Cotswolds - The Way We Were | Part 5: Poverty and Hunger

The 5th film in our Cotswolds series explores the desperate conditions faced by the poorer inhabitants of the Victorian Cotswolds in the 1840s.

Back then the area famed today for its beauty was an isolated part of the country and when hardtimes hit those at the bottom of the pile suffered the most.
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In the late 19th – early 20th century, Joseph Arthur Gibbs, Alfred Williams & others documented everyday life in the villages of the Cotswolds. Within a few generations the way of life they described was consigned to history, but thanks to their efforts it has not been forgotten.

It often conjures up an idyllic image of country life; but it also reveals that hardship, poverty and hunger were never far from the door.

This film uses evocative descriptions from Rev J Fraser combined with a wonderful collection of old photographs and archive film to bring to life the hardships of Cotswolds life in a bygone age.

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