901 film by James Williamson.
A Day in the Hayfield
| Date | 1904 | ID | 8406 |
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Men and children are seen at work and play in a hayfield in this 1904 film by Cecil Hepworth.
An Interesting Story
| Date | 1905 | ID | 8394 |
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A distracted man with his 'head in a book' pours coffee in his hat and injures his staff before he is flattened by a steam roller in this 1905 comedy by James Williamson.
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.
![A still from [East Grinstead Local Scenes] (c.1913)](/wp-content/uploads/films/2194/image_a_thumb.jpg "[East Grinstead Local Scenes] (c.1913)")
[East Grinstead Local Scenes; Remembrance Day]
| Date | [1913-1922] | ID | 2194 |
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The first part is a short news item from the early 1910s showing a parade, general street scenes in East Grinstead, a parade and the East Grinstead Urban District Council Fire Brigade Sports. The second part, from 1922, shows the train station and the arrival of the North Somerset Yeomanry in the town with a parade of local regiments.
Warnham Court; The Home of C. J. Lucas
| Date | [ca. 1920] | ID | 4904 |
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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.
[Arundel]
| Date | [ca. 1920s?] | ID | 8144 |
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A film showing a man walking down a rural lane smoking a cigarette, cutting to a shot of two men and a woman in portrait eating a banana in the countryside.
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