Delhi and The North

Rare insight into the health work of Methodist missionaries in rural Shaoyang, Hunan Province, South Central China.

A fun tour of 1950s West End with international film star Yoko Tani.

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

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

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

Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.

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

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

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.