Technical Training of Rescue Parties

Ministry of Home Security Training Film

[The Seasons at Otford]

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

[Pleasure Steamer “Brighton Queen” at West Pier; Bathing Beauties at Brighton Beach; Devil’s Dyke Fun Fair; Brighton Promenade.]

A compilation of early films made in Brighton and Hove and compiled by Hove Museum. The compilation includes a pleasure steamer at the West Pier, Women in bathing costumes, a funfair at Devil's Duke, and various beach scenes.

Scene on Brighton Beach

Visitors to Brighton Beach filmed by either George Albert Smith or Robert Paul from a single fixed position.

The Derby

The Epsom Derby shot from the crowd by Brit Acres for Robert Paul.

Devil's Dyke Fun Fair

Early film footage of fun fair workers and revelers at Devil's Dyke on the South Downs, taken by pioneer James Williamson in around 1896.

Train Entering Hove Station

A scene filmed at Hove station by George Albert Smith in 1897.

On the West Pier

Visitors to the West Pier filmed from a single fixed position by James Williamson in the late 1890s.

[The Country Show] or [A Country Cattle Show] or [Country Sports]

The high jump, sack race and obstacle course are interspersed with footage of spectators in this film by Charles Goodwin Norton from the mid to late 1890s.

[Train Entering Watford Station] or [Railway Traffic on the L.N.W.R.]

Passengers alight a train at a railway station, shot from a fixed position by Charles Goodwin Norton.

Diving at Port Skillion, Isle of Man

A fully clothed man joins divers on the Isle of Man in this film by Robert Paul.

Queen Victoria’s Jubilee

A parade in celebration of Queen Victoria's Jubilee is filmed by Robert Paul in 1897.