Beautiful Yorkshire

Life in the fast lane, as thousands roar past every day wondering why there is a farm in the middle of a motorway, and why anyone would live there.

On the buses in Southampton, as this traffic scheme tried to end commuter misery by prioritising public transport

Sir John Betjeman reminisces about the phasing out of the mainline steam operation.

Miniskirt - Passion and Power

An award winning amateur film tracing the transformation of Woking, from open heath to modern commuter-belt town. The film also features the famous Brookwood Necropolis.

From racing cars to squeaky toys: local school kids discover there's more to rural Bourne than meets the eye.

The mayor of Harrogate revels in the military pomp and grandeur of parading servicemen and women in this patriotic short film.

Post-war Harrogate: voted the happiest place in Britain and the third most romantic destination in the world.

The transformative power of both nature and art meet as a tree becomes an elegant bird in the hands of a skilled craftsman.

The many joys of barbershop singing on display as our Sheffield hopefuls are cajoled into a winning chorus by an inspirational teacher.

This gentle portrait of Nidderdale brings out a sense of place that is revealed through the eyes of someone who has spent a lifetime getting to know its many charms.

With war on the horizon, Britannia is in full flow through the streets of Harrogate, along with cross dressing, a parade of exotic floats, performing dogs and the Marx Brothers.

The Victorian great and good mark the passing of a political titan

For Britons during the Boer War, a welcome opportunity to support the troops - and march alongside them

Factory gate glimpses at - we think - Barrow-in-Furness

Worthing waves at us in this mesmerising early film

Film's first joke? A fresh take on an old prank.

This was one of a series of actuality films made by the Victorian pioneer Birt Acres during 1895. The film is thought to have been shot on June 20, on the occasion of the opening of the Kiel Canal by the German Kaiser Wilhelm II. Acres shot other films at the same time, but they have not survived.