British Raj Movies

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English...

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.

Jaw-dropping acrobatics for royal visitors.

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.

Military occasions around India and Pakistan, featuring the Khyber Pass, Srinagar, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.