Attack on a China Mission - Bluejackets to the Rescue

A snatched kiss in a railway tunnel, played by real-life married couple GA Smith and Laura Bayley

Waves crash onto a jetty on the Kentish shoreline in one of Britain's earliest surviving films

This was one of a series of actuality films made by the Victorian pioneer Birt Acres during 1895. The film is thought to have been shot on June 20, on the occasion of the opening of the Kiel Canal by the German Kaiser Wilhelm II. Acres shot other films at the same time, but they have not survived.

An exciting finish suggests that this is one of the very earliest British films

A peeping Tom gets a shocking glimpse of stocking in this early take on film voyeurism.

Stunning footage of a lifesaving demonstration

Incredible scenes at Crystal Palace highlight cutting edge firefighting 1900 style

An accidental fashion parade as holiday promenaders pass before the camera on Brighton Pier

At a time when flying still had a touch of glamour, Heathrow's Queens Building could provide the perfect venue for a pleasant afternoon's plane spotting

Tony Mitchell captures a variety of events during Jubilee year - including day trips to Brighton and a bunting covered London as well as an accident at an airshow

Brighton's children are recruited for the fight against the 'demon drink' in this revealing 1913 film featuring the Temperance Movement

Homemade go-karts of all colours, shapes and sizes can be seen haring along Madeira Drive in Brighton, as Scouts compete for first place.

Chaos reigns as the removal men do their worst…

The lengths that some people will go to, just to avoid a speeding ticket… in this case to Saturn and back.

Edward VII and Queen Alexandra open new buildings at Marischal College, Aberdeen

Faking the ability to contact the dead proves to be a big mistake for one Edwardian charlatan.

Grandma sews a patch on her grandson’s trousers

Four-year-old girl and boy dance a mean cakewalk