DOCUMENTARIES - LOCAL HISTORY

All now available on DVD

"From the Archives"

Redhill and Reigate on Film 1926 - 1935

Incorporating films which provide a fascinating insight into events in Reigate and Redhill in the
1920s and 1930s.

"From the Archives" is a must for residents of Redhill and Reigate, both young and old. For the more senior residents it is an opportunity to revisit important events such as the carnivals and the celebrations surrounding the Jubilee of King George V. You'll see historic buildings which are no longer there such as the White Hart Hotel, The Swan Inn in Reigate and St. Anne's in Redhill.

For younger residents, you will see a population from a more innocent age entertaining themselves before skateboards or computer games. You will marvel at the ingenuity that went into their floats for the towns' carnivals (which stretched for a mile or more) and how much simpler life seemed to be then.

From the Archives makes for compelling viewing and the more you watch it the more you'll see.

Visit our history site for more information - www.reigatehistory.co.uk and to buy online

Visit our history site for more information - www.reigatehistory.co.uk and to buy online.

BVP have recently discovered a film of Brockham from 1958. Originally filmed by the North Downs Cine Society, this is a charming old colour film complete with sound. It has been digitally remastered and is now available on both VHS and DVD*.

It is all filmed around Brockham Green and features the Medieval Festival of 1958. The villagers are dressed in magnificent Medieval Costume. As well as many villagers the film also features the Chessington Fencing Club, the Monotype Band, the Way House Children, Robertson Pipers and well-known national-hunt jockeys in a donkey derby.

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