Village 1 (7min 47sec)
Filmed by George Blackburn, converted to video by Will Blackburn and reproduced with the permission of Will and Mark Blackburn with thanks.
Time | Content (if known) |
0:03 | Sunnyside, North End – Robbie Preston’s mum and dad walking round garden |
1:09 | Guildford House, North End – Agnes Pears? The Cottage in the background |
1:14 | Mill Lane – garden and water pump |
1:58 | Mill Lane – garden |
2:04 | Mill Lane – carrying piglet |
2:17 | Mill Lane – visitors |
3:14 | Shirley hall and Keith Gowthorpe at cross farm with baby Anne (Anne born 1965) |
3:23 | No.s 1 & 2 Mill Lane. RH one now demolished and replaced; LH one recently refurbished Flowers on Mill Lane verge |
3:56 | Mick Baxter and others building bungalow on Mill Lane, George Blackburn doing woodwork on the roof |
4:31 | Woman in red – houses across road |
4:41 | digging flower bed at junction top of Mill Lane; New Mill in background |
4:48 | Black Horse, South End |
5:08 | Sheep in field |
5:27 | Seaton Old Hall |
5:37 | Sheep in field – Josie Blackburn and one other |
6:43 | Josie Blackburn (George’s wife) nee Fentiman – looking at Margaret Harper gravestone & new graves |
7:04 | George Blackburn & his wife Josie looking at plants |
Village 2 (3min 25sec)
Time | Content (if known) |
0:00 | Horse & calf |
0:09 | Seaton Old Hall |
0:29 | Threshing the old way |
0:46 | Tulips and other flowers on Mill Lane incl (1:55) 1 & 2 Mill Lane |
2:12 | Westview, North End & adjacent cottages – Beryl and John Blackburn in Bali Hai garden |
2:37 | farmyard |
2:43 | girl on gate & feeding horse, sheep & in garden (Mill Lane?) |
3:03 | Outside house |
Village 3 (4min 36sec)
Time | Content (if known) |
0:00 | Scenes on Mill Lane – George Watson and Josie Blackburn |
0:12 | Dog and man in garden |
0:40 | Couple On Mill Lane & cat |
1:11 | House – Everingham? |
1:30 | Couple in garden – Fixing lawnmower then mowing verge |
1:47 | Gentleman on Mill Lane |
1:54 | George Blackburn moving lawn |
2:20 | Tractor on Mill Lane – Geoff Watson? |
2:31 | Woman walking outside house – is this Mrs Howden at the parish cottages? |
2:45 | Old Mill and steam mill panning to parish cottages (North End) |
2:58 | Ashleigh and North End Farm (North End) |
3:04 | Gowthorpes & Josie Blackburn? on holiday |
3:46 | The new water pump – George Blackburn on Mill Lane |
3:55 | inspecting the garden & pump? – Gowthorpe |
George Blackburn postman retiring at the Cross (1min 17sec)
Many villagers including Blackburns. Showing Cross Farm; Westfield farm; Bevan Houses in West End in background; Cross House – pan to West End
Repainting the sundial at Dial Farm (1min 21 sec)
George Blackburn up the ladder; perhaps also Frank Gardham and family
Folk outside Dial Cottages (42 sec)
Josie Blackburn and another
John beryl Westview Bali Hai (26sec)
Beryl and John Blackburn