Scenes from Village Life

This epic and wistful record of Yesterday's Britain shows rural life in the villages of Highclere and Burghclere just after the war

This amazing nostalgic film record of village life in Highclere and Burghclere, features a post-war rural life that has largely disappeared. It shows the local community, identifying particular personailites and also its institutions like schools, churches and the railway. A variety of agricultural and horticultural activities arer seen. The railway features prominently as do various religious festivals and summer fetes that bring the communities together.