Sandhamn sailing regatta, 1930
This Pathé archive has evocative footage of yachts, with English commentary, racing at an international regatta in Sweden 1930. Participants include Uffa Fox on ‘Vigilant’… Read More »Sandhamn sailing regatta, 1930
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Royal Yacht sails on the Clyde, 1923
This post includes a Pathé Gazette newsreel showing evocative footage of yachts racing on the Clyde in 1923, including the King’s yacht, ‘Britannia’. The silent… Read More »Royal Yacht sails on the Clyde, 1923
Smuggling on the Cornish coasts
Tales of Cornish smugglers sit alongside those of notorious highwaymen and outlaws throughout England’s history of crime and punishment. A certain folk hero status may… Read More »Smuggling on the Cornish coasts
Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by!
Where there are isolated coasts, there has always been smuggling. In this post we bring a couple of smugglers’ tales in poetry and film. Where… Read More »Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by!
Newsreels of Newlyn, Cornwall: 1937 and 1946
In these two short snippets from the Pathé film archive, we see nine Newlyn fishermen petition the Minister of Health at Westminster and a post-war… Read More »Newsreels of Newlyn, Cornwall: 1937 and 1946
Red Trawlers of Brixham, 1933
This Pathé archive footage of the Brixham Regatta, 1933 opens with a title screen ‘The Red Trawlers of Brixham – famed in song and story… Read More »Red Trawlers of Brixham, 1933
Viking ship ‘Hugin’ at Ramsgate
The Viking Ship ‘Hugin’ on permanent display at Pegwell Bay, Ramsgate is a replica of the Viking ship which sailed from Denmark to Thanet in 1949. This… Read More »Viking ship ‘Hugin’ at Ramsgate
The America’s Cup
Watch this excellent archive footage from the America’s Cup heyday, 1934, entitled “THE AMERICA’S CUP – Rainbow (defender) and Endeavour (challenger) in final trails.” This… Read More »The America’s Cup
Dutch eel boats in the Thames, 1931
This fascinating old silent movie footage from the Pathe archive is subtitled “A glance at the old Dutch Schuyts”. The intertitle explains that for nearly… Read More »Dutch eel boats in the Thames, 1931