Home movie footage filmed by Martin Rigg sometime during the late 1990s showing family scenes around Bankside Farm in Kildale in North Yorkshire run by George and Alan Pierson. Includes footage of farming including working with animals, sheep mainly but also cattle, as well as working to pick potatoes and harvesting of wheat including making bales. Film also includes views of houses and farms around the area (Danby, Glaisdale) as well as the  family rolling eggs in garden of Doris Peirson of...

Home movie footage filmed by Martin Rigg sometime during the late 1990s showing family scenes around Bankside Farm in Kildale in North Yorkshire run by George and Alan Pierson. Includes footage of farming including working with animals, sheep mainly but also cattle, as well as working to pick potatoes and harvesting of wheat including making bales. Film also includes views of houses and farms around the area (Danby, Glaisdale) as well as the  family rolling eggs in garden of Doris Peirson of Glaisdale on Easter Monday. The film includes footage of an agricultural show, possibly Stokesley with animals being walked around and judged. There is also footage of 1 or possibly two visits to Whitby as well as a holiday to Scotland. There is also footage from a train travelling from Kildale to Whitby.  The film opens with a woman walking across a grassy bank, a whitewashed farmhouse in the distance behind her. She stops in front of a view across a valley. A younger man carrying a coat walks into view and stops in front of the same valley view, then sits on top of a small mound in front of the farmhouse. He points to something in the distance as he talks to the person operating the camera. The film cuts back to the woman seen at the beginning of the film as she looks at the camera [quite dark]. Another view shows her in a coat sitting on a bench overlooking a hillside view. The film goes on to show a man working at a flower bed next to a stone-built building, the film changes to views of garden flowers. A domestic cat then walks over the flower beds. General views follow of garden flowers which cuts to an Austin 1800 car reversing onto a main road. The film cuts to the family taking a walk, with views of the countryside and a village in the valley beyond. The view changes taken from inside a house looking out through a window. An older man in overcoat and hat leaves the house helped by family members. He poses for the camera outside the house and walks around the garden. Other family members pose for the camera in different locations near the house. A view follows of the farmhouse and two members of the family looking in through a stable at some sheep or lambs, a view of more sheep follows outside near the remains of a stone wall, followed by more views of sheep with lambs. A farm worker feed some lambs by hand [film judder occurs here] The location changes and the weather is dull. A group of the family members walk in the windy weather along a promenade and take in the views. More views of rough seas follow then the film moves on to views of Whitby and a view of the group walking along the beach at Robin Hood’s Bay. The film moves back to Whitby with a view of the Abbey ruins, followed by a view of the town from the riverside. A brief view of family members is followed by views of fishing boats at the quayside and other boats in the harbour. Groups of children stop and pose for the camera outside a church hall where a female singing group have been performing and they also pose for the camera. General views of seagulls are followed by views of daffodils and a modern suburban house, with a view of the garden and blossom on trees. Various family members appear around the house and garden. The view changes to a row of terraced houses and a close up of the street sign for Duttons Lane. This is followed by a view of a small shop and a brief view of a road sign opposite, Earles Lane. A couple walk down a road towards a church, the sign outside reads Kelsall Methodist Church, in Kelsall village Cheshire. Views follow of the graveyard which is then followed by a young man and woman walking along a narrow lane. The camera shows the street sign which reads, ‘Redhill Lane’. The same two stand by the Duttond Lane sign seen earlier. Genera views follow of narrow lanes between stone-built houses and a view of some modern suburban houses. The young woman seen standing next to street signs, appears again standing next to cherry trees in full blossom. Next views follow of the older woman seen earlier [quite dark]. General views follow of other family members in a garden, followed by more views of cherry blossom, and other flowers and shrubs in the garden. A young woman does cartwheels on the lawn. The older woman and a younger woman sit on a rug placed on the lawn and take refreshments. A young man sits in a chair and reads the paper. The film changes to another picnic at some sort of party or open day or local show. Then a sudden change follows as the film show a phantom passenger view of a motorway journey. A family member takes a cup of tea sitting on a roadside verge. Other members take refreshments near their parked cars. Next the film changes to views of a ruined abbey or church, then to brief view of a lake. Then views follow of goats and sheep grazing on rough grass. A phantom passenger view follows taken through the rear window of a car, of an Austin or Morris 1100 following. General views follow of a coastal village, where family members pose for the camera, and general views are taken of flowers growing amongst the rocks and the general landscape. A group of divers explore the local shoreline. The family goes paddling in the sea, this is followed by a view of a street scene with whitewashed houses and a ruined church, General views show a church spire and a graveyard. A change of scene shows flowering blossom, shrubs and woodland, followed by the family exploring cliffs and rocks near the sea. The film then shows cattle grazing in a field, then driver of the family car manoeuvring their Austin Maxi out of a farmyard. The group explores gardens which have colourful shrubs and palm trees. One of the family finds a pool in which to swim, another family member joins her. The younger man seen earlier film walks down a narrow lane carrying some milk. He joins the older woman who sits on a picnic chair not far from their car. Views follow of the family at a picnic table in a forest clearing. The group visit a large park-like area with large open lawns with shrubs, trees and a lake. A ruined castle also makes up part of the landscape. Back at a coastal location the family explore the rocks along the shoreline. The film cuts to a tree with yellow blossom, then to moorland with sheep and lambs and a farmer looking over them. The view changes to shows a stone-built farmhouse beyond a stone wall. Family cars are parked along a moorland road. The view changes again to a view of the sea, which cuts to an old hay wagon standing next to a haystack. Another change of view to Turton Cottages at Roxby, not far from Staithes the building was at one time a blacksmiths or farrier’s hence the horseshoe shaped doorway. A farmer chats with one of the family at the picket fence which surrounds his house. General views follow of old stone houses on the moors and haystacks, followed by a roadside sign for Houlsyke, a village near Danby in North Yorkshire. A couple of house names are filmed Brook House and Fat Ox Farm. A view of the family is followed by a group of new born lambs in a field. Next a roadside sign for Glaisdale. A church noticeboard attached to a church wall and dated 1821 reads, ‘Glaisdale Head Methodist Church Services – Sunday Morning & Evening and Friday. All Are Welcome’. The times of services are indistinct. General views of the village and surrounding countryside follow. A group of children play what appears to be a ball game with the holidaymakers. A tray of eggs on the ground suggests that the game being played is an egg tossing contest where eggs are thrown, and ideally not broken. The group of children and an older man pose as a group for the camera, an older woman joins them. A view of a stone building changes to general views of a valley and hillsides. The film picks out a noticed mounted on wood next to a stone wall which reads, Beck Side Farm. General views of stone walls and farm buildings follow. The view changes to another building which has a name plate on one of the walls which reads, ‘North Yorkshire County Council Danby Fryup Field Training Centre’. General views follow of other farm buildings followed by views of the moorland landscape. A stone on a building has ‘Methodist Chapel 1789’ carved into it. A view of the chapel follows with cars parked nearby. Views follow of other stone-built buildings along with general landscape views. The older man who posed with the children earlier in the film is ushered into a house by two women. A view of the house and other buildings follows. More general views of the valley and landscape follow. Older adults have their own egg throwing contest on a lawn. The film cuts to a church sign in Great Ayton, which reads, ‘The Methodist Church Great Ayton, Sunday Services, !0.30am Morning Worship and Sunday School, 6.30pm Evening Worship, Ministry Rev J Alan Clark BA, The Manse, 30 Guisborough Rd, Great Ayton, Tel. 2437’. The guests and family members enter the church for a wedding service. Photographs are taken of the groom and best man. The film shows bridesmaids arriving then the bride and her father, the photographer takes their picture. Some film is taken inside the church [very dark and indistinct] The bride and groom are filmed outside after the wedding along with the bridesmaids as the guests look on. Guests gather outside and take their own photographs of the new couple. The film shows general views of the guests, as well as more shots of the bride and groom. Confetti is thrown as the new couple prepare to leave the church. The film then cuts to couple posing for the camera with the bridesmaids. Next views of older members of the family, and a variety of family group combinations. The film cuts back to a sunbathed farmhouse with cattle grazing in the foreground. Close up views follow of the cattle. The view changes to tractors and other machinery in operation including a combine harvester and hay baler, A general view shows crop fields in the sunshine. A tractor and trailer drive down a road towards the camera. It enters a field, and a combine harvester follows. A tractor drives along a track with a trailer loaded with hay bales. The bales are stacked by hand in a barn. The next view is taken of a combine harvester in working in a field in the distance. Some family members spend time in their garden. The film cuts back to an older boy stacking hay bales in a field, followed by a tractor with a hay baler at work. An older man also stacks hay in a field. In the same field in the distance a combine harvester is at work. The film moves on to show the platform sign for Kildale railway station. Two family members on the platform look at their watches. A phantom passenger view from a railway carriage shows the passing landscape. A brief view of the Castleton station platform follows and the Eskdale public house. A viaduct comes into view followed by a view of Whitby with the ruined abbey on the cliff top. The film cuts to a glass bowl with eggs in it outside on the lawn. The older family members indulge in egg throwing once again. The film cuts to views of sheep and lambs. A young toddler runs over grass and is picked up by a woman. She throws a ball for him, he picks it up and takes it back, and she throws it again. General views show him at play with family members; he also gets a ride in a wheelbarrow. Another family toddler appears on film playing in a garden with her relations, she waves at the camera. The film cuts abruptly to an agricultural show where cattle are being brushed and pampered by their owners. Large marquees can be seen in the background. Several other displays include tractors, a trailer from the milk marketing board promoting milk and working horses. Cattle are paraded in a circle led by a handler; several goats are also paraded. Sheep are penned awaiting the show judges. General views show the range of animals on display. Dogs and their owners’ parade in a circle, a blurred picture of a ferret in a cage follows. The film goes on to show some of the heavy working horses at the show. A sheep dog is put through his paces on an open part of the showground. Probably a different show that the one seen previously. The dog successfully gets the sheep in the pen. General views show family members and others at the show, in increasingly windy weather. Heavy work horses stand to attention with their handlers. A brief view of Roseberry Topping, as a family member parks their car at the car park nearby. They make their way along a track to start their ascent. Views of villages, homes and the sprawl of Teesside are shown as the walking party go higher up the hill. Finally, they get to the top ad the film shows views from the top, including Eston Nab in the distance. The party start to make their way down on steep and sometimes slippery grass slopes. They roll eggs down the hill. Back at home in the garden a less treacherous game of egg throwing ends the film.