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  • 1928 Cat no. 2418

    Honour the Dead, Serve the Living

    1928, Braintree (Essex)

    Viscount Allenby attends the British Legion rally at Braintree.

    Cat no. 2418

    0:01:09

    Black and White, silent

  • 1928 Cat no. 2518

    Holidays By The Sea

    1928, Southend-on-Sea (Essex)

    Southend attractions presented in a reel of advertisements for local businesses

    Cat no. 2518

    0:12:38

    Black and White, silent

  • 1959 Cat no. 2525

    The Clacton Cine Club

    1959, Clacton (Essex)

    A man attends his first Cine Club meeting and then makes film of his family.

    Cat no. 2525

    0:10:41

    Black and White, silent

  • 1950 - 1952 Cat no. 2920

    Jaywick Sands

    1950 - 1952, Jaywick (Essex)

    Home movie of a family holiday at Jaywick Sands with various beach scenes, donkey rides and pontoons.

    Cat no. 2920

    0:35:36

    Colour and Black and White, silent

  • 1930s Cat no. 3089

    Ratcliffe Garage

    1930s, Frinton-on-Sea (Essex)

    Cars old and new at the leading Frinton garage business.

    Cat no. 3089

    0:02:05

    colour, silent

  • 1975 Cat no. 4832

    Mersea Island

    1975, Mersea Island (Essex)

    A profile of Mersea Island and interviews with residents, contrasting the rural, and isolated settlement of East Mersea with the maritime activities of the larger settlement of West Mersea.

    Cat no. 4832

    0:29:42

    colour, sound

  • 1979 Cat no. 4872

    Holiday Camps: No Loud Talking After 11

    1979, Clacton-on-Sea (Essex)

    A history of holiday camps, from socialist beginnings to non-stop entertainment.

    Cat no. 4872

    0:29:29

    colour, sound

  • 1982 Cat no. 5010

    Nearly New Town (Harlow)

    1982, Harlow (Essex)

    BBC documentary examining social developments in the new town of Harlow.

    Cat no. 5010

    0:29:31

    colour, sound

  • 1981 Cat no. 5354

    Prof. Townsend

    1981, Colchester (Essex)

    Profile of pioneering anti-poverty campaigner Professor Peter Townsend.

    Cat no. 5354

    0:06:14

    colour, sound

  • 1978 Cat no. 5394

    Dodie Smith

    1978, Essex (County)

    BBC footage of novelist and playwright Dodie Smith, at her Essex home, with husband, Alec Beesley.

    Cat no. 5394

    0:00:58

    colour, sound

  • 1953 Cat no. 5624

    Tolleshunt D'Arcy - Coronation Year

    1953, Tolleshunt D'Arcy (Essex)

    Film made by Joyce Allingham showing the celebrations in the streets of Tolleshunt D'Arcy for the coronation day of Queen Elizabeth II.

    Cat no. 5624

    0:16:29

    colour, silent

  • 1970 Cat no. 6863

    High and Dry!

    1970, Essex (County)

    Filmmaker Joan Hammond narrates the story of boats left in dry dock at the end of the season.

    Cat no. 6863

    0:02:25

    Colour, Sound