Knight Collection

Knight Collection – Film 3

B&W. 6:38min. Sholapur, Mahableshwar, Maharashtra, India; Bexhill-on-Sea. England. 1930-32. Film made by Sir Henry Foley Knight. Children playing in garden; on pony with syce. UK: in garden with ayah; children on beach. Sholapur: house; John Knight learning to ride a bicycle helped by a putty wallah (orderly); Sir Henry Knight at march past. UK: domestic scenes.

Knight Collection – Film 2

B&W. 11:20min. Sholapur, Mahableshwar, Maharashtra, India; Bexhill-on-Sea. England. 1930-32. Film made by Sir Henry Foley Knight. Toddler (John Knight) playing in garden with mother and ‘puttiwallah’. Servants’ children party and gifts handed by Lady Knight. Bexhill-on-Sea: ayah and John Knight on beach; family scenes from garden (also with ayah) and beach; family scenes and birthday party; Mrs and Mr W.R. G. Smith. Sholapur: laying hospital foundation stone; Ayah, bearer and scyce with child’s pony; garden scenes; five young women similarly dressed doing a show of golfers in garden; scenes of children in garden.

Knight Collection – Film 1

B&W. 6:31min. Poona, (Pune), Maharashtra, India. c. 1935. Film made by Sir Henry Foley Knight. Scenes from Poona races: racecourse, spectators, Robert Duncan Bell, father of Lady Knight; Union Jack flag raised and lowered. Governor Lord Brabourne taking salute at military march past of guns, infantry and armoured cars. Governor Lord Brabourne arrives in carriage. Spectators buying race cards; entrance to course; race; horses led round in ring; jockeys.