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Agriculture and Village Life in Leicestershire

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Media Archive for Central England
MACE is the strategic lead organisation for screen heritage for the East and West Midlands regions. An independent charity based at University of Lincoln, MACE preserves and makes accessible a collection of more than 100,000 historic moving images representative of the diverse cultures and histories of communities throughout the heart of England from the Lincolnshire coast to the Welsh border.

Agriculture and Village Life in Leicestershire

The boys of Westcotes School in Leicester find out about the countryside on their doorstep.

This film shows a 'mystery ramble' taken as part of Social Sciences lessons for the boys of Westcotes School in Leicester in March 1953. Down lane and over field they go discovering the ancient hill fort at Burrough on the Hill and the historic St Andrews church at Burton Overy on their way. A visit to Brooksby Hall, the local farm institute where they learn about everything rural from pigs to water divining, completes the expedition.

This film shows a 'mystery ramble' taken as part of Social Sciences lessons for the boys of Westcotes School in Leicester in March 1953. Down lane and over field they go discovering the ancient hill fort at Burrough on the Hill and the historic St Andrews church at Burton Overy on their way. A visit to Brooksby Hall, the local farm institute where they learn about everything rural from pigs to water divining, completes the expedition.

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