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A still from The Magic Teapot (2019)}

Modern Marvels: The Magical Teapot

Date2019ID13019

Exploring the film heritage of Brighton & Hove. Film made by pupils from Downs View Life Skills College, inspired by the film Stop Thief by James Williamson in 1901.

An Artist in the Shadows: Margaret Dora Mendelssohn Benecke

Date11 April 2016ID14321

This film tells the life story of the Eastbourne painter Margaret Dora Mendelssohn Benecke. She was the granddaughter of Felix Mendelsohn, a fact not many people knew. Artist and researcher Dr Jane Palmer interviews relatives, the Towner Art Gallery, artists and scholars to shed light on the life of this reserved personality.

Volunteers Bringing History to Life at The Regency Town House

Date12 March 2020ID14334

In this film we hear from a varied group of volunteers about their activities for the Regency Town House project. From carpentry, writing, cooking, design, wardrobe to the 'Here in the Past' database project. Besides a passion for history they express an appreciation for a good social connection.

A black and white still image taken from TID 13717, showing the front nose of a non traditional tram or rail carriage stopped at a station platform.

Chichester [Drive-in Cinema Short]

Date2020ID13717

A short compilation of film material held by Screen Archive South East, screened at the Chichester Drive-in cinema events in August 2020. One of two shorts screened during the event with accompanying music composed by Nina Humphreys

A black and white still from 'Sussex 1939', showing a very large gathering of marchers on the shingle beach in Eastbourne close to the Langham Hotel. The group have gathered to listen to speeches from Sussex Communist Party members on the promenade. Many of the marchers hold large banners and plaqards.

Eastbourne on Film

DateJune 2018ID13721

A programme of archive films with introductory titles showing locations and activities in Eastbourne from 1928 to 1966 . Presented by Frank Gray at the Towner Cinema June 2018.

A black and white still image taken from TID 13716, showing two men stood in a field surrounded by neat vertical rows of tall strung hop vines. The men are spraying the hops with water part way down the vines, from long poles attached to hoses.

Moving History - A Year in a Kentish Hop Garden

DateJune 2016ID13716

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.

A colour still image taken from TID 13720, showing two lines of text on a black background as the opening titles for the production.

Maidstone on Film

DateOctober 2019ID13720

A programme of archive film focussed on Maidstone and its surrounding areas from the 1930s to the 1960s. The programme begins with an introduction to the work of the archive and was presented by Frank Gray at the Bishop's Palace, Maidstone in October 2019 as a special screening organised by Kent Archives.

A still image taken from TID 13723. A compilation of films edited together by Screen Archive South East. This black and white still image shows two men in a small sailing boat with full sail unfurled, on a river. Two domestic houses can be seen on the bank behind them in the distance.

Chichester Harbour

DateJuly 2018ID13723

A compilation of archive films from the early 1930s featuring various locations and activities around Chichester Harbour.

A still image taken from TID 13724. A compilation of films edited together by Screen Archive South East. This colour image shows two boys aged under 8 years old on a sandy beach building a sand castle with a bucket and spade.

Britain on Film - Coast & Sea - The West Sussex Coast

DateAugust 2017ID13724

A compilation of archive films, with a specially commissioned musical accompaniment, looking at various locations along the West Sussex coast from the 1930s to the 1960s. Produced with support from the British Film Institute's Britain on Film Coast & Sea Programme Development Fund.

A black and white still image taken from TID 973, showing a architectural front elevation plan of the new South building for the hospital Outpatients department.

Ramsgate General Hospital: Hospital Appeal

Date[1932?]ID973

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.

A still from 'Ancient and Modern' (1933) showing chickens being stacked in Shippam's factory

Ancient and Modern

Date[ca. 1933]ID3263

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.

British Home Design (1935)

British Home Design [Davis Estates Ltd]

Date1935ID5456

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.

Beside the Seaside

Date1935ID8430

Margaret Grierson's film, with commentary written by W.H.Auden, presents a day out for Londoners at their south coast destinations. Leaving London during a heat wave, they make their way to Brighton, Broadstairs, Ovingdean and Eastbourne to swim, dance, chatter and enjoy the Palace Pier's amusements.

A black and white still image taken from TID 13718, of four women dressed in one piece sailer themed beach outfits in a line, dancing on the shingle beach at Bognor Regis. The buildings on the promenade can be seen behind them.

Chichester and District [Drive-in Cinema Short]

Date2020ID13718

A short compilation of film material held by Screen Archive South East shown at the Chichester Drive-in cinema screenings in August 2020. One of two shorts screened during the event accompanied by music composed by Nina Humphreys.

Fire in Their Eyes

Date[ca. 1937]; 1968; [ca. 1978]ID3106

Archive footage of the Haywards Heath Fire Brigade just prior to the Second World War is followed by images of vintage fire engines and of fire service demonstrations at Expo Sussex '68; an Open Day at Haywards Heath Fire Station in the 1970s; local fires; and the International Fire Training Centre in Gloucestershire.

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