The Cottingley Fairies are finally coming back to the village - but it will be a flying visit for one day only.

On September 12 people will be able to see the famous cameras and other artefacts at the Town Hall, which is largely unchanged over 133 years.

The open day is part of an annual celebration of England's cultural and architectural heritage which takes place that weekend.

Visitors at Cottingley can see where the two little girls, Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright, went to school, a room which needed little alteration for the making of the film Fairy Tale - A True Story.

Both lived within a few hundred yards of the building and used to play in Cottingley Beck, which runs at the rear of the Town Hall, where they said they saw the fairies.

The cameras are now on permanent display at the National Museum of Film and Photography after a successful campaign by the T&A to keep them in Bradford.

Margaret Krupa, one of the organisers of the event, said: "The museum agreed to bring the cameras along as well as some display material and two people to answer any questions about the fairies and the museum."

Also on display will be photographs of old Cottingley. People get the chance to look round the historic Town Hall.

Town Hall lay pastor Maurice Atack said: "We're hoping for a big day. It all adds to the interest of the place."

People can visit the grade II listed Building between 10am and 4pm. Refreshments will be served and the Women's Guild will hold a table-top sale. Admission is free.

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