HERE are some more fascinating photos from a film available by the British Film Institute some years ago.

The collection of rare and until then previously unseen historical footage of coastal life in the South West of England was made available on BFI Player as part of British Film Institute’s Britain on Film: Coast and Sea national project.

This week the images are from Richard Dimbleby's 1951 film Come with Me to Bridport.

Mr Dimbleby props up a bar in Bridport and conducts some leisurely interviews with locals over a pint and a cigarette.

He also visits tradesmen and craftspeople in surrounding villages, from sand merchant Geoffrey Good, who uses shire horses to collect shingle from Chesil Bank, to Olive Legge, a netmaker, known as a 'braider'.

As well as the appealing rural charm, there are plenty of unusual industrial processes on show - look out for the tennis-net making.

The project includes films spanning 100 years, covering an enormous range of subjects and there's a chance to choose subjects and areas you're interested in thanks to the interactive map.

Filmed by professional filmmakers and amateur hobbyists alike, these glimpses into the past, many of which have never been available before, have been sourced and curated by the BFI National Archive along with regional and national film archives across the UK, including the South West Film & Television Archive (SWFTA), to offer the public the opportunity to witness past generations’ relationships with coastal Britain.

See http://player.bfi.org.uk/

Richard Dimbleby props up a bar in Bridport and conducts some leisurely interviews with locals over a pint and a cigarette. He also visits tradesmen and craftspeople in surrounding villages, from sand merchant Mr Good, who uses shire horses to collect shingle from Chesil Bank, to Mrs Legge, a netmaker, known as a 'braider'. As well as the appealing rural charm, there are plenty of unusual industrial processes on show - look out for the tennis-net making.