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Films on You Tube

We have uploaded many films onto our 'Wessex Film and Sound Archive You Tube channel.'

On the clips below, click on the 'i' information button to see more details and a link to the online catalogue entry.

To watch the footage below, simply click on the link to see the films on You Tube.

• The Changing Face of Gosport, 1950s. Ref: AV1078/1/V1

• A film by Alfred Curtis of a Winchester Amateur Cine Club outing to Ovington, Cheriton, Beaulieu river, Hamble river, Waggoners Wells and Frensham Pond, 1960s. Ref: AV1161/2/V1

• Film by Miss M Curtis of the Queen visiting Winchester and shots of Barton Farm, 1977. Ref: AV1161/8/V1

• Holiday film of the Isle of Wight, 1959-1960. Ref: AV1260/1/V1

• Amateur film of life in South Stoneham House during World War Two, 1939-1945. Ref: AV165/1/V1

• Ceremony in Portsmouth celebrating the electrification of the Portsmouth to London railway, July 1937. Ref: AV100/13/V1

• Amateur film, taken by a French visitor, of what took his eye during a day in Southampton, 10 Oct 1930. Ref: AV143/1/V1

• Footage of lessons and salvaging items for the War Effort at Charminster Mixed School, Bournemouth, c1940. Ref: AV567/3/V1

• Milford-on-Sea, 1925. Ref: AV634/1/V1

• Basingstoke, 1969. Ref: AV177/1-3/V1

• Queen Mary's funeral, Windsor, 31 Mar 1953. Ref: AV1311/22/V1

• The River Thames at Marlow, Cliveden and Sonning, 1960s. Ref: AV593/2/V1

• Scenes from Upton, Henley-on-Thames & East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire, including the Home Guard, 1937-1944. Ref: AV618/26/V1

• A tour of Britain by rail, 1935. Ref: AV6/M20/V1

• Fred Ward milling at Pan Mill, Newport, Isle of Wight, 1988. Ref: AV1225/1/V1

• Various footage including Basingstoke Fire Brigade and the Aldershot Command Horse Show, 1929-1930. Ref: AV1153/3/V1

• Fleet Home Guard setting up a Smith Gun, c1942-44. Ref: AV642/1/V1

• Grass Skiing Championships at Butser Hill, 1970s. Ref: AV1000/1/V1

Below are clips from our large collection of films made by Colonel Arthur Bates of Manydown Park in North Hampshire between 1929-1936.

All of the films were shot outdoors to take advantage of natural light using a 16mm camera and featured not just members of his family, but also a fascinating glimpse of local life. There are more films in the collection - AV1153 - which you can learn about via our online catalogue and then either visit us to view in person or order a copy. You can also find out more about Colonel Bates in the AdminHistory section of the catalogue entries.

• Various footage 1929-1931 including the North Waltham Mummers and the Vyne Hunt. Ref: AV1153/6/V1

• Various footage 1930-1931,including an air display at RAF Andover, the Basingstoke Root and Stock Show and a zoo. Ref: AV1153/8/V1]

• Various footage 1931-1932, Cunard White Star cruise on The Laconia, 1935. Ref: AV1153/16/V1

• Various footage 1931-1932, including the General election 1931 Basingstoke declaration of poll at Newport House. Ref: AV1153/11/V1]

• Aldershot Command Horse Show c1932 Ref: AV1153/26/V1

• Bell Foundry’ 1936 - showing  the casting of a new bell at the Whitechapel Foundry, London for St Lawrence's Church, Wootton St Lawrence, Hampshire. Ref: AV1153/26/V1

• The Launch of the Queen Mary 1934-1936, including her arrival for the maiden voyage at Southampton in 1936. Ref: AV1153/32/V1