Spotlight at the Fair

Edwardian holidaymakers throng to the attractions at Lancashire's premier seaside resort.

The annual mop fair in Stratford-Upon-Avon, including the roasting of an ox.

Carousels, doubling up on the helter skelter and an enormous key feature in the annual funfair on Mitcham Green.

The family enjoys a sunny but windy day on the pier in Clacton-On-Sea.

An enterprising family make the most of, not one, but eight seaside beaches dotted around the north of England, all in one summer.

A colourful miscellany of footage from both sides of the Pennines.

This captivating early film - by an unknown filmmaker - offers a glimpse of glorious Blackpool and the many delights it offers holidaymakers.

Old film taken in Lancashire, North England in May 1904.

An actuallity film of a fairground carousel in action. Filmmaker unknown but it has been suggested it is R.W. Paul. The film was made on Hampstead...

Short documentary film about Maryland, a corner of Stratford neglected by the Olympic ‘regeneration’. Seen through the eyes of veteran...

The best of the action from over 30 years of FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium.

Michael Wood tells the extraordinary story of an ordinary woman in a time of revolution. Born during the reign of Henry VIII, Mary Arden is the...