- LHI/2
- Series
- c.2000s - 2009
Records pertaining to LHI events, projects and activities hosted within or concerning the East of England (mainly inclusive of the East Anglia region)
Records pertaining to LHI events, projects and activities hosted within or concerning the East of England (mainly inclusive of the East Anglia region)
Local Heritage Initiative Archive
The collection is comprised of the outputs of an England-wide Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) project where communities were given money to produce something tangible on their local heritage. Subjects covered include archaeology, agriculture, history and heritage, oral histories, music and literature. Material includes books, pamphlets, photographs, reports, posters, postcards, other ephemera, multi-media including CDs, VHS, cassettes, reel tapes and floppy disks.
Local Heritage Initiative (LHI) was a unique partnership between HLF, Countryside Agency who managed the operation, and Nationwide Building Society. Beginning in 2000, the scheme awarded over 1000 grants throughout England until formerly ending in 2006. Described as a small funding scheme that aimed to enable communities to investigate, explain, and care for their local landmarks, landscape, traditions and culture.
The scheme recorded significant environmental impact in re-establishing traditional management practices; improved management of habitats and safe access to them; subsequently leading to positive economic benefits for communities involved.
Countryside Agency
Filmed documentation run time of 10 minutes, capturing community heritage events. Produced by Stevenage Museum
Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Mainly concerning the historical project research findings. Produced and published by the Blaxhall Archive Group
Location: Blaxhall, Suffolk
Records are weighted towards the administrative management and operational functions pertaining to the LHI organisation.
Abbeyfields Roman Circus Mosaic
Project filmed documentation
Location: Colchester, Essex
DVD titled "The Hitcham Roman Villa Dig 2005 - 2006". Filmed documentation of the project, run time 77 minutes
Bound volume titled "The Hitcham Roman Villa". Produced June 2006, concerning a final report into the archaeological excavation
Location: Hitcham, Suffolk
Samuel Slater: Hero or Traitor?
DVD titled "Samuel Slater; Hero or Traitor?" Copyright Maypole Productions (Milford), Derbyshire, England
One DVD titled ‘BBC item’
Location: Milford, Derbyshire
Book titled "A History of Kippax" by Kippax District Historical Society
Leaflet concerning a short guide to an historical village
Location: Kippax, West Yorkshire
Meanwood Quarries and Quarrymen
Meanwood Quarries and Quarrymen produced by the Meanwood Village Association.
Booklet titled "Over 100 Years of Cricket at Meanwood". Author Cynthia Ruston, published by Propagator Press, copyright Cynthia Ruston
Booklet titled "Meanwood Quarries & Quarrymen". Author Cynthia Ruston, published by Propagator Press, copyright Cynthia Ruston and Stuart Dunning
One CD-ROM titled "No Stone Unturned: Meanwood Village Wall Restoration
Location: Meanwood, West Yorkshire
CD-ROM concerning views of the pathway under construction, Thorton Old Bell Chapel, totaling 47.6MB consisting of 20 JPEG files documenting the site. Dated May 2005
CD-ROM holding IBID circa 100 JPEG files documenting the site, totaling 203MB. Dated May 2005
Leaflet concerning the restoration project at Thornton Church, produced by Old Bell Chapel Action Group 2006
Location: Thornton, West Yorkshire
Southwick Health and Community Forum
Loose papers titled "Memories Revisited Project" containing project documentation concerning a river boat trip along the River Wear, 14 July 2004
Bound booklet holding a calendar 2005 and 2006, produced by Southwick Health and Community Forum
Location: Southwick, Tyne and Wear
One VHS tape
Location: St Helen’s, Merseyside
Selborne villiage hall window project
One CD-Rom holding four PDFs holding circa 200 JPEGs files pertaining to project leaflets & information concerning project.
Location: Selborne, Hampshire.
Booklet titled "Queen’s Park" concerning the park in the liberty of Westover, and an oral history of the region. Concerns regional information, produced by Queen’s Park Improvement and Protection Society 2006
Bound booklet titled "Queen’s Park in the Liberty of Westover". Contains project context and outputs
Queens Park Archaeology, one CD-Rom
Location: Bournemouth, Dorset
Fox Hollies Community Heritage Project
CD-ROM disk holds an interactive Website, circa 30 MHTML documents
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Booklet and PDF file titled "In Search of Fulbourn" concerning a project report by the Fulbourn Village Research Project
Fulbourn Village History Society
Location: Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
Author Jeremy Greenwood. Published by Friends of Woodbridge Quaker Burial Ground Trust
Location: Woodbridge, Suffolk
Heritage Walks Derby and Darley Abbey
Two leaflets concern heritage walks Derby and Darley Abbey
Bound booklet titled "Trains and Trails", a play by Tina Jay. Published by Derbyshire County Council
Location: Derby, Derbyshire
Booklet titled "Devils Let Loose?" concerning the story of the Lincoln Riots in 1911, produced by Lincoln Community Play
Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire
CD-Rom concerning Liverpool heritage pub guide, holding five JPEG fils showing event launch, totaling 16.5MB, 12 February 2006
Booklet titled "Liverpool Historic Pub Guide" published by CAMRA Liverpool and districts, 2006
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
Knotty Green pond preservation project
Leaflet titled A brief history of Knotty Green and sheep washing pool 2001-2006, contains information concerning the site regeneration
Bound Volume titled Knotty Green Pond 2002-2005. Project report includes photographic documentation of project activities, research findings and project evaluation
CD-Rom totaling 210 MB. Holding two PDFs containing promotional flyer and digital version of project report, concerning the restoration of sheep washing pond at Knotty Green recreational grounds
Location: Knotty Green, Buckinghamshire.
Bound calender titled Collier Street Memories, produced by the Orchard Group, dated 2006.
VHS tape titled Collier Street Apple Group
One leaflet concerning programme of events 20 Oct 2001
One item illustrated invitation
Location: Maidstone, Kent.
One DVD holding seven VOB files with a running time 90 minutes. Film pertaining to Liskeard history, presentation about heritage, documentation of an event that includes singing and town crier
Location: Liskeard , Cornwall
One CD-Rom disk holding six JPG files containing exhibition documentation and sculpture
Location: Devon region
Booklet titled "The Chard Lace Riots: a social economic and history account of the Mill strikes and town disturbances of 1842". Written by Jan Suchacki. One leaflet
The Chard Lace Riots, holding seven CDA audio tracks
Location: Chard, Somerset
Two books titled "Hebden" concerning the history of a Dales township. Author David Joy on behalf of Hebden History Group. Published by Hebden History Group. Copyright held by above, published 2002
"Pointers to the Past: A Historical Landscape of Hebden’s Township, Upper Wharfdale" author Heather M Beaumont with members of Hebden history group, published 2006 by Yorkshire Archaeological Society
Location: Hebden, North Yorkshire
Wartime Memories Phase 2, Beck Isle Museum
Loose papers and floppy disk concerning project documentation and historical information, includes images
Cassette tape recording of BBC York report concerning project and interview with Ronald Scales
One bound file
One CD-ROM disk holding six PDF documents concerning historical information concerning WW” experiences, totaling 235MB
One CD-ROM disk holding circa 50 JPEG files, Word documents, Excel databases, totaling 303MB
Location: Pickering, North Yorkshire
Book titled "East of York" concerning photographic memories of Tang Hall, Heworth and Lawrence Street. Published and copyright Tang Hall Local History Group
Location: York, North Yorkshire
All’s Well at St Mary’s, 12 JPEG file containing images of project volunteer activity. Produced by Earby and District Local History Society
Location: Earby, Lancashire
One CD-Rom titled A clock tower tapestry, Emberton Clock Tower. Includes two PDF files concerning history & timeline, totaling 120MB.
Bound File titled A clock tower tapestry, Emberton clock tower 1845-2005, by Caroline Ellis. Project report, research findings and documentation of activity.
One leaflet concerning project activities.
Location: Emberton, Buckinghamshire.
Downham Nutrition Partnership.
Location: Borough of Bromley, Greater London.
Talking the journey, spoken history of New Forest Gypsies oral history project.
One DVD totals 1.13GB held on three VOB files, two BUP files, two IFO file. Films contains interviews with a 15 minute running time.
One CD-Rom titled Martin’s photos book oralhist. Holding one audi track titled Sanvean, one presentation titled Children in the Wind, documentation concerning Gypies and Travellers living in the New Forest area, totaling 70MB.
Loose papers titled Children of the wind, photographs and information concerning the project.
Location: New Forest, Hampshire.
Book titled "Hope Cove, Galmpton and South Huish, Story of Devon Parish". Produced by Hope Archive Group 2005
One CD-Rom concerning Hope Archive Group, completion report photos. Holds 14 JPGs files concerning images of Group computer courses, exhibitions, harbour scenes
Location: Hope Cove Parish, Devon
One CD-Rom disk concerning Hit and Run at St Mary Church 30 May 1943, Torquay Museum sound archives group, three CDA audio files
One CD-Rom disk holding circa 30 JPEG files
Two leaflets titled "Torbay at War"
One CD-Rom concerning pictures voicing Torbay's past, circa 40 JPEG files concerning event documentation, children's' activities, heritage
One CD-Rom concerning on our beam ends, local memories of the build up to D-Day on 6 June 1944
Location: Torbay, Devon
Two CD-Rom disks concerning artist commission for Jenny Beck, totaling 140MB, dated April 2006
Bound booklet titled "Village Voices: Farming Communities" concerning the changing environment of farming around Drimpton. Compiled and edited by Andrew Pastor, dated April 2006
Reflections part of Building Bridges project, Norman Marsden held on five VOB video files, totaling 476MB, dated 2003
One CD-Rom disk titled "J Banks Pictures Apr 2006". Circa 50 JPEGs concerning photographic documentation of landscapes, individual portraits, group, family portraits, farming scenes including milking cows, totaling 83.5MB, dated April 2006
Theatre play produced and directed by Kerry King and John Worland, The Headgate Theatre. Includes booklet with programme and credits. Film run time of 65 minutes, and the making of the production 24 minutes
Location: Colchester, Essex
File includes one booklet titled "The Derbyshire Archaeological Journal Volume 126, 2006", published by the Derbyshire Archaeological Society. Photographic documentation of project events including community theatre. Letter dated 2002 concerning copyright holders of material. VHS tape titled "Pilsbury Animated Walk"
Location: Pilsbury, Derbyshire
Wirksworth: a Town of Stone and Steam
DVD containing three movies concerning recollections of former railway employees, historic activities surrounding quarrying, and tour of Wirksworth town. Publisher and copyright holder Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association
Location: Wirksworth, Derbyshire
DVD titled "Leverton Village Songs of Praise Book Launch and School Reunion". Documentation of Songs of Praise taking place at Saint Helena’s Church, Leverton, three films running time 60 minutes total totaling 2.61GB
DVD holding "Leverton: a video and photographic record of a Lincolnshire marshland village". Six films 90 minutes running time totaling 1.80GB
Location: Leverton, Lincolnshire
The Book of The Beck: Rural Community Theatre in Action
Two booklets concerning the Festival The Beck, community theatre, authors Hanby and Barrett. Concerns documentation of community performances / theatre held in the East Midlands. Published by New Perspectives Theatre Company in association with Newark and Sherwood District Council
Records part of the ‘Festival of The Beck’ collection. Also includes photographic documentation and promotional leaflets.
Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire.
One CD-ROM disk holding a film run time of 20 minutes. Concerning tour of grounds, interviews with society members explaining the history of the castle. Data totals 831 MB held on, two BUP file, two IFO file, three VOB file
Location: Cawood, North Yorkshire
A Photographic Census of Southwick
Disk contains oral interviews on 19 MP3 audio files, totaling 247MB
Disk contains slideshow of photographic documentation of Southwick street scenes, circa seven VOB video files, totaling 3.14 GB
Disk containing film dated c.1960s, concerning Scrafton family of Kipling Street
Location: Southwick, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Children's theatre production produced by Chester Canal Heritage Trust. Film held on six VOB files with a running time of 20 mins
Location: Cheshire