Videos and DVDs

Contains video recording by Reg Walker of former employees of Hodgson's Tannery on a tour of the site prior to its demolition. Duration: 46 mins Timing. Action on film: (00:11) Reg Walker in St Nicholas Road looking at the derelict buildings of the old tannery which later became the works of Bevaloid and then [Clariant]. (01:07) Looking down at the gelatine works where the laboratory once made Kodak emulsions for film and all kinds of gelatine adhesives. Also at (41:25) (02:06) View through the gates to the lime yard. Also at (04:44), (22:35). (03:34) View of where the hides were soaked in lime solution. (03:39) Looking through from Priory Road to Denton House or Hodgson's Social Club as it is now known. (05:01) Looking down Chantry Lane at the gateman's house and the boilerman's house on the left. The boiler was originally coal-fired and then became gas-fired. Also at (19:31). (05:43) Looking down Priory Road at the ballroom and Social Club, and at part of [Clarient] Works which was the chemical works. (06:54) The boundary wall of the old Friary. (07:08) Looking over at the extraction works. (07:44) View down towards the main entrance. (08:46) View across the top of a building to where the extract and chemical works for tanning materials were made for all the tanneries in this group of companies. (09:11) Looking towards Flemingate Crossing. All the buildings at the bottom of the road were burned down in 1969, and the new building later became the Montgomery Centre. (10:02) Looking down from the railway bridge with a view of the old maintenance section buildings where the plumbers, electricians and blacksmiths worked. (10:21) Looking across to the storage sheds and Armstrong's Social Club. (11:09) A shot of the extract works through a wire mesh. Also at (20:34). (11:17) Looking down Priory Road to the fitting shops. (12:30) Looking down Flemingate towards the oldest part of the original tan yard on the opposite side of the road. (12:46) View of Richard Hodgson's tan yard with '1826' on a tie bar disk on the wall. (13:50) View of the house attached to the end of the tan yard buildings which was Richard Hodgson's house. (14:20) Looking across at Denton's House. The people who owned the tannery had this house built c.1804. (14:51) These were the new offices with the drying shed and other buildings. At the time of filming this had become the Army Transport Museum. (15:36) Looking over at what was the coach house and stable block of Denton's House. (17:12) A view across at some of the cottages on Flemingate where the tan yard workers lived. (17:32) The empty offices of the Bevaloid Company including the laboratories. (18:19) An introduction to Stefan Ramsden, from East Riding Museums, and former Hodgsons employees Les Roberts, Philip [Bone], Roy Clark, George Clark and Norman Middleton. (27:58) One of the group describes the maintenance changing rooms, which had special lockers with compartments for wet and dry clothes, and the electricians' shop, the joiners', painters' and plumbers' shop, the engineers' store, the fitting shop and the blacksmiths' shop. (31:45) Looking across to where the tan yard once stood. (31:54) Les Roberts points out the old gas-fired boiler house where his father worked for 40 years. (33:03) Les points out the [iron] plant and describes what happened there. (37:55) Moving on to where the toilet block and medical section were, and a discussion of the health services that were available on site. (39:07) Looking across Priory Road. (40:21) Someone describes the lime pits used for the gelatine factory where the hides were soaked (43:10). They are looking at the storage buildings on St Nicholas Road. (44:57) Roy Clark and Les Roberts reminisce about the houses and other buildings on the corner of St Nicholas Road, including the allotments which were once there. (45:54) Close-up view of the plaque to commemorate 'R H & Sons Ltd Power House Extension' in 1937. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Originally deposited as a VHS video cassette. Contains BBC Grandstand broadcast on the progress of Bridlington Town Football Club in the FA Vase c.1988 and newsclips showing Humberside Ambulance Service assisting at scene of Lockerbie air disaster 1988. Duration: 5 mins Timing. Action on film: Bridlington Town Football Club: (00:08) Dale Roberts, Assistant Manager at Bridlington Town Football Club, describes his feelings about the possibility of winning the FA Vase. (00:28) Excerpts of the Bridlington Town v Guisborough Town football match. (01:00) Paul Kilkenny, one of the Bridlington team, explains how he had worked a night shift just before the match. (01:45) Mike Hodgson, the Guisborough Town Manager, explains why he stands with the rest of the crowd at the touchline to watch the matches. (02:16) The Guisborough fans in celebration at a public house. (02:21) The Bridlington Manager Colin Appleton reflects on an 8 game odyssey that got no further than the 3rd qualifying round. (02:54) Following the Guisborough team to Leek in North Staffordshire for the 4th qualifying round. Humberside Ambulance Service assisting at the scene of the Lockerbie air disaster: (03:33) 3 paramedics from Humberside were flown to Lockerbie by helicopters from RAF Leconfield. (03:49) John Cox describes how they were unable to locate any survivors. (04:21) Graham Calvert tells the interviewer about how quickly everyone from different parts of the country started working together. (04:48) View of a case of specialised drugs and a defibrilator for heart resuscitation. (04:54) Views across Lockerbie from a helicopter. At the height of the emergency two Sea King helicopters had been dispatched from RAF Leconfield. (05:11) Flight Lieutenant Merv Counter describes a difficult flight with the wind at 50 knots and heavy rain. The helicopters flew overhead searching for survivors. The reporter mentions the other rescue teams from RAF Leeming and RAF Catterick. Public access copy available in Audio-Visual Room