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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.
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.
Moving History - A Year in a Kentish Hop Garden
| Date | June 2016 | ID | 13716 |
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A lyrical film that chronicles a year in the hop gardens of Kent - featuring fields being ploughed in January, hop poles being erected in March, plants growing in Spring, harvesting in August by legions of hop-pickers and the hops being finally dried in oast houses in September. The film ends with scenes showing charcoal production for the oast houses' furnaces.
Ramsgate General Hospital: Hospital Appeal
| Date | [1932?] | ID | 973 |
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A short promotional film about the appeal to raise funds for the extension of Ramsgate General Hospital. The Chairman of the Extensions Committee presents the film, appealing to people to donate towards the new casualty and outpatients departments. The film includes plans of the proposed new buildings.
“Lest We Forget” Disabled Soldiers Day Out At Margate
| Date | 1934 | ID | 1046 |
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A profesionally-made film which records a trip to Margate by disabled veterans of the First World War. The men are guests-of-honour at a lunch hosted by the town's Mayor and Mayoress at the St George's Hotel, Cliftonville. This was the inaugral outing hosted by Margate's Lest We Forget Committee.
British Home Design [Davis Estates Ltd]
| Date | 1935 | ID | 5456 |
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A film by Davis Estates Ltd promoting their new suburban housing developments in the counties surrounding London. The film shows the building process and takes a tour of the new buildings and interiors. The local amenities and access to London by rail are emphasised along with the advantage of purchase over renting.
![A still from [The Royal Surrey County Hospital Fundraising Films] (ca.1936) showing a patient leaving the hospital](/wp-content/uploads/films/1664/image_a_thumb.jpg "[The Royal Surrey County Hospital Fundraising Films] (ca.1936)")
[The Royal Surrey County Hospital Fundraising Films]
| Date | [ca. 1936] | ID | 1664 |
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Two films, one a short drama and one a factual film, from a pre-NHS era, both made to encourage the public to make donations and raise funds for the Royal Surrey County Hospital.
Mädel im Landjahr
| Date | 1936 | ID | 9318 |
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This commercially produced educational film entitled: 'Mädel im Landjahr ' or 'Girl in the Country Year' documents the process girls are educated in the rural German countryside.
At Your Service
| Date | [1938?] | ID | 1262 |
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A Merton Park Studios production, detailing the workings of Barking Power Station, run by the London Electricity Supply Company in the 1930s. Construction work at the ever-expanding station is shown as it attempts to meet the demands for electricity in industry, farming, transport and the home.
![A still from [Home Front and Home Guard] (1938-1943)](/wp-content/uploads/films/10948/image_a_thumb.jpg "[Home Front and Home Guard] (1938-1943)")
[Home Front and Home Guard]
| Date | [ca. 1938 - 1943] | ID | 10948 |
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The film shows the Home Guard in Woking, initially training with wooden rifles, then performing drills, practicing on a rifle range and parading for the General's visit.
Do You Take Enough Milk
| Date | [ca. 1944] | ID | 1263 |
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A wartime film dedicated to the importance of drinking milk and its health benefits. The film was commissioned by the Electricity Council, London.
[Milestone [?]; Children’s Village Trogen]
| Date | [1947?] | ID | 5779 |
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A silent film documenting the founding of the Pestalozzi Children's Village at Trogen, Switzerland. The village is seen being constructed, children help to make furniture and a ceremony is held to mark its official opening. Children from abroad arrive at the village and take up residence in one of the houses, they are seen enjoying games and learning in the classroom. The film is intersected by titles, providing a narrative to the events.
Sussex Fortnight
| Date | [1950?] | ID | 3356 |
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A professionally-made film in which BBC Sports commentator Raymond Glendenning tours Sussex on a Penny Farthing bicycle, stopping at places of local interest including Arundel Castle, the beach at Littlehampton and the racecourses at Fontwell Park and Goodwood. The film has an accompanying music and commentary soundtrack.
Youth in Danger
| Date | [ca. 1950s] | ID | 3753 |
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Southwick Players Film Unit present... a morality tale for the youth of Southwick and Brighton. Jeff is put off by the thought of the youth club and gets into trouble on his night out. Later, Jeff discovers the club is more fun than he was expecting.
Resmat Cold Asphalt; A Film of the Manufacture and Laying of This Product
| Date | [ca. 1950s] | ID | 2403 |
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An amateur film with intertitles which records work being undertaken by the William F. Rees civil engineering company. Footage includes images of the asphalt production depot in Chelsea, the plant depot in Coulsdon, the resurfacing of Goodwood Race Track using both men and machinery.
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