Prestwich Manufacturing Company Movies

  • 1898
    The Launch of HMS Albion at Blackwall

    The Launch of HMS Albion at Blackwall

    The Launch of HMS Albion at Blackwall

    4.51898HD

    The film documents the launch of HMS Albion at Blackwall on the 21st of June, 1898—an event that was witnessed by 30,000 onlookers, 37 of whom lost th...

    The Launch of HMS Albion at Blackwall
  • 1896
    Bicycling Group

    Bicycling Group

    Bicycling Group

    61896HD

    A staged film where over 100 cyclists cycle towards the camera.

    Bicycling Group
  • 1898
    Photographic Convention of 1898

    Photographic Convention of 1898

    Photographic Convention of 1898

    3.51898HD

    Members of the photographic convention carrying tripods and cameras file past a waiting room on the deck of the Clyde steamer “Lady Rowena”. Members o...

    Photographic Convention of 1898
  • 1898
    Incoming Tide

    Incoming Tide

    Incoming Tide

    21898HD

    Worthing waves at us in this mesmerising early film.

    Incoming Tide