| Description | Originally deposited as a DVD-ROM.
Duration: 1 hour 0 mins 40 sec
Timing: Action on film
A film narrated by Reg Walker, visiting the Yorkshire Heritage Coast. It starts at the Portminion Model Village and continues with stops at Thornwick Bay, North Landing and Flamborough.
(00:01) Opens with film of Portminion Model Village which was situated between Bridlington and Flamborough
(00:17) Shots of the model village, providing close ups of particular buildings and village events depicted by the builder. It begins with the stables, horses, riders and jumps
(00:33) A view of cottages by the river, with people sitting on the banks. A water mill with its wheel; a thatched cottage near by
(01:15) A street of houses by the church
(02:20) Cub camp with tents in a field
(03:06) The cemetery and grave stones next to a field of cows
(03:22) A farm, a tractor and trailer, sheep in the field, washing on the line and cows grazing
(03:45) The village was built by the same man that built the model village in Hornsea
(04:28) A ruined Abbey
(04:49) Gypsy caravans with a group of gypsies
(05:30) A row of cottages and a windmill, with a man cycling past
(05:59) The hospital, an ambulance, a nurse and a man on a stretcher carried by two ambulance men
(07:08) A garage , petrol pumps and mechanics working on a car
(07:24) The school and children playing in the yard
(07:53) The bandstand with a band playing inside
(08:11) The Dog and Duck Pub; there are customers sitting outside overlooking the cricket ground. A lorry delivering barrels to the pub. The cricket pavilion with cricketers watching the match
(09:48) Panoramic shots of the village, including a row of shops, the Clifton Hotel, the Manor Hotel with its open air swimming pool, the Castle and boats on the river
(13:56).A group of brownies outside the Castle Guest House, where there is a woman scrubbing a step
(14:15) The harbour, a group of sailors and moored fishing boats. The Harbour Hotel which is overlooked by the Castle
(17:37) A cruiser on the river with a woman sunbathing and a young boy about to throw a bucket of water over her
(18:15) The Smugglers Pub by the river, seagulls on the roof and an ice cream van close by. A sandy beach with people swimming and sunbathing
(21:00) More shots of the village; a chemist shop, the War Memorial, a wedding at the church, trains and a campsite
(30:30) The narrator finishes the film of the village by explaining that it has been sold since he took the film
(31:05) Film of Thornwick Bay
(31:45) A view of the caves in the cliffs and boats out at sea
(32:40) A close up of the cliff tops, with the camera panning down to the sea and a rocky beach. Children are playing in the sea and exploring rock pools
(34:40) A small sandy bay
(34:57) A view of Thornwick Bay from the cliff tops
(35:05) A tourist boat sailing round the headland
(35: 28) Another view of the bay from the cliff top, zooming in on the caves and people sitting on the pebble beach
(36:30) The beach is accessed by steep steps down the cliff
(36:55) A close up of the tourist boat ‘The Yorkshire Belle’ and its passengers sailing back to Bridlington. The boat was built in Beverley in about 1948-49
(38:25) A view from Thornwick Bay across to Little Thornwick Bay. Along the coast there is Thornwick Bay, Little Thornwick Bay, North Landing and Flamborough with its lighthouse
(39:00) A close up that shows how the waves have eroded the chalk cliffs and formed caves
(40:45) Looking across to Bempton, famous for its colonies of seabirds
(41:00) Shots of visitors climbing, walking and sitting on the cliffs
(41:55) Film showing the cliffs topped with soil which will eventually disappear to leave bare rock
(42:20) Fishing boats going out to sea
(43:05) A tourist boat sailing into a cavern in the cliffs. The caverns are very narrow but rise to about 50 feet high inside
(43:55) The boat emerging from the cavern
(45:40).The old life boat ramp at North Landing with the life boat house at the top. It is no longer in use as it was moved to Bridlington
(47:35).Visitors enjoying swimming and playing in the sea
(48:25).A small beach at North Landing. A man diving from the rocks
(49:25).A final view of North Landing from the cliff top
(50:10).Flamborough Lighthouse built by a Bridlington builder John Patterson. There are two lighthouses; one was built in the 1600s, it was stone built and now sits on the golf course
(50:50).Flamborough lighthouse no longer has a keeper, nowadays everything is automatic. There also used to be a big foghorn at Flamborough
(51:05).A view of Flamborough Head and the coastline
(51:48).Waves created fissures in the rocks, undermining the cliffs and causing rock falls. The soil is also eroding from the top of the cliffs leaving the bed rock exposed
(53:14).The caverns in the cliffs
(53:38).The stone lighthouse on the golf course, panning round to the second newer one built in the 1800s
(54:10).Holiday makers enjoying the weather, the sea and the beaches
(54:35).Views of the Flamborough coast
(55:56).A motor boat and passengers enjoying the day
(56:30).Gibraltar Rock, with the remnants of eroded rock visible in the sea. Sewerby Hall is farther along the coast
(58:00).Close up of the sea birds on the cliffs and Gibraltar rock
(01:00:30).Reg Walker the narrator sitting on a bench on the cliff top saying goodbye from Flamborough Head
(01:00:40).The end
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