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A brave young soldier receives the Victoria Cross - just one stirring newsreel story on this complete WWI-era edition of Gaumont Graphic.
Non-Fiction 1915 5 mins Silent
The seven items that make up this newsreel encapsulate the sense of urgency and stirring patriotism that permeated Britain in 1915. The first item showing the presentation of the Victoria Cross to a young soldier in Mansfield is particularly striking; note the force with which the soldiers hold back the ebullient crowds to pave the way for the convoy of local dignitaries.
Wilfred Dolby Fuller of Mansfield was awarded the Victoria Cross for single-handedly capturing 50 Germans in the trenches. 1915 saw the launch of a massive recruitment campaign across the capital and classical soloist Carrie Langley, beautifully captured in the fourth item, lent her talent to the cause with a rendition of 'Your King and Country Need You' in front of the Mansion House recruitment office. Look out for the Mappin and Webb department store on Regent Street - still the company’s flagship store.
Non-Fiction 1915 3 mins Silent
Shades of Lawrence of Arabia in a worn but often beautiful film of WWI desert exercises in Egypt.
Non-Fiction 1915 1 mins Silent Location: Crabbet Park
Picturesque scenes as war-time sweethearts tie the knot at the beautiful Crabbet Park country estate.
Non-Fiction 1915 1 mins Silent
Travelling with the Red Cross ambulance flotillas through Montereau in central northern France.
Non-Fiction 1915 1 mins Silent
All quiet on Germany's Western Front, but the ferocity of Allied artillery bombardment is plain to see in these eerie scenes of carnage.
Non-Fiction 1915 1 mins Silent Location: London
War is declared in Italy, while a returning hero is welcomed in London.
Non-Fiction 1915 1 mins Silent
A curious display of new ambulance vehicles specially built for war service.
Non-Fiction 1899 2 mins Silent Location: Epsom
Red letter day for the Victorian horseracing fraternity and the Surrey town.
Non-Fiction 1913 5 mins Silent Location: Epsom
A momentous act of self sacrifice is caught on camera - Emily Davison is trampled by the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby.
Home movie 1974 7 mins Silent Location: Epsom
Plastic frogs and toy pushchairs are all unwrapped during a frantic and satisfying Christmas for a toddler, her mother and grandfather.
Home movie 1978 3 mins Silent Location: Epsom
One elderly relative falls asleep, but the kids still have a ball opening their Christmas presents in the Epsom suburbs.
Home movie 1977 3 mins Silent Location: Epsom
A fourth birthday party begins with a polite tea and ends in balloon-hitting flag-waving anarchy as the kids enjoy their sugar rush.
Home movie 1973 13 mins Silent Location: Epsom
Much champagne is spilled as the Watts family celebrate the christening of baby Karen with a large family gathering.
Advert 1974 1 mins Location: Shaftesbury
A classic slice of British advertising history, though that hill's not as Northern as it looks...
Non-Fiction 1901 3 mins Silent Location: Rotherham
Edwardian workers react to the camera at one of Rotherham's major employers.
Non-Fiction 1900 1 mins Silent Location: Great Moor St, Bolton
Eager youngsters burst out of the gates of a Victorian cotton mill.
Sport 1901 1 mins Silent Location: Henley-on-Thames
It's the first weekend of July 1901, and high society are on the Thames
Advert 1898 1 mins Silent Location: St Pancras
An unusual farewell in this charming early film
Non-Fiction 1900 1 mins
The magic of a real solar eclipse filmed by a famous magician
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