Film reels and videos

Contains films made by and relating to Ernest Symmons, film maker and founder of the Beverley Picture Playhouse. Duration: 1 hour, 17 mins Timing: Action on film. 'Beverley Through the Ages', 10 Jul 1937. Historical pageant procession, organised by Ernest Symmons: Parade of people in period costume, depicting the history of Beverley (00:29) Celts, Druids and Romans (organised by Kenneth Ellwell and Walter Goodeth); scenes of St John entering Beverley, coming of the Danes, King Athelstan, sanctuary, and Archbishop Thurstan (played by Sir Reginald Mitchell-Banks.) (02:28) Franciscan and Domican friars, merchants, peddlers and minstrels. Beverley Medieval Craft Guild and an unidentified play. (03:29) Bishop Fisher, Henry VIII and Catherine Howard visit Beverley. (arranged by Miss Madge Whiting.) (05:19) Fred Elwell as Lord Hastings (06:12) Presentation of charter by Elizabeth I, re-enactment. (06:55) Charles I moves court from York to Beverley in 1642, re-enactment. (07:23) Return of Sir Charles Hotham and Sir Michael Walter as MPs for Beverley, re-enactment. (07:43) Victorian section (08:43) Beverley of today 1937. Beverley bus (with dome-shaped roof to fit through North Bar ) is parked to right of scene. Includes representatives of armed forces, sport, civic life and entertainment, including fox hunting. (09:30) The Mayor of Beverley Mr Burden, his wife and the Town Clerk Mr John [Denneth] (09:47) Representatives of the Regal, Picture Playhouse and Marble Arch cinemas. (09:54) Queens of Beverley Yorkshire and places overseas also called 'Beverley' - Miss Beverley Yorkshire 1937, Margaret Evans. Miss Beverley Massachusetts, Irene Ireland Miss Beverley Ohio, Mary Waddington. Miss Beverley Western Australia, Betty Stevenson Miss Beverley Orange Free State, Rene Overfield Miss Beverley Saskatchewan, Audrey Blackett Herald was Miss Audrey Jepps. End of parade. Series of short films: (10:38) Enactment of man seeking Sanctuary in medieval times (12:44) Re-enactment of Charter being presented to Beverley by Archbishop Thurstan (13:08) Re-enactment of a Georgian procession involving John Wesley (13:33) Re-enactment of an event involving Henry VIII, played by Major Norman Birch, with Catherine Howard played by Miss Nancy Hall (14:51) 'In the Romantic Days of the Early Victorian Era.' Dramatic fictional sequence filmed at Bishop Burton: Includes: (14:55) Bishop Burton parish church. (15:18) Gentleman on penny-farthing bicycle. Also at (18:26) (15:30) Old lady character played by the late Miss Nicholls (16:29) Courting couple in garden. Girl's father throws young man out. (18:26) View of part of Bishop Burton pond from the A1079 (18:36) Couple elope and are married by the village blacksmith. (20:51) The Playhouse News: Includes: (21:06) Founders Day Beverley Grammar School. 18 Jun 1942. Boys in scout and army cadet uniforms march pass Lord Mayor outside Minster and then enter Minster. Accompanied by comic music. (24:22) The Playhouse News presents on location with 'The Lease of Life.' 1954 feature film. Location shots outside Beverley Minster. Director Michael Balcon, wearing a beret, is directing the action for a scene with Robert Donat as Rev William Thorne. Accompanied by comic music. (26:45) 'The Man With The Note-Book' 1946. Road safety film in which the narrator walks around Beverley and elsewhere, making notes about road accidents and their causes (staged): Includes: (27:46) View of Ladygate (28:02) [Dog and Duck] public house exterior Ladygate (28:13) View of [Norwood] with 'East Yorkshire' buses (28:24) Children in hospital (unidentified) (28:47)) 'Kerb Drill' (28:53) View of Saturday Market (29:29) View of North Bar Within (29:45) 'The Case of the Open Gate' mock tea party in a rural country garden (32:28) 'The Case of Richard Shaw', elderly gentleman (32:32) View of North Bar Without (32:40) Rose and Crown public house exterior (32:44) Rose and Crown public house interior (32:58) Beer and dominoes in the Rose & Crown public house (35:16) On board an East Yorkshire bus (35:34) East Yorkshire bus in transit (36:27) 'Richard Shaw' gets knocked down by a motor vehicle (36:57) 'Richard Shaw' is taken away by ambulance (37:34) View of New Walk Cemetery, Beverley (38:15) Statement that 30-40,000 people seriously injured each year on the UK's roads Unidentified documentary film about Ernest Symmons and the Beverley Picture Playhouse: Includes: (38:40) Market Cross and Corn Exchange (Picture Playhouse) exterior. in 1960s. (39:16) Picture Playhouse interior with Bingo game - being called by Peter Robinson. (41:11) In swimming pool (41:18) Mrs Symmons and her son reminisce about Mr Symmons: (43:05) Films shot of promenade at Hull, wreck of R38 airship (44:22) End of Second World War celebrations in Hull (44:44) Decorative plaques inside playhouse, daily disinfection notice, and description of buzzer Mr Symmons used to signal to projectionist. (46:20) Peter Robinson talks about 'atmosphere' at the playhouse. (47:31) Exterior of playhouse. [Council offical] talking about change of usage for the playhouse. (49:59) Unidentified documentary film about the Howden R38 Airship crash in 1921, no sound and some scenes are repeated: Includes: (50:01) Introduction from presenter by [Humber Estuary] [1970s] (50:50) R33 airship in flight (50:58) R38 airship wreckage in water. (51:39) Crew member walking inside [struts] of an airship (51:42) Cocktails and food being served to passengers (51:52) Docking mechanism in action (52:03) Map of Humber Estuary, focusing on Howden (52:12) [Howden] airfield with airships and hangars. (52:20) Photographs of [airship crew] (55:12) Crowds on Victoria Pier in Hull. (55:18) Airship wreckage in the water, on a ship, and on land. (56:20) Funeral procession for some of airship crew, Hull, 2 Dec 1921. (56:57) Unidentified documentary film [1974] covering Hull and Sheffield during the Second World War. With commentary and excerpts from broadcasts of the time. Accompanied by music from the period. Includes: (56:58) Filling a bath and getting washed (57:15) A dance event (58:00) Women and girls working at a Sheffield steelworks (58:43) Military parade in Sheffield with Matilda tanks, parts for which were manufactured in the city 1939. Also with trams (59:23) Winston Churchill at Hull Sheriffs' banquet (59:49) Home Guard parade at Elland Road, Leeds, in front of Anthony Eden (1:00:06) Home Guard practising manoeuvres, including members assembled around a machine guard (1:00:58) Firewatchers practice putting out fire with hand-pump, later assisted by an auxiliary fire engine [simulation of an incendiary attack] (1:01:34) Drill for gas attack in Sheffield. Public, Air Raid Precautions, fire wardens, and public citizens all in gas masks. (1:02:55) Bombs being loaded onto planes. Bomber pilots, Linton, 1941. (103:12) Whitley bomber planes and their crew in flight (1:03:40) Lancaster bomber planes in flight (1:04:21) Women dancing together in a Hull park, as no men to dance with. (1:04:50) Blitz in Hull, scenes of burning buildings May 1941. (1:05:20) 'Universal News', newsclip. The name of Hull is released as one of the North East. cities under attack. With footage of bomb damage and devastation. (1:06:10) A Hull tram passes briefly into shot (1:06:33) A woman retrieves her washing mangle from the debris (1:06:48) Mobile emergency bath unit in Hull. (1:07:23) Civil Defence members George Howell, William Sigsworth and George Sewell all awarded the George Medal. They prevented a petrol tank from exploding. (1:07:45) Jimmy Hodgson, 15 year old fire messenger helped a trapped girl in the blitz. He was awarded the MBE. (1:08:05) Tea party with 98-year-old Mrs Welshman who refuses to move from blitzed home. (1:08:39) Blitzed houses with messages chalked on the walls for missing relatives. (1:08:45) People getting on a bus to go to large shelter outside central Hull. Scenes of good spirits in the shelter. (1:09:19) Crowds in Whitefriargate. (1:09:27) King George VII and Queen Elizabeth (future 'Queen Mother') visit Hull. (1:10:08) King and Queen talking to officials and ordinary people in blitzed streets. (1:10:53) Prospect Cafeteria sign. (1:11:05) Crowds waving Union Jacks in celbration of the Royal visit (1:11:17) Winston Churchill in motorcade, Sheffield 1941 Unknown documentary about Beverley Picture Playhouse: Includes: (1:11:50) Queue at Beverley Picture Playhouse in 1980s. (1:12:20) Drawing of Corn Exchange in 19th century. (1:12:26) Picture of Ernest Symmons, a London portrait photographer, who leased the Corn Exchange in 1911. He and his brother-in-law Leslie Holderness converted it into a cinema. (1:12:34) Close up of poster for opening night 20 Feb 1911. (1:12:48) 'The Playhouse News' (1:12:52) Photograph of Ernest Symmons with his camera (1:12:55) Mrs Symmons talking about her husband's filming methods. (1:13:08) Picture of Mr and Mrs Symmons in a motorcycle and sidecar with film equipment. (1:13:33) Mrs Symmons describes how she rushed back from Hull to alert her husband to the R38 airship crash. He filmed the wreckage and sold the film to Pathe News. (1:14:50) Two photographs of the playhouse staff c.1920 (1:15:15) Mrs Symmons describes her husband's organisation of the 1937 'Beverley Through The Ages' pageant. (1:16:01) 'Universal News' newsclip with excerpts from Symmons's films of Hull blitz and Royal visit. (1:16:44) The Playhouse in 1960s, and Peter Robinson, the bingo caller who converted the playhouse back into a cinema in 1980s. (1:17:07) Peter Robinson, looking forward to 20 Feb 1986, when the Playhouse was due to celebrate its 75th anniversary as a cinema. (1:17:22) Mrs Symmons talking about her work at the Playhouse for 60 years. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Includes 'Beverley Steam Fair', 'York', 'Images to music, the Minster', 'Lest we forget', 'Space to move', 'Steam on the Humber', 'Beverley Carnival 1976' and 'Burton Constable Steam Fair', all produced by Peter Robinson. Duration: 1 hour, 1 min, 59 secs Timing. Action on film: Beverley Steam Fair [1970s] Includes: (00:07) Green poster for 'Transport of Yesteryear Festival', Beverley Racecourse 9-13 Jul [1970s]. (00:13) Marching band with kilts and bagpipes going past 'Burtons' shop in Toll Gavel. (00:22) Steam engine, with canopy, driving past 'Burtons' shop. (01:02) Two steam rollers driving down Toll Gavel. (01:27) Marching band going past shop called 'Goodfellow' (01:37) Cream and red single and double-decker buses. (01:43) Man riding a penny-farthing bicycle down Toll Gavel with a steamroller in background. (01:48) Small red fire engine in Saturday Market. (01:55) Steam engines line up on the Westwood. (02:02) Two shire horses (02:09) Man in red tee-shirt with hand-held cine-camera. (02:10) Steam engines on the Westwood. (02:22) Children riding on a miniature railway. (02:29) Two roundabouts, one with painted horses. (03:03) Candy floss stall. (03:09) Brass band. (03:16) Man in red cap on penny-farthing bicycle. (03:23) Lady in long skirt and straw hat on old-fashioned bicycle. (03:37) Brass band with conductor. (03:59) View from big wheel of funfair and racecourse. (04:52) Open air circus with audience, ringmaster and small clowns. (05:29) Acrobat and juggler. (05:45) Close-up views of decoration on exterior of steam engine. York [1970s] (Accompanied by orchestral music 'Banks of Green Willow', George Butterworth.) Includes: (07:01) Postcard of York with 4 views. (07:09) York City Wall with York Minster in the distance. (07:19) River Ouse, near Guildhall. (07:23) Garden of the Yorkshire Museum, with ruins and flowering shrubs. (07:45) Merchant Adventurers' House. (07:49) St Olaf's Church, Maygate. (07:54) Bootham Bar. (08:02) St Michael-Le-Belfry Church. (08:07) Lower West Front of York Minster. (08:15) Medieval stone arches. (08:36) [Gallery Square]. (08:43) City Wall. (08:46) Monks Bar. (08:54) York Minster from a distance, with a car park in the foreground. (09:02)[York Minster from outside the city walls] (09:03) River Foss with York Power Station to left, and cooling tower to right. (09:14) [Square tower of York Minster from a distance.] (09:25) Swans and signets on the River Ouse (09:30) Walmgate Bar. (09:31) Walmgate Bar from within city, with Elizabethan dwelling houses. (09:50) Two unidentified [Edwardian] towers on the skyline. (10:03) Clifford's Tower. (10:13) Castle Museum from Clifford's Tower. (10:42) Inside Clifford's Tower. (11:04) Busy shopping street, with crowds. (11:12) White Rose public house. (11:24) 'Barrel Organ Phil' with his barrel organ and monkey. (11:44) Petergate with the Minster towers in the background. (11:50) High Petergate with St Michael Le Belfry Church on the left. (12:03) Mansion House, St Helen's Square. (12:11) Statue on buildings at corner of High Petergate and Minster Gates. (12:24) The Shambles. (12:45) Little Shambles. (12:59) Sir Thomas Herbert's House, pavement. (13:13) Pleasure boat on the River Ouse. (13:42) Lendal Bridge. York Minster [1970s] (Accompanied by soundtrack of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus.) Includes: (15:09) 'Images to Music' heading. (15:17) Sketch of York Minster. (15:27) Interior of York Minster - The Nave. (15:44) Close up of Minster Organ. (16:02) East Window. (16:06) Top of pillar with carving. (16:25) Font with elaborate carving. (16:33) Arches inside the Minster. (16:40) Close -up of carvings of medieval musicians. (16:55) Stained glass window with close-up view of saints in centre panel. More close-up views of windows, carvings, architectural details and a banner. (18:47) Organ pipes. (19:34) Chapel with the door ajar. (19:45) Architectural detail above arches, [triforium] and stained glass window of St George (20:32) [Entrance to Minster]. (20:38) A young girl in a red coat looks at the guidebooks on display. 'Lest we forget' Remembrance Day film [1970s] (Accompanied by instrumental of the hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers') Includes: (22:10) Single poppy in a field, and then a scene of poppies on small crosses, attache to crucifixes in the ground. (22:27) [Beverley] War Memorial. (22:37) Unidentified footage of a First World War battle scene, bordered by a gold frame decorated with a poppy. (23:20) Close up views of the figures on [Beverley] War Memorial. These include a plane with a damaged propeller. (23:31) Return to unidentified footage of a First World War battle scene, bordered by a gold frame decorated with a poppy (23:58) People emerging from a memorial service at Beverley Minster. (24:36) A military parade with drummers outside the Minster. This is mixed with unidentified footage of crowd celebrations relating to the arrival of soldiers in [France]. Possibly French Army (25:44) Accompanied by 'It's a long way to Tipperary' and other songs from the period. (25:46) Military parade goes past County Hall, Beverley (26:26) Cadets on parade. (27:02) Mayor at Market Cross, Beverley (27:43) Military parade in Saturday Market, Beverley. Mayor watches from Market Cross. (29:43) Military band marching in North Bar Within, Beverley (30:13) Ceremony at Beverley War Memorial. Mayor and others lay wreaths of poppies. (33:07) Return to unidentified footage from First World War, bordered by a gold frame (33:36) Cemetery with rows of crosses. Hitler and other war leaders are superimposed on top of the image. (33:43) Back to poppies growing in a field. 'Space to Move' wildlife film [1970s] (Accompanied by 'Ride of theValkyries',Wagner, 'psychedelic' version) (33:58) Start of film (34:02) Slow motion opening of yellow crocus flowers, with bees pollinating them (35:11) Ladybirds (35:36) Bees (36:06) Pale yellow butterfly (37:36) Snails (38:20) Caterpillars 'Steam on the Humber', steam ferries of the River Humber c.1980 (40:46) Start of film. (41:01) Steam boat the 'Lincoln Castle' moves away from the quayside out into the River Humber. (41:17) Close up of the paddle wheel. (41:55) Close up of the plaque on the deckhouse which says 'Lincoln Castle' (42:05) Photographer in the engine room. (42:14) Public lounge areas of the ship. (42:36) Man in a boiler suit works the controls in the engine room (43:16) View of pistons moving (44:00) Close up of the paddle wheels (44:11) View from the stern of the ship (44:39) Another ship passes by. (45:07) Life boat suspended on deck. (45:27) Other ships nearby. (45:47) Side of the ship moving towards the quayside during docking. (46:03) Passengers disembarking. (46:07) Ship's bell with the 'Lincoln Castle 1940' embossed on it. Beverley Lions Carnival 1976 (46:38) Poster leaning on Beverley Market Cross for the Beverley Lions Carnival, 13 Jun. (46:47) Stalls in Saturday Market, Beverley. (46:57) Marching band. (47:25) Mayor and others in an 'open-top' horse-drawn carriage. (47:36) 'Open-back' trucks with carnival floats and people in fancy dress walking alongside. (48:02) Large wooden wheel being rolled down the road. (48:13) Scots Guards band in kilts, sporrans and bearskin helmets. (48:29) More 'open-back' trucks with people performing tableaux. (49:03) View from steamroller and crowds in Saturday Market near the Market Cross, Beverley. (49:41) View of residential home for the elderly, 'Minster Towers', in Lord Roberts Road, Beverley, with residents sat outside. (50:25) Man polishing a steamroller. People on carnival floats. (50:31) Crowds and floats in Saturday Market, Beverley. (52:31) Highland dancers in kilts. Burton Constable Steam Fair [1970s] (53:27) Start of film. (53:38) View of Burton Constable Hall with drive and lawns to the front. (53:44) Young woman practices archery. (53:51) Detail of crest on the top of a building, tower with flag flying, and classical statue in the middle of a lawn (54:05) Crowds going into the Steam Fair. (54:25) Two shire horses pull a cart with passengers. (54:43) Two men adjust the chimney on a steam engine. (55:00) Gold crest on the side of a steam engine, with motto stating 'Pro Rece et Lege' (55:13) Steam organ with ornate decoration. (55:28) A helicopter takes off. (55:48) Several men riding on a steam engine. (56:19) Small red steam-powered truck. (56:32) Two steam engines and an orange 'open-back' lorry. (57:01) People admire a miniature steam engine. (57:16) Steam engine with canopy. (57:24) Close up of steam organ pipes. (57:36) Punched cards (for steam organ) going through the mechanism that reads them. (57:42) Steam organs with helicopter flying across the sky in the distance. A small boy is taken in hand by an adult. (57:54) Huge eruption of bright blue smoke signal for incoming parachutist, supervised by a man in a leather flying suit. (58:02) Parachutist descends and lands. (58:22) More shots of steam engines, and details of the dolls and statues, which decorate the steam organ. (1:00:03) Fairground rides. (1:00:19) Very small miniature steam engine. (1:00:24) Bouncy castle. (1:00:54) Banner with 'Furborough' across the entrance to the big wheel. (1:01:17) Children with balloons, and the big wheel against the sky. (1:01:29) At the front of Burton Constable Hall, the archers wave goodbye. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Royal Visit of Princess Diana to Beverley 29 Sep 1988 Timing: Action on film. (00:03) Richard Whiteley on ITV Calendar news programme introduces footage of Princess Diana's visit to Beverley. (00:19) Diana emerges from her car wearing a red suit and matching shoes. (00:27) She shakes hands and collects bouquets. (00:33) Alice Fellowfield holds up the photograph of herself between two cardboard cut-outs of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. This had amused the Princess. (01:08) Diana goes to open the new Maternity Unit at Westwood Hospital. (01:17) Diana meets Kathryn Medd and her new baby. (01:27) She also meets newborn Ben Glasby and his mother Alison. (02:06) Westward Hospital consultant Guy Randle describes how they are trying to make the Maternity Unit feel as homely as possible. (02:24) Diana unveils the plaque commemorating the opening of the new Westward Hospital Maternity Unit. (02:44) A mile away, people are queuing to meet the Princess at a luncheon in aid of the charity Birthright, of which she is the patron. (02:51) 7 year old Gemma [Dyball] presents the Princess with a bouquet. (03:08) Diana shakes hands and collects bouquets from a group of children. (03:23) A female announcer in the BBC 'Look North' news studio tells us how Diana said that she was feeling broody when she visited the new Westwood Maternity Unit. Clarence Mitchell reports on the same visit as above. (03:33) Diana is shaking hands in Beverley Market as before. She had flown into Humberside Airport at 10:30 that morning. (03:47) Alice Fellowfield shows us her photograph again. (04:18) Guy Randle explains how the new Maternity Unit is intended to be homely enough to be a substitute for the home births many mothers were requesting at the time. (04:53) Kathryn Medd, her husband, and their baby meet Diana. They describe how she said she was feeling broody. (05:17) Diana meets Alison Glasby from Howden, who describes their conversation for the interviewer. (05:43) Diana unveils the plaque for the new Maternity Unit. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Includes 'BT Film York' 1953, 'York Minster Restoration' and 'Opening by the Queen' 4 Nov 1988. 'This is York' 1953. Duration: 1 hour 13mins Timing: Action on film (00:51) Early morning in York. People make their way to work by bicycle and bus. (01:45) A steam train pulls into York Railway Station. The first trains came to York in about 1840. (02:04) The station master in his bowler hat and top coat goes into his office to begin work. (03:08) There is a telephone exchange and a tele-printer at British Transport headquarters in York. (03:17) The outer office deals with most enquiries. (03:35) The station master likes to go out on a tour of inspection in the public areas of the station. (03:44) Some young train spotters are buying their platform tickets. (04:59) The station master calls into the signal box. This has one panel and a bank of switches. The light bulbs on the electric display show where every train in the area is located at any time. (05:57) They keep a record of delays in the 'Occurrence Book'. (06:19) The station announcer is seated in front of her microphone making announcements in 'clipped tones'. Shots of her are mixed with scenes of the passengers boarding 'slam-door' trains. (07:33) View of the points changing the direction of the rails as the signalman moves a switch. (07:34) A steam train leaves the station and we see its progress on the electric display in the signal box. (08:18) In Clifton sidings, train carriages are being shuffled and re-arranged. Some need to be sent to the carriage and waggon works for repair. (08:49) A 'British Transport Hotels' lorry brings the laundry in baskets. One of the central laundries is in York and from here laundry is sent to station hotels throughout the country. (09:33) Oil lamps for trains are trimmed and filled. (09:39) The station master polishes his top hat ready to greet an important passenger. (10:06) Passengers eat at a food stall and in the station buffet. (10:40) Each time a train arrives there are at least 15 people with jobs to do before the train departs. (12:53) Mr Barnes of Thornton le Dale sends his prize rabbits via the new parcel vans. (14:36) The station staff help a lady in a wheelchair to change trains. (15:09) Meetings such as those of the Local Departmental Committee help to get people working together. (15:32) In 'Tearoom Square' the station staff are sorting the sacks of mail. (15:51) In the ticket office we see the staff taking tickets from racks to sell to passengers. (16:09) A view over the smoky rooftops of York with the Minster in the middle distance. (16:42) At dusk a view of the rush-hour in York. A policeman directs the traffic. (16:47) Young women are typing up the timetables and operating a telephone switchboard at 'Area Headquarters'. (17:11) A managerial meeting comes to a close. (17:33) The camera shows portraits of eminent Victorian railwaymen, including George Stephenson, George Hudson, and Edward Pease. (17:59) An attendant walks through York Railway Museum. (18:25) Levers, which once controlled the railway signals, have been replaced by electric switches. (18:49) The station master has finished for the day, but even after he leaves the trains run late into the night. 'Glory Renewed' York Minster Restoration (20:26) Dramatic photographs of the fire at York Minster in 1984. (20:38) James Hogg reminds us that this was the tenth time since the 'Dark Ages' that a church on this site has caught fire. (20:45) Footage of the interior of the Minster, with the roof completely exposed and rubble on the floor. (21:17) Bob Littlewood, Superintendent of Works at York Minster, speaks of his admiration for the Minster and the people who built it. He describes how they are trying to re-create what was there before. (21:45) The Duchess of Kent wearing a hard hat visits the damaged Minster. She shares her thoughts. (23:17) Charles Brown, Surveyor of the Fabric, explains how they discussed the options and began the restoration of the South Transept. (24:04) The Roman road at the eastern end of the Minster once echoed to the tramp of the 6th Legion, whose northern headquarters covered 50 acres across this area. (24:39) While James Hogg describes the history of York Minster we see aerial views of the building. (25:15) There is a Roman column in the foundations of the Minster, yet there is no trace of the Saxon church which was also on this site. (25:33) James Hogg shows us a [Victorian] wall painting of King Edwin in the Minster crypt. Edwin converted to Christianity in 672 AD. (26:23) A view of some recently discovered Saxon gravestones, including the Doomstone, found 6 feet down alongside the Minster. (27:43) There are also some skeletons from a Saxon burial ground. (27:56) Derek Phillips, the York Minster Archaeologist, shows how a Saxon gravedigger has cut through the side of an ancient Roman column in the course of his work. (28:42) When York Minster was built in the 13th century, it engulfed and enlarged the Norman cathedral which actually had much better foundations. (29:00) Thomas of Bayeux, the first Norman Archbishop of York, had a brilliant group of engineers working for him. The later medieval builders used parts of the Norman foundations for their Minster. (29:28) A computer simulation of the Norman Minster. There are still some vestiges of the Norman building in the present Minster. (31:31) Historian John H. Harvey describes the imitation stone work painted onto the plaster of the Norman Minster. (32:38) The Great West Window of 1338 was undergoing urgent repairs by the Minster's masons. (33:24) One of the masons describes the work they were doing and we see a reconstruction of a medieval mason at work. (34:52) There is evidence in the crypt of where some of the Norman Choir was rebuilt in 1137. (35:03) A view of a mason's mark for this period. (35:08) A guide tells a group of schoolchildren about the Five Sisters window in the Minster. This is an early medieval stained glass window. (35:33) We take a closer look at the window. (36:45) The East Window floods the Choir with light. James Hogg tells us about John Thornton, master glazier of Coventry, who created the window in the early 1400s. (37:37) The Rose Window of the South Transept. This window is a symbol of the House of Tudor. It was cracked into about 40,000 separate pieces by the fire. (38:19) The 73 panels of stained glass from the Rose Window were lifted out and restored by enclosing the glass on both sides with clear glass. (39:58) Peter Gibson, Superintendent of York Glaziers Trust, explains how successful the restoration was. (40:36) A view of the famous Wren and Spider glass, which is now in the Zouche Chapel. (42:42) Archbishop Walter de Grey arrived in 1215 and initiated the building of the medieval Minster. We see de Gray's tomb and the painting of him, which was recently discovered on his coffin lid. A beautiful ring, chalice and other artefacts were also found in his tomb. (44:30) James Hogg describes the design of de Gray's Minster. (45:25) A view of English oak trees being felled for use on the South Transept roof. Bob Littlewood describes how the work was done. (46:57) Nick Quayle, a mason, discusses how they made the new ceiling bosses. (48:04) We see some of the faces based on the family and friends of the stone carvers in 1270, which were used for the 300 Chapter House carvings. (48:22) James Hogg discusses the design and history of the Chapter House. (49:26) A look at the architecture and history of the Nave. (51:08) Close-up shots of the statues of the kings of England on the Choir screen. (51:42) A black and white film of the Duchess of Kent's marriage at the Minster in 1961. (53:10) The camera looks down to the Minster floor from high in the Central Tower. James Hogg describes the imminent collapse of the Central Tower in the 1960s. The Tower had previously collapsed in 1407. A huge restoration appeal was successful, and steel rods and concrete were used to reinforce the tower. (54:35) In the Undercroft are the modern concrete reinforcements, the 1290 underpinnings, the Norman foundations and a Roman wall with paintings. (55:50) Computer simulations of the different buildings which have stood on the site of the Minster. (56:42) Bob Littlewood describes how they constructed the new timber roof after the fire. Bob's grandfather, father, mother and uncle have all worked at the Minster and now his son has joined him. (58:58) James Hogg discusses how the Minster took centuries to build and also inspired the great restoration after the 1984 fire. (59:57) The Duchess of Kent and Bob Littlewood stand in the Minster and discuss the success of the restoration. (1:02:46) A child is being baptised in the Crypt of the Minster in 1988. His grandfather is the head of the Embroiderers' Guild. Opening by Queen Elizabeth 4 Nov 1988 (1:05:15) The Queen steps out of her train and onto the red carpet at York Railway station. The Duke and Duchess of Kent are with her. (1:05:30) The Lord Lieutenant and Lord Mayor of York greet her. (1:06:05) Soldiers give the royal salute. (1:06:30) Her Majesty arrives at the Minster at 11am for the Service of Re-Dedication. (1:07:39) She unveils a plaque in the floor of the South Transept. (1:07:55) Dr John Habgood, Archbishop of York, speaks during the re-dedication service. (1:08:23) The Queen leaves for lunch, taking time to chat to the public and receive flowers. (1:08:53) She returns to the South Transept to meet members of the Minster's resident workforce. (1:09:52) The Duchess of Kent talks to the children who won the 'Blue Peter' competition to design new bosses. Biddy Baxter from 'Blue Peter' explains how these children now have a place in history. (1:10:55) The Queen walks outside and receives more flowers from the public. (1:10:24) The Queen meets some of the firemen who tackled the blaze. Chief Fire Officer, Stan Phillips, says how pleased he is to see the Minster restored. (1:11:05) Her Majesty is shown the stone yard on Deangate and meets the Minster's team of stonemasons. (1:11:29) The Queen visits the York Glaziers Trust and they show her some examples of stained glass restoration. (1:12:49) She collects more flowers from the crowds outside before she leaves. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Originally deposited as a film reel (transferred to Yorkshire Film Archive) Public access copy available in Audio-Visual room.

Duration: 24 mins, 29 secs Timing: Action on film 'Calendar', Yorkshire Television, 14 Jun 1985 Includes: (00:24) History of the life of Ernest Symmons, founder of Beverley Picture Playhouse (00:47) Features and information on the Picture Playhouse including 'Miss Beverley' 1934 (01:03) Excerpt from 'The Man with the Notebook', road safety film (01:29) Ernest Symmons' death and downfall of the Picture Playhouse (01:40) Playhouse conversion into bingo hall/ revival by Peter Robinson as private theatre and later a commercial cinema (01:54) Interview with Peter Robinson on book entitled 'The Home of Beautiful Pictures' 'Look North', BBC, 18 Jun 1985; 22 Jul 1985; 1 Aug 1985 Includes: (04:11) History of the Picture Playhouse (04:31) Ernest Symmons and the Picture Playhouse (05:00) Interview with Thelma Symmons regarding Ernest Symmons and the Picture Playhouse (05:26) R38 'Howden Airship' disaster, Hull, 1921 (06:51) Thelma Symmons' contribution to the cinema (07:22) Excerpt from 'Beverley Through the Ages' pageant procession 1937 (08:10) The Blitz in Hull (Second World War) (08:20) King George VII and Queen Elizabeth visit Hull through the Blitz (Second World War) (08:40) Ernest Symmons' death, and revival of the playhouse (09:06) Peter Robinson interview 'Calendar', Yorkshire Television, relating to Picture Playhouse under threat, 28 Jan 1988 Includes: (09:40) Front view of the playhouse (10:00) Interior of the playhouse. Also at (10:45) (10:10) Interview with John Gresham, owner of the Picture Playhouse (10:29) Excerpt from Picture Playhouse film - egg collectors in Bempton (climmers) 1911 (10:54) Interview with Assistant Manager Paul Hesp 'Moving Memories', Yorkshire Television, 7 Aug 1990 Includes: (12:18) Clips of a 'traditional' playhouse (12:50) View of Beverley Picture Playhouse, believed at the time to be the oldest working cinema in the country (13:11) Ernest Symmons' relationship with the Picture Playhouse (13:23) Interview with Peter Robinson (13:48) R38 'Howden Airship' disaster (14:11) Playhouse newsreel footage (14:40) Excerpt from 'Beverley Through The Ages' pageant parade 1937 (18:08) Peter Richardson, Hull, amateur film maker (18:18) Jack Lawson describes Peter Richardson (18:40) 'Full House' information and features (19:17) Beginning of film with commentary (19:26) Exterior view of newly built 'Cecil' cinema, Hull, with fire across the street in foreground as the old 'Cecil' cinema was being dismantled Also with traffic passing through Hull (20:47) Clip of opening night, showing queues, and ice cream sales (21:04) Projection room, with films being loade onto projector at the 'Cecil' cinema (21:55) Footage of cinema audience (also at 22:18) Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Timing. Action on film: 'Royal York' visit (00:14) 4 Jul 1987, 9am. Richard Whiteley tells us that they are waiting for the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York in the city from which they take their titles. (00:17) Jane Beckwith tells us that the Royal Train is on time at York Station. (01;29) The Duke and Duchess of York are on the platform meeting dignitaries including the Chief Constable and the Lord Mayor. (01:46) A fanfare is played. (01:54) They walk over to unveil an Intercity train's nameplate: 'The Duke and Duchess of York'. After having a look inside the train they are presented with a model of it. (03:01) 11-year old Clare Reeves gives the Duchess a posy of white roses. (03:19) They view some pictures painted by local schoolchildren. (04:21) The Duke and Duchess of York arrive at York's Mansion House, home to the Lord Mayor, Councillor Malcolm [Hepple]. (04:47) They go inside to look at a display on the history of York. Archaeologist Peter Addyman is there, he is director of the York Archaeological Trust. The Duke and Duchess of York are presented with replica Viking knives. (05:47) Outside some musicians in Tudor dress play period music. (06:01) The Duke and Duchess of York leave the Mansion House and go on a walkabout, receiving flowers from the crowds. (06:35) They visit the York Enterprise Centre. The Duchess is presented with a hand-carved wooden jewellery box in the shape of a 'S'. (08:13) The Duke and Duchess of York arrive at York Minster for the ceremony to grant them the freedom of the city. They are greeted by John Southgate, the Dean of York. Inside they meet the Reverend Canon Raymond [Hockley] who was responsible for the ceremony, and Dr John Hapgood who is the Archbishop of York. (09:27) There is a trumpet fanfare by the Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Yorkshire. The procession makes its way down the centre aisle. In the congregation are many of the craftsmen who are working to repair the damage caused by the fire of 1984. (13:45) They take their places by the altar. (14:02) The Lord Mayor makes a speech and administers the oath. (17:32) They are presented with scrolls by the Norwich calligrapher, Ken Harmer. (20:29) Peter Gibson of the York Glaziers' Trust reads the first lesson from St Matthew. (22:22) Dr Hapgood delivers his address, which includes amusing remarks about his title 'Ebor', also the ancient name for York. (25:16) The ceremony ends with the congregation singing 'God save the Queen'. The commentator tells us about some of the earlier Dukes and Duchesses of York. (27:43) The royal couple do separate walkabouts outside the Minster. (30:00) Charles [Knightly], a local historian, tells us about some earlier Dukes of York. (33:41) The royal couple meet groups who work with the disabled. (34:35) The Duchess releases 500 balloons in her role as patron of 'Action Research for the Crippled Child'. (34:40) They visit the Castle Museum. (35:34) Outside they are presented with a replica Saxon helmet. 'Songs of Praise, Beverley Minster, 21 Nov 1993' (40:58) Pam Rhodes introduces Beverley. (41:45) A view of the Minster from the Westwood. The Minster is described as one of the 'loveliest church buildings in the country'. (42:16) The Minster congregation sing 'Praise to the Lord, the Almighty'. A procession including the choir comes down the centre aisle. (45:26) A brief history of Beverley as we see close-up shots of some of the Minster carvings. Musicians in Tudor dress can be seen briefly in the Minster. (46:19) We see a party of children with learning difficulties visiting Bishop Burton College, with teacher Mark Warner. (48:07) Howard Petch, Principal of Bishop Burton College, talks about their work with disabled children. Howard has a disabled daughter. He and his wife Shirley talk about their Christian faith in relation to this. (49:37) The congregation in the Minster sing 'Jesu, the very thought of Thee'. Mark Warner is there with his pupils, as is Howard Petch. (51:43) We learn about Beverley Community Church, who create their church each week in a school hall or wherever else they can set it up. (54:23) The Minster congregation sing 'Jesus is Lord'. Members of Beverley Community Church are in the congregation. (56:54) A view of Beverley Church Lads and Girls Brigade, the largest in the country. Graham Downing and Martyn Landon talk about these youth groups. (58:19) The musicians in Tudor costume use period instruments to play 'Jesus good above all others' while the choir sings. (59:51) Pam Rhodes talks to Alan Spedding, the Minster organist, about the Minster. They go up to the roof to look at the medieval tread wheel crane and look down on the Minster organ. (1:01:22) Alan Spedding plays 'Toccata' on the organ. (1:02:44) We learn about the 'Jacob's Well Charity' founded by local doctor Beryl Beynon. (1:05:04) In the Minster, singing 'Bright the vision that delighted'. Dr Beynon is in the congregation. (1:06:48) The Music Group in rehearsal at St Mary's Church. The camera scans the church including the famous White Rabbit carving. Pam Rhodes interviews Diana Pocock who set up the Music Group. They are standing under the Three Minstrels' Pillar. (1:08:40) Diana Pocock and a choir sing 'Be still for the presence of the Lord'. (1:11:19) Rev Dr Peter Forster reads a prayer. (1:12:14) They sing the final hymn in the Minster 'We have a gospel to proclaim'. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Contains BBC Look North report about a video taken inside St Mary's Manor, Beverley, which allegedly shows the presence of a ghost, also referred to as 'the white lady' Duration: 2 mins Timing: Action on film. (00:01) BBC Look North introduction to report by Phil Connell (00:13) 'Phil', a tour guide, tells a group on the Beverley Ghost Walk how a young girl hung herself from a staircase in St Mary's Manor, and that there have been reports of people 'feeling' her body swinging from side to side on the staircase. (00:38) Video footage of a mystery figure at the far end of a hallway in St Mary's Manor, allegedly the ghost. (00:50) Bob Deyes who made the video states that he is 'mystified' about the ghostly figure. (01:30) Comments of people on the Beverley Ghost Walk. (01:50) Close-up of the alleged ghost on film. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Contains video of an Oscar winning play broadcast by the BBC about a Hull City football fan and the problems when his wedding day clashes with his team's appearance in the FA Cup Semi Final. With footage throughout that includes Hull City shirts and scarves from the era and Hull City football merchandise available at the time. Stars Richard Hope and Jacqueline Bucknell. Written and directed by Mark Herman. Copyright: National Film and Television School (NFTS) presumed Duration: 29 mins Timing. Action on film: (0:25) Hull City FC at Boothferry Park. Shows the fans, terraces and some of the players in action including Garreth Roberts (presumed). Also at (1:10), (1:32). (0:53) Would-be bride 'Carol' tries on her wedding dress. (1:47) Outside Boothferry Park, Hull, including turnstiles (scenes probably shot from the North Road perspective). (3:05) Inside a public house, with football supporters drinking. (Also at 09:09). (5:06) Meat processing factory, showing meat production. (8:01) Hairdressing salon. (10:01) In a bedroom, adorned with Hull City merchandise. (Also at 11:32). (14:41) View of Kingston Communications white telephone boxes and the Beverley Picture Playhouse. (Also at 23:27). (15:23) View of a Hull city centre street. (15:23) 'The Push' public house exterior. (16:17) Image of Hull City squad of 1986. (17:42) Footage of a bridge being raised to allow a boat passage along the River Hull. (23:27) View of Whitefriargate, Hull. (24:02) View of the Humber Bridge. (25:44) View of 'White Cross' roundabout, near Leven. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Originally deposited as a VHS video cassette. Contains part of BBC 'Townscape' television programme, featuring Hyde Park Cinema, Leeds; and various aspects of Beverley. Duration: 14 mins Timing, Action on film (0:01) Hyde Park Cinema features in 'First of the Summer Wine', BBC television programme (0:34) Presenter explains cinema's past (0:51) Interview with Geoff Thompson, manager, discussing interior and fittings, competition and clientele (5:24) Presenter in North Bar Without, Beverley. With footage of buildings of various architectural syles, including 'Natural Choice' Antiques and the Rose & Crown public house. (6:49) Presenter discusses history of North Bar, with close-up shots of various features. (7:34) North Bar Within, including Burgess ice cream shop and St Mary's shopping arcade, Beverley. (7:55) Footage of St Mary's Church, with reference to Beverley's links to the wool trade. (8:32) View of Saturday Market, Beverley. (8:58) View of Market Cross, Beverley, with reference to its 'Queen Anne' style and shots of other 'Queen Anne' period buildings in Beverley, including Hengate. (9:46) View of Toll Gavel, Beverley. (10:00) View of Wednesday Market, Beverley. (10:16) Beverley Minster, with references to history and style of the building. (11:52) Views of late 20th century architecture, including St Martin's Court, St Matthew's Court and Dominican Walk, Beverley. (13:23) Views of back lanes and alleys in Beverley, including Lurk Lane and Landress Lane. Public access copy available in Audio-Visual Room

Originally deposited as a film reel (transferred to Yorkshire Film Archive) Filmed in 1937 Public access copy available in Audio-Visual room.