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![A Still from [The Seasons at Otford] (ca.1959)](/wp-content/uploads/films/6150/image_a_thumb.jpg "[The Seasons at Otford] (ca.1959)")
[The Seasons at Otford]
| Date | 1944 | ID | 6150 |
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In this film, Mr. Newman documents a year in Otford, filming the countryside around Otford, as the seasons change over the year.
Two Friends
| Date | 1950s [?] | ID | 7041 |
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A fictional film based on the short story Deux Amis by Guy de Maupassant set during the Franco-Prussian war.
Modern Marvels: Bad Santa
| Date | 2019 | ID | 13017 |
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Exploring the film heritage of Brighton & Hove. Film made by pupils from Headstart College inspired by the film Santa Claus made by George Albert Smith in 1898.
Modern Marvels: Ghost Train
| Date | 2019 | ID | 13018 |
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Exploring the film heritage of Brighton & Hove. Film made by pupils from Hill Park School (formerly called Downs Park School) inspired by the film A Kiss in the Tunnel by George Albert Smith in 1899.
Modern Marvels: The Magical Teapot
| Date | 2019 | ID | 13019 |
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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
| Date | 11 April 2016 | ID | 14321 |
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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
| Date | 12 March 2020 | ID | 14334 |
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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.
[Drinking Monk]
| Date | [ca. 1820s - 1830s] | ID | 14018 |
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This double slipping slide shows an overweight monk with a drinkers nose enjoying a glass of wine, beckoning us with his finger.
[Pleasure Steamer “Brighton Queen” at West Pier; Bathing Beauties at Brighton Beach; Devil’s Dyke Fun Fair; Brighton Promenade.]
| Date | [ca. 1896]; [ca. 1920s] | ID | 6080 |
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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
| Date | 1896-1897? | ID | 8365 |
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Visitors to Brighton Beach filmed by either George Albert Smith or Robert Paul from a single fixed position.
[Music Hall Sports] Comic Costume Race
| Date | [1896?] | ID | 8438 |
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A costumed running race filmed by Robert Paul in the mid 1890s.
The Twin’s Tea Party
| Date | [1896?] | ID | 8439 |
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A tea party turns violent in this film by Robert Paul from the mid 1890s.
[The Soldier’s Courtship?] or [Tommy Atkins in the Park?]
| Date | [1896 - 1898?] | ID | 8447 |
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A couple get revenge on an old woman when she disturbs their privacy in this comedy by Robert Paul.
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