British Pathe

South African Students (1927)

A group of young people visit Oxford in winter.

Air News - Pilot Ejector (1955)

New catapult device fires parachuter to safety.

Parachute Jumps Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Hunts For Thrills (1947)

Men take parachute jumps...

Twin Pioneer Plane (1959)

Twin Pioneer planes flying in Benson, Oxfordshire.

The Summer Eights Orange Tint (1925)

A festival in Oxford sees many people enjoying the rowing and...

Oxford Seniors Sports (1925)

Oxford Seniors' sports involves high jump, sprinting and long distance...

Schoolboys' Salute Oxford's Mace (1926)

Mayor of Oxford visits the city's school.

Oxford - Sir Oliver Franks (1948)

Oxford Provost leaving country to become Ambassador in America.

Parachute Jumps (1947)

Parachute drops from barrage balloon in Oxfordshire.

Blanket Making (1969)

Making woollen blankets at Witney, Oxfordshire - cuts from 69/49.

Crikey! This Is A Hill Climb - That Was!! (1931)

Students from Oxford and Cambridge compete in...

"Merrie England" - Once Again! (1931)

Traditional folk dancing festival at Blenheim Palace.

Thame Show Wrecked By Gale (1935)

Thame Agricultural Show wrecked by exceptionally strong Gale.

They're Fine Bowlers (1921)

The New Zealand bowling team starts the match with a dance, they go on to...

Ex-President Taft At Oxford (1922)

Former President Taft and Lord Chancellor receive Honorary Degrees...

The Dark Blues (1923)

The Oxford rowing team give an impressive practise performance.

Oxford First (1924)

A new canal lock is opened in Oxford by Lord Desborough.

Royal Henley Regatta (1925)

Footage of the Henley Regatta in Oxfordshire.

Rugby Australian Style (1925)

Rugby - Australians play in Oxford, and Canadians play in Toronto.

From East And West And North And South (1926)

Women from Oxford march to London as part of the...

Young Farmers Scare Off Mr Crow (1949)

Oxfordshire young farmers enjoy a build-a-scarecrow...

Rural Electrification Drive AKA Way To Plenty (1948)

Electricity reaches the country, power being...

Old Barn (1938)

Barn wall made of wallpaper printing blocks.

News Flashes - Cassington - Village Says Goodbye (1955)

US Sergeant Lions goes home to America...

Paratroops Rehearse Farnboro' (1964)

RAF Parachutists prepare their display for the Farnborough air...

Christmas Trees (1968)

Christmas trees are chopped down ready for the season. Tackley Wood, Oxfordshire.

Women Parachute Packers (1969)

WRAF parachute packers make parachute jumps. Oxfordshire.

Car Transporter (1949)

Cars are driven to the docks on transporters with hydraulic lifts. Oxfordshire.

Post Office Paintings (1950)

17th century Italian paintings adorn a post office in Henley, Oxfordshire....

Coaching Barge (1951)

"Leviathan" the new coaching barge for oarsmen makes its first outing in Oxford.

Fabric Testing (1948)

Fabric testing factory in Henley, Oxfordshire.

Mg Factory Abingdon (1950)

People at work in the MG car factory in Abingdon. Oxfordshire.

Amphibious Caravan (1967)

Amphibious caravan on River Thames at Oxfordshire.

Italian Puppies (1956)

Some very cute and fluffy cream Maremma puppies feed from their mother and play.

Thrills And Spills A' Plenty (1932)

Oxford University Point-to-Point horse racing - lots of fallers.

The Torpids (1932)

Rowers at Oxford race to win the title 'Head of the River'.

Oxford University Steeplechases (1932)

Horse racing scenes with jockeys from Oxford University.

"Summer Eights" (1932)

Rowing from Oxford - large crowds turn out to watch the sport.

Undergraduates' "Grand National" (1933)

Oxford University students compete in annual steeplechase...

A Grand National In Miniature (1931)

Soldiers of the Guards Regiment try their hand at Horse racing at...

Undergraduates Grand National (1934)

Oxford undergraduates horse race.

Meet The Dark Blues AKA Meet The Park Blues (1934)

Pathe introduces the audience with the members...

Undergraduates Steeplechase (1935)

Oxford University undergraduates at point to point races in...

The Last Spitfire (1945)

Morris Motors factory change from fighter planes to post-war car production.

Veteran Sportsman (1928)

Veteran sportsman Lord North attends a fox hunt on his 92nd birthday.

Merrie England Once Again (1929)

Dance festival in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire.

Oxford Eight's AKA Oxford 'eight's Week' (1922)

Annual bumping races for undergraduates, in Oxford,...