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Elizabethan Village

1957 , Wheathampstead (Hertfordshire)

Cat no. 7322

Amateur footage of two Royal visits to Hertfordshire. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother opens Wheathampstead School in 1967. A young Queen Elizabeth at St Albans Cathedral for Maundy Thursday in 1957.

In 1967, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visits Wheathampstead to officially open the secondary school. A decade earlier, in 1957, the Queen’s daughter, the young Queen Elizabeth visits St. Albans for the traditional Royal Maundy religious service on Maundy Thursday, which in 1957 is being held at “the Abbey”, St Albans Cathedral. The film shows two elderly residents who are the recipients of the customary Maundy money presented by the Queen in recognition of the service to their community and their church.

Featured Buildings

St Albans Abbey and Cathedral

Keywords

Queen Elizabeth II; Elizabeth, Queen Consort to George VI (1900-2002); Monarchy; Opening ceremonies; church services; Maundy Thursday; Senior Citizens.

Other Places

St Albans, Hertfordshire

Background Information

This film came to the East Anglian Film Archive via the Wheathampstead Historical Society. The footage was recorded by Margaret Wright and features two special royal visits to the county of Hertfordshire.

Manifestations

Elizabethan Village

  • Barcode
    INV363465
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:19:08
    Modification Date
    25/01/2017
    Parts
    Reference
    742447
  • Barcode
    INV342110
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:19:08
    Modification Date
    25/01/2017
    Parts
    Reference
    742446
  • Barcode
    INV397873
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:19:08
    Modification Date
    25/01/2017
    Parts
    Reference
    742445
  • Barcode
    INV331006
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:15
    Modification Date
    22/02/2016
    Parts
    Reference
    740753
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV324764
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:15
    Modification Date
    18/02/2016
    Parts
    Reference
    740701
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV191383
    Canonical Identifier
    1998/108
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    standard8 film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:14:48
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    16/12/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    699141
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV202166
    Canonical Identifier
    1998/108
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    Eastmancolor
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:14:26
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    14/12/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    699029
    Sound
    silent

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