This family film includes footage of the family in their home as well as during their leisure time at the seaside. The film begins with a day-by-day wall calendar that states the day "October 13 Friday" and is mounted on a plaque which reads "Gilchrist Bros. Ltd Photo Engravers. 1939. Leeds. Telegram Illustrate". A woman holds a baby and brushes its hair, feeds it milk from a bottle and then wraps it in a blanket. She often looks up to smile at the camera. There then...

This family film includes footage of the family in their home as well as during their leisure time at the seaside. The film begins with a day-by-day wall calendar that states the day "October 13 Friday" and is mounted on a plaque which reads "Gilchrist Bros. Ltd Photo Engravers. 1939. Leeds. Telegram Illustrate". A woman holds a baby and brushes its hair, feeds it milk from a bottle and then wraps it in a blanket. She often looks up to smile at the camera. There then follows a sequence of close ups on objects, including a cup shot from above, a comb, a watering can in its side, and a gas lantern with "609" inscribed on it, amongst other things. There is then a brief segment which appears upside down. From this point on, we can assume footage must have been shot at a later date as the actual film for this segment is marked with symbols which state its year of production as being 1945. People stand on a beach, the sea visible, with a white dog. The film then returns to being the right way up. The sea rolls up on the beach; people paddle and sit on the sand. There is a woman stood at a palm reading machine which costs "one penny" and includes directions: "Place coin in slot. Hold hand down firmly on the plate". Two men ride in a paddleboat and an old woman wearing a red patterned head scarf knits whilst sitting on a deckchair. Two women, one in a green coat and the other in brown, walk down a grassy path together. Men play polo, some in orange shirts and the opposing team in blue. Returning to the beach, two small children run towards the sea carrying a yellow dinghy. A man, sitting at the back, a woman, and four children ride on a wooden, open topped horse drawn carriage. Written on the front and side is "Burrs". A boy on a bicycle passes them to the left and a woman crosses the street behind them. In the background there is a red bricked factory. A young boy alights and runs onto the pavement where a young boy, a man and two women are walking. A boy feeds the horse something out of his hand. On the beach, a man and boy are playing a game of cricket. The man bowls and the child misses. Whilst going to retrieve the ball he pushes a small girl wearing a pink costume out of his way, seemingly slightly annoyed. He manages to bat the ball on his second attempt, and another boy runs to fetch it. A woman in a pink dress then becomes the bowler. A group walks down the beach, from left to right: a shirtless boy in green knee length shorts, a man in a casual grey suit with open collar and a green shirt, a woman wearing white shoes and a white dress with multi-coloured polka dots, a small boy with black shorts, a smaller girl wearing a swimsuit and carrying a bucket who is holding the hand of a woman wearing a green V-neck dress. The children play once again in the sea with the dinghy, the little girl with a ring. A rather sunburnt looking woman wearing a bright patterned swimsuit assists them. A little boy in a blue shirt goes for a donkey rude along the streets. He is accompanied by a man who rides in the middle and a child on a donkey sat on the other side of the man. The film then changes from colour to black and white and to children playing in a garden, a baby sitting in a high chair, and what appears to be a living room scene (this footage is underdeveloped and very difficult to see) as there is an armchair in the foreground. A child plays with a spinning toy. A group including children eat what looks like a broth or thick soup outside, a woman spoons it into a bowl and they eat off a single wooden chair, using it as a table. A very little girl finishes her meal and begins to run away. A man bends down and speaks to her; she looks very happy and laughs. They all gather around a rabbit run (a wooden frame with wire mesh walls). There is a white rabbit which they all watch. A man pulls one little boy along on a wooden board with wheels attached at the bottom and a long handle with which to pull. Another little boy attempts to climb on and fails. They stop so he can get back on. The laughing little girl from before watches. A white dog looks at the rabbit in the run and wags its tail. The film goes briefly upside down, starts running backwards, and goes back to being in colour. A different dog, black, runs around. The right way up, two women and a man stand in a garden facing away from the camera. A smoking man wearing a red stripy jumper and a black suit jumps over a wicker chair. A grey haired man in a casual polo shirt mixes a drink and smokes in front of deck chairs and an umbrella. Someone off-screen dips a net into a pond, another man dips in a bucket and then proceeds to throw water in the air. The man with a net catches a fish. They also attempt to catch a frog. A woman wearing a patterned dress with sleeves up to her elbow watches.