| Description | Originally deposited as a DVD-ROM.
Timing: Action on film.
(00:55) Reg Walker talks briefly about the history of Bishop Burton throughout this film.
(01:39) Johnston's Pond. Also at (41:04), (1:16:28). Looking across the Pond to what was once the village blacksmith's shop. The last blacksmith was Tom [Winter].
(02:08) The North Green.
(03:44) Barns belonging to Dunnings Farm, which have been turned into dwelling houses.
Also at (48:47), (52:30)
(04:20) Looking across South Mere towards the Altisidora public house. Also at (39:17), (40:14), (47:37).
(04:34) The village pump.
(04:41) Some photographs, including the pump in use about 1945, and Ralph Hansby's Almshouses. Also at (33:30).
(05:56) All Saints Church.
(07:21) Inside the church, we see the tomb effigy of Rachael Gee who died in 1649. This was discovered under the chancel floor in 1865.
(09:09) A plaque commemorating Earnest Richard Bradley, who died in 1908.
(09:36) The stained glass windows, made mainly by Charles Eamer Kempe. Most of these are in memory of the Watt family.
(16:19) Brasses in the chancel floor. These commemorate Lady Elizabeth Elleker and her second husband Christopher [Estoff].
(17:37) A 15th century brass of a chalice.
(17:50) A brass effigy of Joanna Rokeby from 1521. She was the wife of Ralph Rokeby.
(18:31) Some wooden panelling by Robert (Mousey) Thompson of Kilburn, North Yorkshire, and a reredos of 1868.
(19:16) A chair in the chancel, probably carved by the village joiner, and an altar rail removed from St James Church in Hull during 1941.
(20:05) A brass plaque for the building firm Foster and Andrews of Hull. They restored All Saints church in 1874.
(20:14) The church organ.
(20:44) Plaques which commemorate the long-serving church organists Selwyn Dunn and Rosa Shaw.
(21:04) Carvings on the pew ends.
(24:00) Needlepoint kneelers showing views of Bishop Burton.
(24:46) A bust of John Wesley carved by Elwells of Beverley.
(24:58) A brass lectern in memory of Gertrude Watt who died in 1891.
(26:11) The First World War Memorial.
(27:07) Outside the church we see a lynch gate erected in memory of Julia Philadelphia Eyre, who died in 1923.
(24:45) Low Hall.
(28:22) The Village School, which has been converted into a private house. The Headmaster's House is at the far end. Also at (54:00). Some old photographs of the School.
(29:25) Some photographs of old farm buildings which were part of Mill Farm, including the windmill. Also at (01:17:12).
(30:01) The same buildings after they were converted into houses.
(31:28) Dalegate House, which at the time of filming belonged to Trevor Banks. There are llamas in the paddock.
(31:57) New houses in Joby Lane. Also at (37:36). An old photograph of the cottages previously on the site.
(32:41) [Elringtons] Farm House.
(32:52) The Manse, built for the minister of the Baptist Chapel in 1770. It is now a private house.
(34:19) Callas and Ratten Row.
(34:27) Howe Top Cottage, another estate cottage which has been bought and renovated.
(34:46) Pudding Gate, including the Old Police House. Also at (38:02), (01:18:13).
(35:09) A new housing estate which was being built at the time of filming by Fairclough Homes.
(35:51) The Methodist church in Pudding Gate.
(36:50) A house which once belonged to Richard Hall Watts. It was restored in 1914.
(38:16) Bishop Burton Village Hall which was built in 1992. Also at (01:19:07).
(38:52) A photograph of an earlier Village Hall.
(39:40) A painting of the sheep wash, which was near the pond.
(40:00) A photograph of a member of the Hall Watt family in one of the first cars seen in Bishop Burton, circa 1910.
(42:10) Sections of an information panel relating to the Gee and Watt families.
(43:12) The Clock Tower in the grounds of High Hall, now part of Bishop Burton College.
(43:44) The grounds of High Hall on a College open day.
(47:12) A painting of High Hall and an old photograph of it. The Hall itself had since been demolished and Bishop Burton College buildings are now on that site.
(47:26) The Gatehouse to the College.
(47:49) Cottages on the North Green, which once housed estate workers.
(49:36) The open air church service, held annually in Bishop Burton. David Byass had brought his steam organ to provide the music.
(53:03) South Mere Cottages.
(53:47) Cottages in Church Road.
(54:06) The Walkington Hayride.
(55:03) Jeff Morton and Earnie Teal in a horse-drawn wagon.
(57:07) David Grey of Beverley driving a landau.
(57:10) Cyril Sessons of Beswick, driving a landau pulled by Bessie his horse.
(57:28) Earnie Teal leading the singing.
(01:14:49) The hayriders leaving Bishop Burton.
(01:15:41) Bishop Burton in the snow.
(01:18:13) Old photographs of Bishop Burton, including:
(01:18:45) The Home Guard in the 1940s.
(01:19:20) The Baptist Chapel just before it closed.
(01:21:37) A nearby Sanctuary Stone.
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