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  • 1937 Cat no. 959

    Thetford 2

    1937, Thetford (Norfolk)

    Local newsreel, filmed by Thetford cinema owner Ben Culey, features the Palace Cinema staff, Barnham fetes, Thetford Town football team, a sports day and a parade.

    Cat no. 959

    0:29:33

    Black and White, silent

  • 1951 Cat no. 961

    Festival Of Britain Festivities In Thetford

    1951, Thetford (Norfolk)

    A local newsreel of Festival of Britain celebrations in Thetford.

    Cat no. 961

    0:12:11

    colour, silent

  • 1964 Cat no. 962

    Thetford

    1964, Thetford (Norfolk)

    Amateur footage of buildings and sites in Thetford during its expansion period.

    Cat no. 962

    0:15:38

    Black and White, mute

  • 1967 Cat no. 969

    School Singing

    1967, Wetherden (Suffolk)

    Amateur footage of a teacher and her pupils celebrating Wetherden Village School's centenary.

    Cat no. 969

    0:01:09

    Black and White, sound

  • 1938 Cat no. 974

    Approaching Wisbech

    1938, Wisbech (Cambridgeshire)

    Amateur story film to show the response of the No.10 Wisbech Branch of St John's Ambulance Brigade, along with the police and GPO Telephone Service, to a staged road accident.

    Cat no. 974

    0:11:23

    Black and White, silent

  • 1960 Cat no. 977

    On Call

    1960, Wymondham (Norfolk)

    In an exercise carried out specially for the camera, the retained firemen of the Wymondham Fire Brigade put out a blazing building.

    Cat no. 977

    0:11:13

    colour, silent

  • 1960 Cat no. 978

    World Refugee Year Appeal

    1960, Wymondham (Norfolk)

    Amateur footage of the carnival parade in Wymondham to raise funds for World Refugee Year.

    Cat no. 978

    0:04:41

    colour, silent

  • 1957 Cat no. 982

    August Bank Holiday Crowd

    1957, Great Yarmouth (Norfolk)

    Amateur footage of rail travellers at Vauxhall Station, Great Yarmouth, on an August Bank Holiday in the late 1950s.

    Cat no. 982

    0:20:25

    Black and White, silent

  • 1957 Cat no. 985

    Sparta The Dog

    1957, Great Yarmouth (Norfolk)

    This affectionate record of a family pet depicts Sparta the dog enjoying typical doggy activities and, more unusually, his own birthday party.

    Cat no. 985

    0:22:13

    colour, silent

  • 1960 Cat no. 986

    Market And Marshes

    1960, Great Yarmouth (Norfolk)

    Amateur footage of Great Yarmouth which compares the present port with illustrations from the past, depicting its fishing industry, market stalls and wildlife of nearby Berney Marshes.

    Cat no. 986

    0:27:00

    colour, silent

  • 1973 Cat no. 994

    Annual Ploughing Match

    1973, Canewdon (Essex)

    Rochford Hundred Agricultural Society's annual ploughing competition is held at the village of Canewdon where local filmmaker Frank Pigram records the event.

    Cat no. 994

    0:05:44

    colour, silent

  • 1958 Cat no. 1006

    The Great Snowfall

    1958, Frinton (Essex)

    As deep snow covers Frinton, the locals try to get around as normal, or just take time out to enjoy it.

    Cat no. 1006

    0:03:23

    Black and White, silent