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Did he bowl or did he throw? A fascinating record of an early cricketing controversy.

A street scene in Edwardian Hull is dominated by advertising for an event to celebrate returning soldiers from the Boer War.

The earliest surviving footage of bustling Victorian Bradford.

Edwardian boys and girls leave school, shuffled along by their earnest teachers.

A two-wheeled convoy of Victorian gentlewomen in a charming early film enigma.

Dock workers unload grain from a cargo ship in Edwardian North Ayrshire.

Seaside festivities captured by one of the world’s earliest amateur filmmakers.

Floral delights and more from around the North West.

Crowds applaud as Lord Derby opens construction on a new road to the North

Come rain or shine, we're off to the seaside - a trip along the Fylde Coast in all kinds of weather.

Colourful amateur film showing family outings around Lancashire and a trip to Southampton to meet travellers from America

Bringing the motorway to Cumbria's Lune Valley, whether it likes it or not.

A new luxury express is put through its paces. This film looks over the shoulders of the select band of craftsmen, engineers and operators, whose combined skills try to ensure that a train journey is a delightful experience.

British Transport Films record the varied daily lives of their neighbours as seen from the high roof of their building in London’s Marylebone.

Illustrating the efficiency of express freight trains, and how they link manufacturers with their customers at the other end of Britain.

Examining a day in the life of what was then the busiest railway system in the world – British Railways.

The Stationmaster at York guides us through a typical day, from dawn to dusk.

A 1957 film examining the future for British Railways, and some of the opportunities provided by a new modernisation plan.