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Winsford in the 1920s and 30s​

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Ride along on a 1930 travelogue by the Great Western Railway, featuring the Cheddar Gorge, Cheltenham, Tewksbury - and Winsford!

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This film is freely viewable at the BFIPlayer website.

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Winsford's section runs from 3:16 into the film to 5:33.

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With thanks to Aubrey Vellacott for bringing this fascinating glimpse of local history to our attention

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Also from the BFI, this 1924 extract comes from Claude Friese-Greene's 'The Open Road', showing a hunt on Winsford Hill

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