Timereel Archive Cambridgeshire DVDs

 

	6. Floods of East Anglia - 1912 - 1953 January 1953: the sea surges above the coast, flooding whole areas of East Anglia. It is the worst disaster in peacetime Britain. Freak weather has caused havoc in East Anglia, drowning hundreds of people and sweeping away homes and livelihoods. Using rare, original film, discover the stories behind the disastrous floods, including: Norwich in 1912, Norfolk in 1938, Cambridgeshire in 1947, Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex in 1953 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £10.99 + £1.50 Royal Mail first class postage & packaging
	12. The Lost Railways Of East Anglia East Anglia was once rich in branch lines, providing a service to ports, villages and towns. The Beeching Plan swept away many of these lines, leaving little sign that they had ever existed. Using rare archive footage, this film includes: M&GN Railway and Melton Constable Colne Valley and Waveney Valley lines Wisbech Tramway and March freight yards Norwich Station’s last steam train Leighton Buzzard’s early preservation Narrated by Dick Glover. 60 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0. £10.99 + £1.50 Royal Mail first class postage & packaging
	16. Cambridgeshire and the Fens: Pt 1 From the first years of film, journey back in time to see Cambridgeshire and the Fens as it used to be from 1912 to the eve of the Second World War. Watch rare and fascinating footage including: * Street scenes in Wisbech * Rowing & river-skating in Cambridge * The annual Sawston pea-picking tradition * Papworth Hospital in the 1930s * Chivers jam factory at Histon * Floods at Littleport in 1937 Narrated by Gareth Stewardson. 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £10.99 + £1.50 Royal Mail first class postage & packaging
	17. Cambridgeshire and the Fens: Pt 2 1939: another devastating war threatens Britain. Look back at how WWII and the post-war years shaped life in Cambridgeshire from the 1940s to the ‘60s. See how people lived and worked, including: * Ely and the life of Fenland marshmen * Cambridge University and street scenes in the 1950s * The air force in Peterborough * Pye and the arrival of Anglia TV * Cambridge to Mildenhall railway 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £10.99 + £1.50 Royal Mail first class postage & packaging