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BATTLE & BUCKLEYS
Buckleys Yesterday's World, situated in Battle, Hastings, lets you experience the sights and sounds of a bygone era, from the nostalgia of a 1930's grocery store to an Edwardian childrens playroom. BOBBINS The late Mr. Stephen Tutt there with more memories from the grocers store he worked in as a child. DOLLS HOUSE More memories from Buckleys yesterday's world where the sights and sounds of yesterday come alive. EIGHT YEARS OLD With two hundred and forty pence to the pound it would have taken a very long time indeed for this small boy to buy a lottery ticket. Another clip from Buckleys Yesterday's FAGS From humble beginnings a mighty empire grows, that clip supplied courtesy of Buckleys Yesterday's World. OLD MARBLES That was the late Mr. Stephen Tutt talking about his memories of the 1920's grocers store he worked in as a child and how he would break empty glass bottles to get the prized marbles from within. The clip was supplied courtesy of Buckleys Yesterday's World, Battle, near Hastings. OLD RADIO The late Mr. Stephen Tutt talking about the old radio that his family used to gather around. That clip supplied courtesy of Buckleys Yesterday's world. PAWNBROKER Like much else these days you are unlikely to find a Pawnbrokers shop that resembles this one. Another clip from Buckleys Yesterday's World. SUGAR BAGS The late Mr. Stephen Tutt talking about a time before the weights and measures acts. That clip was supplied courtesy of Buckleys Yesterday's World. SUGAR BOXES How times have changed. That was the late Mr. Stephen Tutt from Buckleys Yesterday's World talking there about the numerous uses for a Tate & Lyle sugar box. SWEETS Gifts to the soldier at the front, brought to you by Buckleys Yesterday's World. TIN BATH How did your grandparents wash there clothes. This clip courtesy of Buckleys Yesterday's World. TUPPENCE The price of the blacksmiths time was dependant on how much you could afford. This clip from Buckleys Yesterday's. UP EARLY A servants life was not an easy one. This clip supplied courtesy of Buckleys Yesterday's World. NEIL KINNOCK PRIDE OF WALES The former leader of the Labour party talking about his love and passion for Wales. RICHARD BURTON FIRST SPORT AND SECOND RELIGION Richard Burton talking about Rugby in Wales. This clip supplied courtesy of Inside Wales. A BETTER HOME AND TOTAL EMPLOYMENT This clip was supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum and is from there World War II collection. AT WAR WITH JAPAN This clip was supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum and is from there World War II collection. ATTACKING THE GERMANS AT DUNKIRK This clip was supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum and is from there World War II collection. BEFORE I MILK THE COWS An extract from the first day of a Land Army girl out of the World War II archives of the Imperial War Museum. BILLETING OFFICER Childhood memories of being evacuated and the apprehension experienced whilst waiting for a new family. Another clip from the Imperial War Museums World War II. CAFE DE PARIS BOMBED This clip was supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum and is from there World War II collection. CANAL Pleasant memories of an evacuee. If any of you know where Norton Falls are please email us and let us know too. Another clip from the Imperial War Museum's World War II. CAN'T LIGHT THE FIRE This clip was supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum and is from there World War II collection. COMING FROM THE COLONIES The fast changing attitudes of post war Britain illustrated here in another clip from the Imperial War Museums World War II collection. EPPING HIGH ROAD Memories of the post war years from a London girl who knew how to have fun. This clip was supplied courtesy the Imperial War Museum and is from their World War II. FATHE RETURNS This clip was supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum and is from there World War II collection. FINDING A SENTRY The first of five clips recounting the story of the discovery and overpowering of a Japanese jungle camp. Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum's World War II. FINDING A SENTRY The second of five clips recounting the story of the discovery and overpowering of a Japanese jungle camp. Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum's World War II. FINDING A SENTRY The third of five clips recounting the story of the discovery and overpowering of a Japanese jungle camp. Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum's World War II FINDING A SENTRY The fourth of five clips recounting the story of the discovery and overpowering of a Japanese jungle camp. Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum's World War II FINDING A SENTRY The last in a series of five clips recounting the story of the discovery and overpowering of a Japanese jungle camp. Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum's World War II Collection. FLYING THE TUNNEL A World War I pilot tells of the perils encountered at the front line. Another clip from the archives of the Imperial War Museum and their World War I collection. GOODS ON COMMERCIAL TV This clip discusses the new products which emerged after the wartime period that where advertised on television and helped instill the feeling that things where improving. Courtesy of the Imperial War Museum. HOLIDAYS EVERY YEAR The prospect of a hliday every year, something largely unheard of untill after the war, went a long way to lifting the spirits of the nation. Another clip from the archives of the Imperial War Museum. HOUSE AND GARDEN Stevenage new town giving its inhabitents and house and a garden to be proud of. Another clip from the Imperial War Museum. LABELS Memories of a World War II evacuee from the Imperial War Museums World War II archive. LABOUR GOVERNMENT Wartime election memories from the Imperial War Museum. LEARNING RUSSIAN FOR NATIONAL SERVICE One of the nicer National Service postings courtesy of the Imperial War Museums archive. LEFT BEHIND AT DUNKIRK The terrifying thought of being volunteered to stay behind and face the enemy alone. Another clip from the archives of the Imperial War Museum. LOOKING FORWARD TO NATIONAL SERVICE So that's how they got ebeyone into shape and up to speed. This clip was provided courtesy of the Imperial War. NATIONAL SERVICE AND THE PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS The British Public becoming aware of the forces and the need to be organised and disciplined. That clip was from the Imperial War Museums World War II archive. NHS TEETH AND GLASSES This clip highlights one of the effects of the introduction of the Nation Health Service upon the consciousness of the nation. Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum. NHS The war may not have just taken lives but saved lives if the opinion voiced here is to be believed. Supplied once again by the Imperial War Museum. NIGHMARES ABOUT NUCLEAR WAR Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum. NON COMBATENTS This clip comes from the Imperial War Museums World War II collection . NUCLEAR BOMB DROP 1 The first of a two part clip telling of the dropping of a nuclear device on Japan. Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum. NUCLEAR BOMB DROP 2 The last part of a two part clip about the dropping of a nuclear device on Japan. Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum. OVER THE TOP A heroic tale from the first world war as remembered by one who was there. This clip was supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museums World War I archive. PARENTS CAN AFFORD A CAR One mans memoriesd of the post war boom period. Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum. POSSIBLE NUCLEAR WAR A thought too terrible to let happen. Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum. PREPARED TO DO ANY JOB The way things used to be, one man's remembers what he had to do just to survive. Courtesy of the Imperial War. SEARCHING FOR THE LOST SHOP HAMPSHIRE A clip from the first great war courtesy og the Imperial War Museum. SHIPS IN BATTLE A first hand account of the effects of shelling from the Imperial War Museum's archives SHIPWRECKED A distressing tale of personal loss and the struggle to survive. This clip provided courtesy of the Imperial War SHOT IN THE ARM The courage of those who fought in the first great war illustrated here in this clip from the Imperial War Museums first world war archive. TEDDY BOY CULTURE BEGINS Colour, choice and availability help bring about a fashion revolution and the start of a youth movement that changed the way a generation thought, looked and lived. Supplied by the Imperial War Museum. THE FEELING IN THE FIFTIES This clip comes courtesy of the Imperial War Museum's. THE SOUND OF PLANES AT HOME Loss, being universal, was one thing that was common to all sides in the war. Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum. THE STATE OF THE SHELTER Appalling conditions but high spirits abound in this clip from the Imperial War museum's archive. THINGS WERE GOING TO GET BETTER The general feeling at the time, improvement and a better tommorow. Supplied by the Imperial War Museum. TRENDY SOUP KITCHEN How many of you remember these? Supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum's archive. WAITING TO BE PICKED UP FROM DUNKIRK This clip supplied courtesy of the Imperial War Museum. WAR IN THE AIR The memories of a flying ace from the great war. Supplied by the Imperial War Museum. WARMING FEET Memories from the front line of the first world war. Supplied by the Imperial War Museums World War II archive. YELLOW FACES Evacuees off to safety, supplied courtesy of the Imperial war Museums World War II archive. |