This film is part of Free
Opening of the Coaching Season
Join coaching enthusiast Alfred Vanderbilt on the trip in this early newsreel.
Overview
Take a trip from London to Brighton the old-fashioned way in this early Topical Budget newsreel. Despite the relative ease of modern rail transport, certain enthusiasts kept travel by traditional horse-drawn coach alive into the 20th century. One such was the wealthy American businessman Alfred Wynne Vanderbilt, who ran a seasonal London to Brighton service from around 1907 with his coach, the Venture.
Look out for Vanderbilt himself in this newsreel - he's the taller of two gentlemen who pose for the cameras in front of the coach and horses.
Related
On Falling - Exclusive Q&A On Falling - Exclusive Q&A
Inside Film 2025 30 mins
Writer-director Laura Carreira talks to Nia Childs about her debut feature, On Falling.
Layla - Exclusive Q&A Layla - Exclusive Q&A
Short interview 2025 27 mins
Writer, director and performer Amrou Al-Kadhi talks to Rico Johnson-Sinclair about their debut feature.
All We Imagine As Light - Exclusive Q&A All We Imagine As Light - Exclusive Q&A
Short interview 2025 28 mins
Payal Kapadia discusses her Cannes prize-winning and Bafta-nominated drama with Ashanti Omkar.
Khichdi Khichdi
Animation & Artists Moving Image 2023 16 mins
The interwoven stories of four best friends who reunite in the UK, thirty-five years after training together as nurses during their teens in Ferozepur, Punjab.
Dr XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology Dr XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology
Documentary 2023 15 mins
A satirical take on the healthcare service announcements of the 1960s and 70s.
Every Moment Counts Every Moment Counts
Animation & Artists Moving Image 2023 9 mins
A short animation that offers a window into the world of children’s palliative care.