Exeter Videos and Historic Film

New - 360 degree panoramas

Sound recording added 4th May 2010

This page contains all the videos that can be found on this site, earliest first.

Garton and King in Waterbeer Street 1935
5 MB WMV film - courtesy of the Holladay family, this is the earliest film of Exeter on the site. Shot on 16mm film with added narration. 

HMS Exeter returns from the Battle of the River Plate 1940
Newsreel of the return of HMS Exeter to Plymouth.

Exeter Blitz - Cathedral and Churches 1942
Flash Video 2 min 15 sec - Film of the damage to the Cathedral and churches in 1942. Film courtesy of the Dartington Hall Trust and the South West Film and Television Archive.

Exeter Blitz - Damage in the City 1942
Flash Video 2 min 42 sec - Film of the blitz damage to the City and work on clearing the damage in 1942. Film courtesy of the Dartington Hall Trust and the South West Film and Television Archive.

Exeter Blitz - the City recovers 1942
Flash Video 1 min 48 sec - Film of Exeter recovering from the blitz, and informing the public. Film courtesy of the Dartington Hall Trust and the South West Film and Television Archive.

Exeter Blitz - Bury Meadow and Heles School 1942
Flash Video 4 min - Film of the women and children feeding station at Bury Meadow and the Information Centre at Heles School. Film courtesy of the Dartington Hall Trust and the South West Film and Television Archive.

The Olympic Torch in Exeter 1948
Flash Video 1 min 18 secs - Film of the Olympic torch carried along the High Street on the way to Torquay for the Yachting events. Film courtesy of the Westcountry Studies Library and the South West Film and Television Archive.

Exeter Cathedral in 1950
5 MB WMV BBC Creative Archive.

Mayoralty of Charles Woodland 1959
Standard 8 film of the Mayoralty of Charles Woodland, showing some of his public duties. Film courtesy of Robert Morgan.

October floods aftermath 1960
5 MB WMV BBC Creative Archive.

The House that Moved 1961
9.5 MB WMV BBC Creative Archive.

The Beatles Interview 1964
4.4 MB WMV BBC Creative Archive.

The Secrets - an Exeter pop group
Filmed by their manager in Exeter on 8mm film - a great nostalgia trip for those who remember them.

The flood channel works 1964
3.5 MB WMV BBC Creative Archive.

Exeter in the 1960s
Standard 8 film around the city in the late 1960s.

Exeter Buses in the 1960s
Filmof a variety of Exeter buses around the city during the 1960s. Kindly supplied by Dave Spencer of PMPVideo

Paul Simon's 'Northern Line' 1965 New
Sound recording of Paul Simon playing at the folk club in a barn at Newhayes House in Cowick Lane.

Building the Northern Exe Bridge 1967/70
12MB WMV film - filmed by Peter Werran on 8mm colour film.
In remembrance of Peter Werran who died on 23rd November 2007.

Opening the Northern Exe Bridge 1970
9MB WMV film - filmed by Peter Werran on 8mm colour film with narration.
In remembrance of Peter Werran who died on 23rd November 2007.

Demolishing St Thomas 1970
11 MB WMV film - filmed by Peter Werran on 8mm colour film with added narration.
In remembrance of Peter Werran who died on 23rd November 2007.

Exeter's Air Day 1970
7MB WMV film - filmed by Peter Werran on 8mm colour film at the Exeter Air Day.
Includes footage of the last flying Lancaster and added sound.
In remembrance of Peter Werran who died on 23rd November 2007.

Red Arrows at Exeter's Air Day
Standard 8 film of the Red Arrows at Exeter Air Day, early 1970s. Shot by an unknown film maker, the sequence is impressively good considering the basic equipment.

Exeter Falcons 1973
Colour film of an Exeter Falcons meet at the County Ground in 1973 - great footage, well shot. See their new site Falcons

Monty Python in Cowick Street 1974
YouTube Python sketch with several shots taken in Exeter including Cowick Street, Southernhay and a field next to the airport.

Monty Python postbox sketch 1974
YouTube Python sketch shot in Higher Kings Avenue

Heavy Horses at Stoke Canon 1974
5 MB WMV

Diana's Walkabout 1986
6.5 MB WMV film - this video shows the walkabout of Diana, the Princess of Wales in the High Street on 2nd July 1986.

150 Years of Service Parade 1986
11 MB WMV film - filmed by Jack Holman, this video shows the parade of Exeter's police, fire and ambulance service in front of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Northernhay Park - historic entertainment 2003/4
2.5 MB WMV
Courtesy of Alan H Mazonowicz

Pub Signs of Exeter 2005
3.25 MB WMV

The Exeter Phoenix Rises 2005
2.5 MB WMV

Exeter Falcons - the Last Meeting 2005
Video of the last meeting at the County Ground of the Exeter Falcons on October 2005, before the county Ground was demolished.  See their new site Falcons

Flood Warning 2006
5 MB WMV

The Last (but one) Parade of the Devon and Dorset Regiment 2006
4.8 MB WMV

Eastgate from Debenhams Timelapse 2007
6 MB WMV
The fall and rise of the Eastgate building, now Next

Musketry at Poltimore House 2007
5 MB WMV

Cricklepit Mill opens - April 2008
3 MB WMV video - filmed on17th April 2008, the clip shows one of the wheels at Cricklepit turning and some of the crowd.

Cricklepit Mill working - July 2008
Short video of the interior of the mill-works when the wheel is turning.

Exeter City are promoted 2008
Short video of the players arriving at the Guildhall to meet the Lord Mayor, cheered by ecstatic fans.

Lammas Fair 2008
The Lord Mayor, Cllr. Peter Smith proclaims the ancient Lammas Fair open at the Guildhall.

Exeter City are promoted 2009
Short video of the players arriving at the Guildhall to meet the Lord Mayor, cheered by ecstatic fans

 St Nicholas Priory - The Great Chamber by Noel Jenkins

 St Nicholas Priory - The Kitchen by Noel Jenkins

 The Underground Passages by Noel Jenkins

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