Take a step back in time with these archive films and old home movie clips, showing the Gloucestershire town of Cheltenham in the past. Edwardian Cheltenham This is fascinating footage of Cheltenham at a time when the earliest cars are outnumbered by bicycles and pedestrians, and the long skirts of ladies are above their ankles…
Month: June 2021
Old Film Clips of Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Take a step back in time with these short films capturing aspects of life in Haywards Heath during the twentieth century. Ardingly College School Steeplechase (1934) Almost 70 boys took part in the 1934 annual Ardingly College School Steeplechase. The course was three and a half miles of fields and streams. Over – Or In…
Archive film & Old Photos of Nuneaton
The Warwickshire market town of Nuneaton is home to more than 90,000 people, making it the largest town in Warwickshire. Known as ‘Etone’ in the Domesday Book, the settlement has a rich recorded history. One of the country’s finest authors, George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) was born here. Unfortunately archive film and old photos don’t…
Clacton-on-Sea in the Old Days
Take a step back in time with these twentieth century film clips from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. Masonic Ceremony (1910-1919) Freemasons in their full regalia lead a procession of clergy and choirboys. Then the foundation stone of St James’s Church is laid with Masonic rights. Masonic Ceremony (1910-1919): British Pathé (YouTube) Clacton Beach (1920-1929) Although this…
The Postwar Era of Harwell Village
In this fascinating 1947 newsreel from British Pathé, we see how the village and community of Harwell Village had to cope with the nuclear facility suddenly erected in their neighbourhood. When this newsreel opens, we’re in a quiet rural community. Farmers and horse trainers in the fields, small children walking along deserted lanes, and centuries…
Looking Back at Monkseaton in Tyne & Wear
Monkseaton first appears in documents in the early 12th century, when Henry I transferred its estates to Tynemouth Priory. At the time, the settlement was simply known as ‘Seton,’ which is most likely a combination of the terms ‘Sea’ and ‘Tun,’ referring to its location. The layout of the latter settlement appears to have kept…
Look back at Wellingborough, Northants
First mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as Wendelburie, the historic market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire was once famous for its shoe and leather industry. But the videos in this page take us back through the twentieth century. Wellingborough Now & Then A 22 minute compilation of old films showing Wellingborough from 1908 onwards…
Benwell in Old Photos & Film
Canning Street School Brian Alexander used photographs from Canning Street School’s past pupils and staff to make a video about the school’s past. Part 1 starts with the 1930s, and takes us up to the 1960s. Part 2 starts with 1970 and ends in 1990. That year, as Canning Street School reached it centenary, it…
1960s Film of Roche in Cornwall
Named after a granite outcrop nearby, Roche is a small village in Cornwall. Back in the 1960s Jack Trethewey recorded local places on film. Many years later Mark Stocks shared these vintage scenes of 1960s Cornish rural life on YouTube. In this first film, a wide range of places and people appear. A lot of…
High Wycombe In The 21st Century
Following on from the old photos and vintage film of High Wycombe, we move on to High Wycombe In The 21st Century. The Attic on Leigh Street (2001) Budwiza (YouTube) Scorpion Records (2004) Scorpion Records was demolished as part of a redevelopment of High Wycombe’s town centre. The site formed part of the new Sainsbury’s…
