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Farming and Wildlife in the Parish of Southwell, Nottinghamshire (1988 Video)

Director

David G Measures

Subject

Agriculture; History

Distribution

Preview, 4 videocassettes. VHS. col. 395 min.

Records a variety of farming enterprises in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, as it is today, in view of the changes to be expected in the near future arising from government regulations. They record the steps...

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England’s Oldest Borough (1994 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Preview, 4 videocassettes. VHS. col. 837 min.

The building of a new downstream bridge in Barnstaple, Devon, changes the landscape of one of the oldest boroughs in England. Interviews with owners of the town’s family businesses describe how these...

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Exmouth Health Care (1989 Video)

aka: Paediatric Care and Care of the Elderly in the West Country

Director

Judith Matthews

Distribution

Preview, Videocassette. VHS. col. 243 min

Interviews with doctors, midwives, health visitors and nurses about the changes in the practice of care in a service with a rural catchment in Exmouth, Devon. Focuses on maternal and infant welfare before...

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Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, The (1989 Video)

Director

J Underwood

Subject

Crafts; History

Distribution

Preview, 2 videocassettes. VHS. col. 205 min.

Records people and places in Birmingham’s jewellery quarter, including memories of the past, the present working practices, tools and conditions, and the prospects for young people learning and continuing...

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Interview with Charles Cooper (1995 Video)

Director

Stanley Foreman

Subject

History

Distribution

Preview, Videocassette. VHS. col. 85 min.

Interview with Charles Cooper, the founder of specialist distribution company Contemporary Films.

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Well Dressings (1995 Video)

Director

John Bishop

Subject

History

Distribution

Preview, 2 videocassettes. VHS. col. 380 min.

Recording of the tradition and skills of the wells dressing in Buxton, with reference to other ceremonies at wells in Derbyshire. The dressing of the wells was originally a religious ritual carried out as a...

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Frost the Tailor (1990 Video)

aka: Alfred Frost - Bespoke Tailor

Director

Peter Kelly

Subject

Design; History

Distribution

Preview, Videocassette. VHS. col. 150 min.

Sequences show Alfred Frost, a bespoke tailor in Manchester, making a suit by hand. The interview with him underlines how his business is part of a dying trade. Filmed January 1990.

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Peckham Experiment (1990 Video)

Director

Jini Rawlings

Distribution

Preview, Videocassette. VHS. col. 110 min.

A record of the ideas and work of the Peckham Experiment which took place at the Pioneer Health Centre in 1935-39 and 1946-50. Includes interviews with former members and staff, location filming, and...

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Hillsborough Community (1994 Video)

Director

Paul Weston

Subject

History

Distribution

Preview, 2 videocassettes. VHS. col. 367 min.

Interviews with the people of Hillsborough, Sheffield, record the stories and memories of the area, known as Sheffield 6. Residents talk about how the quality of life has been improved by the introduction of...

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Portland Iron Foundry, Brighton (1989 Video)

Director

John Warr

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

Preview, Videocassette. VHS. col. 185 min.

Blaber’s Portland Foundry, a working foundry in Brighton, under threat of development, shown at work. Interviews with the foreman and demonstrations of casting and fettling. Filmed March 1989.

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