Welsh Magic

King George V gives his blessing to Shrewsbury's agricultural show, meeting dairymaids and farming veterans.

Jack takes unemployment on the chin and, using his feet, ensures that it does not prevent him from joining his comrades on vacation in Wales.

A sneak peek at the shires of Shrewsbury on display for the King’s visit to the county fair

The end of an era as Shrewsbury's cattle market on Smithfield Road shuts its doors for the final time.

Marching bands and acrobats celebrate the Coronation of King George VI at an event in Shrewsbury.

Three cheers for the King! George V drops in on his prize Dexter bull at the Royal Agricultural Show.

The Victorian great and good mark the passing of a political titan

For Britons during the Boer War, a welcome opportunity to support the troops - and march alongside them

Factory gate glimpses at - we think - Barrow-in-Furness

Worthing waves at us in this mesmerising early film

Film's first joke? A fresh take on an old prank.

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.