Rural Archive Dvd's

The East Anglian DVD Set

The County our Parents Knew

The Norfolk Past and
The Suffolk Past

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The Essex Past DVD Set

The County our Parents Knew

Volume One and Two

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Mud, Dykes and Draglines

Archive film, working demonstrations and Vintage Machinery, showing how the land was drained

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Floods of East Anglia

1912-1955

Taking a look back to January 1953 (and other regional floods) when whole areas of East Anglia were under water creating the worst disaster in peacetime Britain.

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Farming in Father's Day

A busy family farm in the 1940s and 50s, when horses, steam threshing and gangs of labourers are still the norm, but gradually new machines, tractors, crawlers and combines are appearing in the picture, ready to take over.

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Essex Past Volume Two

The County our Parents Knew

Essex, from the 40s to the 60s. Years of rationing lie ahead - but so too does free healthcare and full employment, holidays by the sea, motorbikes and rock n' roll.

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Essex Past Volume One

The County our Parents Knew

Journey to a bygone age and visit seaside towns, county towns, suburbs and villages, viewing Essex as it used to be from 1916.

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A Land of Tradition

'Investigating traditional skills and crafts from wild fowling and home industries to the blacksmith, miller and the Poacher!

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A nostalgic trip back in time to rural life and farming practices in days gone by!


Farming on Film - Volumes One, Two & Three

A collection of archive films showing agriculture from 1930 - 1979

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Suffolk Past

The County our Parents Knew

Fascinating rare film from the East Anglian Film Archive, showing life in Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, Lavenham, Southwold and many more. What was it really like to live in Suffolk from 1913 up to the 1960s?

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Norfolk Past

The County our Parents Knew

Step back in time and discover how people in Norfolk lived and worked from the 1900s to the 1960s. Let the past come to life when horses, trams and gas lamps were the norm.

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Farming On Film Three

1947-1979

This DVD takes us back to 'post war' farming and the changes bought about by the need to increase output on farms.

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Farming On Film Two

1955-1979

Second in the series of award winning bygone farming DVD compilations, using footage taken by farmers themselves.

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Farming On Film One

1930 -1960

Archive farming footage from the 1930's including County shows, the cattle market and the Spalding Tulip festival.

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Farming Our Land

The Norfolk town of Kings Lynn lies at the heart of the local agricultural industry. Over the years the landscape and farming methods have changed dramatically and this tranquil DVD follows those changes.

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