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Yorkshire Film Archive
The Yorkshire Film Archive at York St John University save and celebrate screen heritage made in or about Yorkshire. They connect broad and diverse audiences to their cultural and socially significant collection that reflects the life, landscape, and identity of the people of the region since the 1890s. Together with their sister archive in the North East they form the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive, a unique pan-regional resource with over 75,000 moving image artefacts. They unlock the collections for artists, academics, curators, programmers, researchers, and producers to reveal compelling stories from the vaults. www.yfanefa.com

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A look at the world of work including features on Newton Chambers Iron Works and Rowntree's.

Yorkshire sat at the heart of the industrial revolution in England, and many of those industries' working practices remained core to the county many years later, building Yorkshire's reputation for steel, coal, and even chocolate, as well communities intrinsically linked to these industries. Though now changed, modernized, and in some cases, largely disappeared, even today 'Made in Sheffield' remains a mark of quality known worldwide.

This episode takes a look at the world of work. It includes features on the vast Newton Chambers Iron works in Sheffield and shows a place where more than four thousand people worked and played. Also featured is a story of a Barnsley miner which chronicles the harsh life of the men underground in the years between the wars, as well as the annual sports day at Rowntrees and the life of a raw recruit at Hull's Nautical College.


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The Way We Were

A sentimental journey through life in the North of England.
An affectionate look at the way we used to live using archive film and real-life experiences to illustrate how our daily lives have changed over the past 100 years. The Way We Were was a highly successful ITV series, each programme focussing on various aspects of life in the Yorkshire region. With the help of collectors, cine enthusiasts and historians, the series brings to you a fascinating and evocative social history from the 1920s to the 1980s.

18 videos in this collection

1

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

2

Childhood

3

Work, Rest, and Play

4

A Grand Day Out

5

The Home Front

6

A Royal Flush

7

Food, Glorious Food

8

A Family Album

9

Coast

10

A Day to Remember

11

Schooldays

12

A Sporting Life

13

Travellers' Tales

14

A Country Life

15

Clubs

16

Family Matters

17

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18

Tales from an Orphanage

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