Brampton Museum have told us about a film showing, featuring Betley in the 1960s…

Heritage Open Days: A virtual tour of Newcastle Borough - Betley

Join us for a free virtual tour of some of the historic villages and parishes which make up the borough of Newcastle under Lyme. A series of archive films, shot in the 1960s onwards by local veteran filmmaker Brian Nixon, will take us from Newcastle town centre out to Silverdale, Apedale, Audley and Betley.

Book here for the 45-minute film about Betley. Tickets are free for BLHS members.

Refreshments will be available from the little vintage tea room which you can take into the film room.

Schedule
10:30am Newcastle: the road to re-invention
11:30am Jamland (Silverdale)
Lunch break
1:30pm Apedale
2:30pm Audley
3:30pm Betley

About the film
Betley is a small village dominated in the past by its two big houses. It is a village of contrasts: a rural village that was once an important iron-making centre; an agricultural village from which men went to work in the mines; a remote village that found itself on the main west coast railway line: a quiet place that hosts two major social events.

Please note these are original films made in the 1960s. Comments are those of the people interviewed and the 1960s filmmaker and may reflect the views of the times. Subtitles are not available on this occasion.

Location

Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 0QP