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East Anglian Holiday

1954 , East Anglia (Other)

Cat no. 37

A tour of East Anglia and the various towns and cities it has to offer.

Opening shots show a church across cornfields, a tower mill and parts of the broads and fens. Shots of a drainage ditch in the Fens follows, (The Sixteen Foot Drain at Stonea, identified by the signpost; the B1098 showing Downham Market and Wisbech to the left and Stonea and Chatteris to the right). Men and women working in the fields, produce is shown including potatoes, strawberries (which have come from Long Sutton) and flowers. Scenes of flowers being grown commercially suggest that this piece of film was shot in the Fens of South Lincolnshire. The film turns its attention to Ely. There is a shot of Ely Cathedral from the South, followed by close-up views of the Cathedral and the Octagon Tower. General views of the town show the impressive scenery Ely has to offer. Breckland with good views of the heathland, the forest at Thetford Chase, and flint churches. The flint flushwork on Kings Lynn's St. George's Guildhall, and general views of old Lynn including the Customs House, with commentary in a regional voice. The film shows brief footage of Blakeney, Happisburgh, and north Norfolk Beaches. At Great Yarmouth the boating lake and fairground amusements, the Wellington Pier in the background. A Punch and Judy show and scenes of crowded beaches and streets. A shot of Herrings being unloaded at Lowestoft quay, followed by the market interior and a brief view of steam drifters. A brief view of Harwich harbour is prelude to a sequence showing trawling from a small boat - there is a rich view of flat fish. A fisherman returns to Southwold, and a shot of The Church of Holy Trinity, Blythburgh leads into sequences taken around the town of Southwold. Then Orford is surveyed, with views of the castle; the ford at Kersey, and a general view of the village. Dedham, Framlingham and Lavenham are shown in quick succession. Shots of The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Lavenham and the fifteenth-century Guildhall. A thatcher at work putting in the brotches on All Saints Church in Ringsfield (near Beccles). A shot of the Stour near Dedham leads into views of Flatford Mill, then Horstead Mill (Norfolk) and general river scenes including Oulton Broad. A distant view of Norwich Cathedral is followed by a tour of old Norwich including Elm Hill, the Civic Hall, castle and market. Several shots of sailing boats on the Broads, cruising and rounding buoys. The ruins Castle Acre Priory are depicted, and finally general views of the countryside.

Featured Buildings

Ely Cathedral; King's Lynn St. George's Guildhall; King's Lynn Customs House; Happisburgh Lighthouse; Wellington Pier, Great Yarmouth; The Church of Holy Trinity, Blythburgh, Suffolk; Orford Castle; The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Lavenham, Suffolk; Lavenham Guildhall, Suffolk; All Saints' Church, Ringsfield, Suffolk; Flatford Mill, Suffolk; Willie Lott's Cottage, Flatford, Suffolk; Horstead Mill, Norfolk; Norwich Cathedral; Norwich Guildhall; Norwich Civic Hall; Norwich Castle; St. Peter Mancroft Church, Norwich; The Priory, Castle Acre, Norfolk

Other Places

Broads; Fens; Breckland; North Norfolk Coast; Suffolk Heritage Coast; Ely, Cambridgeshire; Kings Lynn, Norfolk; Blakeney, Norfolk; Happisburgh, Norfolk; Great Yarmouth, Norfolk; Lowestoft, Suffolk; Harwich, Essex; Southwold, Suffolk; Blythburgh, Suffolk; Orford, Suffolk; Kersey, Suffolk; Dedham, Essex; Framlingham, Suffolk; Lavenham, Suffolk; Ringsfield, Suffolk; Flatford, Suffolk; Oulton Broad, Suffolk; Norwich; Castle Acre, Norfolk

Manifestations

East Anglian Holiday

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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:18:50
    Modification Date
    27/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    730198
  • Barcode
    INV319741
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:18:50
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:18:50
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724283
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV371445
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:18:50
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    708441
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV157313
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 902
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    28/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    674079
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV179541
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 74
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    21/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    672766
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV263677
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:18:56
    Has Sound
    Y
    Modification Date
    07/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    671639
    Sound
    sound
  • Barcode
    INV195958
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-1006
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562781
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV??0710
    Canonical Identifier
    A-802
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    KodachromeII
    Colour Type
    colour
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identification Notes
    Picture: combined (data migration 25/06/2021)
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    560633
    Sound
    sound
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV247584
    Canonical Identifier
    A-89
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    560632
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    optical

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