Home movie footage of bonfire night celebrations in rural north Northumberland, and scenes of a family at leisure at Whitley Bay beach, and exploring the Roman ruins around Hadrian's Wall. Views of a military ceremony(?). A field gun is prepared. View of an unlit bonfire (?). A child wearing a rosette poses in front of the unlit bonfire. Next, view of the flaming bonfire at night. Title: Heddon Views of two lambs and a ewe; later, some calfs. A gentleman, smartly dressed and smoking...

Home movie footage of bonfire night celebrations in rural north Northumberland, and scenes of a family at leisure at Whitley Bay beach, and exploring the Roman ruins around Hadrian's Wall. Views of a military ceremony(?). A field gun is prepared. View of an unlit bonfire (?). A child wearing a rosette poses in front of the unlit bonfire. Next, view of the flaming bonfire at night. Title: Heddon Views of two lambs and a ewe; later, some calfs. A gentleman, smartly dressed and smoking a pipe, feeds a Friesian cow. View of tree branches A man stands beside a river or lake. A man tries to feed his hat to a goat. View of ducks, geese, chickens. View of a solitary rural house, the man poses in front. Portrait shots of men in woodland, and roadside. Title: Festival scenes 1937 On a merry-go-round, a child rides aboard a toy battleship; other children ride in cars and trains. View of a loop-the-loop fairground ride. An American Indian performs stage show at the fairground. Another scene is filmed at Whitley Bay beach, where a child makes a sandcastle on a beach. Various seaside scenes: a child pets a donkey; views of the beach promenade, with Spanish City in the background. Title: All aboard View of St Mary’s Lighthouse, filmed from aboard a boat. A sailor stands underneath a Royal Ensign flag, on board the boat; then views of the family. A boy sits on a deck chair. The following scene shows the family at leisure in their garden. Man lights his pipe. Close-up shots of two photographs, showing a World war One army ambulance and a portrait of a soldier. Two children pose with a dog on a park bench View of a mother holding her child outside a house. Title: Roman Wall Tour 1937 Title: Roman Milestones Title: At Vindolana [sic. – Vindolanda] Views around the Roman fort. Man sniffs a flower. Man poses at the top of a watch tower. Title: The Stanegate Title: The Twice Brewed Inn Views of the exterior of the Twice Brewed pub at Bardon Mill, near Hexham in Northumberland. Close-up of the pub sign: “The Twice Brewed licenced to sell ales, wines, teas, tobacco; teas provided”. Title: North of the Wall Title: Crag Lough Views of the craggy landscape. Title: Housesteads. Hotbank, crag etc. Views of the rugged landscape. Title: Roman Milecastle. Views of the ancient Roman ruins.