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... A whole history, Viking's to the Monks of Meaux, to modern times of this great English seaport, deep-sea fishing centre & historic city. This film is dedicated to the memory of the late Peter Richardson, whose rare collection of archive cine material appears on this DVD.

Presented by Ronald Fairfax, a direct descendant of Civil War leader, Lord Fairfax.

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. . . True story of this battered "North East Coast Town". Hull took more damage per acre than any other British City, and the devastation of this once-proud city is captured on film and recalled by people who lived through it. "The Most Blitzed City of its size" was the famous quote of one of Churchill's cabinet, Herbert Morrison.

This is the story of ordinary folk enduring extraordinary horror with dignity and courage, a courage that typified the nation's resistance as a whole.

Memorable footage indeed.

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. . . More on the Blitz, plus Hull servicemen and women overseas and the final victory. Hull trawlers cleared mines and hunted U-boats, its merchant fleet ferried the goods of war and allied armies across hostile waters. Women in the Land Army farmed Holderness while their menfolk fought hand-to-hand in the deserts of Africa. Bomber Command carried the fight into the heart of Germany while the Forgotten Army (the 14th) of General Wavell turned the tide against the Japanese in the east.

Stunning wartime footage, a city's agony and final victory told at last.

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. . . is a DVD compendium of 90 minutes of the best of the 8 volumes above so far only available on VHS. Together with some fabulous new footage, The Best of Bygones features a compilation of the very best film clips of life as it used to be in North East Lincolnshire. Shot by professionals and amateurs alike, these glimpses into the past have been made possible by Frank Smith, whose lifelong passion for collecting and restoring old cine film of the area has left a rich legacy of memories for us to enjoy time and time again.

The Best of Bygones is the story of childhood memories re-kindled, of industries long gone and of once familiar places changed beyond recognition.

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. . . a nostalgic look back at scenes and events in and around the Hull of a bygone era.

Features: Early Victorian Romance, Bishop Burton : Hull in the 1930s : William Jackson & SOn Ltd in the 1930s : Hymers School Sports Day, 1930s : "Betty", featuring Cottingham & Hull, 1920s : Amy Johnson, 1930's : Return of King Billy, 1949 : Trolley buses in the 1950s : Student Rag Week, 1929 : The Blackburn Bucaneer

Written and presented by Ronald Fairfax

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. . . The East Yorkshire Regiment marched off to war past the Cecil Cinema in 1914 and returned to receive the Freedom of the City in 1946. A 1929 Pageant in George Street, the restoration of a steam engine in 1973 and a nostalgic look back at life in Hull in the 1950s help make a unique record of times long gone but not forgotten.

Featuring : The East Yorkshire Regiment 1914-1946 : Hull Pageant 1929 : The Duke of Edinburgh's visit to re-open City Hall, 1948 : Hull Docks 1968 : Restoration of LMS 5305 in 1973 : Humber Ferries : Frank Hawkins' Humber crossing on a bicycle, 1934 : Recreating that crossing in 1995 : Hull in the 1950s

Presented by Ronald Fairfax

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. . . the most famous trawlertowns in the world, with archive footage of Hull & Grimsby's fishing fleets, the story of the bravery and heartache of both ports, as we re-visit the meaning of the real cost of fish with film of the earliest days of cine to the present.

Far more than just another trip down memory lane, this is a hard-hitting account of the life of a trawlerman and how the hunter explorers who fed a hungry nation in peacetime and guarded its sea lanes in wartime should be described less as casual workers and more as the last of the adventurers.

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YORKSHIRE AT PEACE & WAR - Memories of - VHS TWIN PACK

VHS TWIN PACK . . . only while VHS stock last. ... SOLD OUT !

A story of Yorkshire cities, towns and villages seen during good times and bad. Contains footage from the county's cine archives.


twin-pack, double video. 100 mins ... VHS only

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ALMOST FORGOTTEN LEEDS

. . . unearths stories behind a fascinating series of points of interest which have been near-forgotten, through lack of foresight, the activities of developers, and uncaring attitude or simply through the world moving on.

But mention them to countless "Leeds Loiners" and memory bells are rung, helped by the images of buildings, monuments, great feats of engineering and many other items with bear tribute to the enterprise of men and women of a bygone age.

History, mystery, intrigue, railway mania, municipal magnificence, muddle and entrepreneurial odditities over the years are included in this fascinating trip down memory lane.

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YESTERDAY IN YORKSHIRE - THE NORTH RIDING

. . . Television character actor and Yorkshireman, Tony Barton, takes a lighthearted look at the old North Riding as seen through the eyes of the cine photographers of a bygone age.

Starting from York we travel through time, north to Middlesborough and Redcar before turning south down the Yorkshire coast visiting the towns, villages, fishing ports and holiday resorts as they were in the time of our grandparents and great-grandparents.

Visiting : York : Harrogate : Ripley : Coxwold : Byland Abbey : Rievaulx Abbey : Middlesborough : Redcar : Staithes : Whitby : Robin Hood's Bay : Scarborough : Filey : Butlins : Thornton le Dale and Knaresborough : Malton : Thirsk ... and finally, Pickering.

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SHEFFIELD AT WAR

. . . from the award-winning team that brought "The Sheffield Story" (below) comes a chilling acount of the Sheffield Blitz.

Vividly illustrated with contemporary archive cine film and dramatic photographs of wartime Sheffield, this is the story of a city paying the price for its vital role in the war effort and experiencing a scale of concentrated death and destruction as recalled by the people who lived through it.

Written and presented by Ronald Fairfax

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THE SHEFFIELD STORY

. . . traces the tale of the city from its earliest origins to the great changes of modern times. Much of the story is told through archive film as old as the medium itself, coming up to date with films made in and around the city before and after the Second World War.

Sheffield cinematographers, using hand-cranked and clockwork cameras, capture people and places long gone but not forgotten.

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YORKSHIRE AT WAR

. . . from the first Luftwaffe plane to be shot down over England, near Whitby, to dancing in the streets in Bradford on VE-Day. From the blitzed cities of Hull and Sheffield to the fundraising activities in Settle, Bridlington and Beverley. From building Lancasters and tanks in Leeds, to the Land Army working the fields while, beneath them, miners dug for victory.

Yorkshire's contribution to victory in the Second World War cannot be overstated. While their families suffered at home, Yorkshire's servicemen were fighting in all theatres of war. Yorkshire trawlers hunted submarines and swept mines, her merchant seamen risked all on the Murmansk Run and the flat lands of Yorkshire played host to the bomber crews who carried the fight into the heart of Germany. The Free French were billeted in Yorkshire prior to their triumphant return home.

Written and presented by Ronald Fairfax

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THE LEEDS STORY

. . . home to the world's first woollen mill, the world's first moving pictures, the world's first commercially successful steam engine, the world's best cloth market, Europe's largest clothing factory ...

"Leeds Loiners" have proved time and time again that they know how to survive and thrive. We trace the remarkable history of this city from the prehistoric hippo found beneath Armley Gaol to it's world-beating woollen and engineering trades and beyond.

In captivating archive film we travel down Briggate at the turn of the 20th Century. We see Leeds of the 1930s from the top of a tram, visit the workers of Soapy Joe's, Smith's Cranes and Hunslett Engines, and stand among the crowds cheering King George and Princess Elizabeth.

Presented by Harry Gration.

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