1930s village life at Birstall and Wanlip with horses in the fields and dancing at the Old English fair.

At Birstall in Leicestershire the grass verge is being cut with a scythe, horses work in the fields and a solid tyred tractor is the only glimpse of modernity. This basic home movie filmed by J.F. Wilkinson may have technical shortcomings but it is a glimpse into a world that would rarely be seen without the efforts of the keen amateur. It's films like this that form the backbone of many a regional film archive collection.

At Birstall in Leicestershire the grass verge is being cut with a scythe, horses work in the fields and a solid tyred tractor is the only glimpse of modernity. This basic home movie filmed by J.F. Wilkinson may have technical shortcomings but it is a glimpse into a world that would rarely be seen without the efforts of the keen amateur. It's films like this that form the backbone of many a regional film archive collection.