Chichester Tour

"The most exciting thing going on in Europe, if not the world": welcome to Milton Keynes circa 1973.

The colourful bustle of Portsmouth's oldest street market features in this 1977 film – where traders and shoppers mix under the brooding presence of the infamous Tricorn Centre.

Six Shropshire villages combine and the new town of Telford is born.

Bricks and mortar makes way for concrete and reinforced steel as Wolverhampton sweeps the past aside in a modernist town planning utopia.

A rare glimpse of early Edwardian Manchester when the horse-drawn tram still reigned supreme.

This gem of a film shows pre-war Portsmouth and Southsea, in colour, before the Blitz and features its historic streets and buildings and holiday-makers on Southsea's beaches.

The ancient city of Chichester's new and very modern public library rises from its concrete foundations in this fascinating film from the mid 1960s

Chichester gets out the bunting for Gala Day and to celebrate the arrival of a very special Royal visitor

Join the Blighs on their homeward journey through the Southern counties - calling at Glastonbury and various ancient landmarks east

Not a hoodie in sight as the male youth of Chichester goes clubbing – shove ha'penny style

This amazing footage captures a unique little railway at work during its declining years in the late 1920s

Spitfire the Rabbit makes a guest appearance in this charming family film from the early years of the war - featuring various aircraft and larks with men of the RAF.

A grand tour of Japan’s major cities, offering scenic views of the streets and daily life.

This ethnographic film offers a brief overview of the traditional culture of the Ainu, an ethnic minority in Japan.

The performance of a masked dancer is followed by a scene from a kendo match, contrasting grace and ferocity.

In a school gymnastic festival, boys and girls demonstrate their physical rigour through exercise and dance.

A vibrant festival with parades of fishermen and geisha celebrates the 50th anniversary of the opening of Yokohama Port.

Pathécolor’s mechanical stencil colouring is put to good use illustrating a festival at an ancient shrine.