Local History Discovered Through Film
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First mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, as both Wachefeld and Wachefelt, the cathedral city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire boasts a rich and well documented history. Famous for its industry throughout the industrial revolution, over 700 listed buildings still stand in the district.
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The Cathedral city of Chichester in West Sussex boasts beautiful historic homes and ancient streets. The city centre in particular has been captured many times on film throughout the past century.
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Famous for the Ipswich Docks which were a major employer and key part of Britain’s international trading, this Suffolk town has been captured on film many times over the past century.
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Sheffield is England’s fifth largest city, and is famous for its proud steelmaking heritage.
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The ancient history of Taunton is easily spotted with both a 10th century monastery and a castle located in this Somerset town. But the local history of the most recent decade is more personal to the community’s residents, some of which was captured on film as it happened.
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Telford is the largest town in Shropshire. But the irony is that until the 1950s the land was populated by small towns and settlements including Wellington, Oakengates, Madeley and Dawley.
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Oakham is the largest settlement in Rutland, England’s smallest county. It’s packed full of historic buildings and has long caught the interest of filmmakers.
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The cathedral city of Gloucester was founded by the Romans in AD97, and granted its first charter by Henry II in 1155. Over the past century, filmmakers and residents have recorded important community events and the local landscapes which change and alter with time.
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Loughborough is a large market town in Leicestershire with ancient roots. It was noted in the 1086 Domesday Book, when the town was known as Loughburne.
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Preston in Lancashire got its first royal charter from King Henry II in 1179. In 2002 Queen Elizabeth II made this historic market town into the City of Preston.
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