Mitchell Kenyon Movies

An epic tour of the places and people of Edwardian Bradford.

The pedestrians are either engrossed by the camera or dodging traffic in this busy thoroughfare in Cork. St Patrick Street buzzes with electric trams,...

A Mitchell & Kenyon actuality depicting the northern folk of Halifax, dressed in their Sunday best to witness and participate in a Catholic procession...

A beautiful shot of a locomotive billowing smoke begins this very evocative film. As the train pulls in to the terminus the camera is positioned behin...

A film from the UK based Mitchell & Kenyon.

A resounding win for Sunderland in the FA Cup, urged on by an enthusiastic band.

A short film depicting a dramatized scene from the Boer War, produced by the Lancashire company Mitchell and Kenyon. The film portrays the rescue of t...

Beginning with panoramic shots of the Colthurst estate and Blarney Castle – already a popular tourist attraction by the Edwardian era – this film take...

It is a dramatic film, with its colossal explosion and smouldering remains. Within seconds of the chimney's collapse, crowds swarm in to inspect the s...

A rare glimpse of early Edwardian Manchester when the horse-drawn tram still reigned supreme.

Girls gut herring on the quay at North Shields while a Showman tries to stir up trouble.

This is one of nine films in the Mitchell and Kenyon collection relating to this momentous exhibition, a key moment in Cork's early 20th century histo...

A lively crowd surround the camera filming a tram leaving Wigan Market Place.

A striking panorama of the Peak District town and its magnificent Georgian Crescent.

Evocative film of the passengers and crew of a ship docked at Liverpool.

A breathtaking winter journey in the Pennines, from country to town and back again via electric tram.

Over a hundred Edwardian athletes gather for a gruelling walking race.

In China at the turn of the 20th century, there was a rebel group called the Society of the Harmonious Fist, otherwise known as Boxers. They attacked...

Lancashire children perform physical education exercises in (almost) perfect unison.