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SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS

South African Students (1927)

A group of young people visit Oxford in winter.

AIR NEWS - PILOT EJECTOR

Air News - Pilot Ejector (1955)

New catapult device fires parachuter to safety.

PARACHUTE JUMPS issue title PATHE PICTORIAL HUNTS FOR THRILLS

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

Men take parachute jumps...

TWIN PIONEER PLANE

Twin Pioneer Plane (1959)

Twin Pioneer planes flying in Benson, Oxfordshire.

MINIATURE LEAGUE ASSEMBLY

Miniature League Assembly (1925)

Students from Oxford University hold their own Annual Congress and...

MINIATURE LEAGUE ASSEMBLY YELLOW TINT

Miniature League Assembly Yellow Tint (1925)

Yellow tinted version of Oxford University students...

THE SUMMER EIGHTS

The Summer Eights (1925)

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

 

 

THE SUMMER EIGHTS ORANGE TINT

The Summer Eights Orange Tint (1925)

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

OXFORD SENIORS SPORTS

Oxford Seniors Sports (1925)

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

SCHOOLBOYS' SALUTE OXFORD'S MACE

Schoolboys' Salute Oxford's Mace (1926)

Mayor of Oxford visits the city's school.

OXFORD - SIR OLIVER FRANKS

Oxford - Sir Oliver Franks (1948)

Oxford Provost leaving country to become Ambassador in America.

PARACHUTE JUMPS

Parachute Jumps (1947)

Parachute drops from barrage balloon in Oxfordshire.

CRIKEY! THIS IS A HILL CLIMB - THAT WAS!!

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

Thame Show Wrecked By Gale (1935)

Thame Agricultural Show wrecked by exceptionally strong Gale.

THEY'RE FINE BOWLERS

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

Ex-President Taft At Oxford (1922)

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

THE DARK BLUES

The Dark Blues (1923)

The Oxford rowing team give an impressive practise performance.

OXFORD FIRST

Oxford First (1924)

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

ROYAL HENLEY REGATTA

Royal Henley Regatta (1925)

Footage of the Henley Regatta in Oxfordshire.

RUGBY AUSTRALIAN STYLE

Rugby Australian Style (1925)

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

FROM EAST AND WEST AND NORTH AND SOUTH

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

Young Farmers Scare Off Mr Crow (1949)

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

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION DRIVE aka WAY TO PLENTY

Rural Electrification Drive AKA Way To Plenty (1948)

Electricity reaches the country, power being...

OLD BARN

Old Barn (1938)

Barn wall made of wallpaper printing blocks.

NEWS FLASHES - CASSINGTON - VILLAGE SAYS GOODBYE

News Flashes - Cassington - Village Says Goodbye (1955)

US Sergeant Lions goes home to America...

PARATROOPS REHEARSE FARNBORO'

Paratroops Rehearse Farnboro' (1964)

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

CHRISTMAS TREES

Christmas Trees (1968)

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

WOMEN PARACHUTE PACKERS

Women Parachute Packers (1969)

WRAF parachute packers make parachute jumps. Oxfordshire.

CAR TRANSPORTER

Car Transporter (1949)

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

POST OFFICE PAINTINGS

Post Office Paintings (1950)

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

COACHING BARGE

Coaching Barge (1951)

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

FABRIC TESTING

Fabric Testing (1948)

Fabric testing factory in Henley, Oxfordshire.

MG FACTORY ABINGDON

Mg Factory Abingdon (1950)

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

AMPHIBIOUS CARAVAN

Amphibious Caravan (1967)

Amphibious caravan on River Thames at Oxfordshire.

THRILLS AND SPILLS A' PLENTY

Thrills And Spills A' Plenty (1932)

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

THE TORPIDS

The Torpids (1932)

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

OXFORD UNIVERSITY STEEPLECHASES

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'

Undergraduates' "Grand National" (1933)

Oxford University students compete in annual steeplechase...

A GRAND NATIONAL IN MINIATURE

A Grand National In Miniature (1931)

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

UNDERGRADUATES GRAND NATIONAL

Undergraduates Grand National (1934)

Oxford undergraduates horse race.

MEET THE DARK BLUES aka MEET THE PARK BLUES

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

Pathe introduces the audience with the members...

UNDERGRADUATES STEEPLECHASE

Undergraduates Steeplechase (1935)

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

THE LAST SPITFIRE

The Last Spitfire (1945)

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

VETERAN SPORTSMAN

Veteran Sportsman (1928)

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

MERRIE ENGLAND ONCE AGAIN

Merrie England Once Again (1929)

Dance festival in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire.

OXFORD EIGHT'S aka OXFORD 'EIGHT'S WEEK'

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

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

THE WATERCRESS WORKERS

The Watercress Workers (1933)

The watercress crop is gathered by a mostly female work force in...

ROYAL HENLEY

Royal Henley (1923)

The Henley Regatta sees people watching an exciting boat race up the river.