Motor Trial Capabilities 1914-1918

Star Item

Description

Motor Trial Capabilities - Buxton, Derbyshire.

Motorcycles coming down hill; around corner; past camera & past rock wall. Actually 1 motorbike; 1 car; then a motorcycle w/ sidecar. Next; GV people posed scattered along a steep hill; 3 men push a motorcycle over to the foot of hill; same scene;...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
73921
Sort Number:
ON 178 B
Time in/Out:
01:17:39:00 / 01:18:23:00
Canister:
ON 178 B
Film ID:
1942.18
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
Philip

Related Videos

Hide
The British Experts Test - Version 1

The British Experts Test - Version 1

Riders put their motorcycles through a tough test over muddy tracks near Stroud.

The British Experts Test - Version 2

The British Experts Test - Version 2

Riders put their motorcycles through a tough test over muddy tracks near Stroud.

Cycle Polo

Cycle Polo

Men vs women at cycle polo.

Human Bikes

Human Bikes

Brilliant 'pedi-cycle' (wheels strapped to ankles) cross-country race in Paris.

A New Sport Cycle Skating

A New Sport Cycle Skating

Cycle-skating - new sport which involves strapping a wheel to the side of the feet and skating.

Girl Cyclists (Issue Title Is Jane To Jollity)

Girl Cyclists (Issue Title Is Jane To Jollity)

All women cross country cycling race.

Girl Cyclist's Sign

Girl Cyclist's Sign

Girl on a bicycle with a big sign across her back.

Dunlop Time Spot - T.V. Commercials Background AKA Dunlop Time Spot  T.V.  Commercial

Dunlop Time Spot - T.V. Commercials Background AKA Dunlop Time Spot T.V. Commercial

Leisure activities involving bicycles and motor bikes.

 

 

On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
Emily
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
 Last_Words
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Vertigo
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911