British Raj Movies

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.