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Beccles Town Regatta

1933 , Beccles (Suffolk)

Cat no. 192

Scenes of sailing and swimming from the 1933 Beccles Town Regatta.

The scene is set with a variety of shots showing the starting line and sailing craft moving around, at first in very light airs, then with more wind. Most of the boats are heavily canvassed Boards cruisers, with some day boats including Broads One Designs. The dinghy racing starts with International 14s tacking on the river. Race officials are seen at work breaking out a flag. There are shots of spectators, some of whom are watching from boats. The Broads One Designs pass in a race. Some of the crews are attired in blazers and yachting caps. Not everyone finds this completely absorbing as there are a couple of shots in which men are reading the newspaper. There are some shots of ponies in a nearby field before coverage of another racing class in the Regatta. The next part of the film features a ladies swimming race in the river. There is also a diving competition taking place from stagework outside Darby's boatyard. The diving competition is intercut with scenes of a fun fair and spectators strolling along the riverside path. There are more swimming races and then the film ends with general shots of the river and the wider area.

Featured Events

The Beccles Town Regatta, 1933

Other Places

The River Waveney at Beccles.

Background Information

This film may have been made by Selwyn Wollaston Humphrey who was Mayor of Lowestoft for most of the 1930s.

Manifestations

Beccles Town Regatta

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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:15:48
    Modification Date
    26/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    728802
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    INV355574
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:15:48
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724723
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    INV335504
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:15:48
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    723925
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    Barcode
    INV380871
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:10:07
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    710721
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV284288
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:10:09
    Modification Date
    16/08/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    687263
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV289368
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 1976
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:40:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    03/03/2009
    Parts
    Reference
    678985
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV158949
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 478
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    23/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673379
  • Barcode
    INV??4043
    Canonical Identifier
    B-8266
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    566106
  • Barcode
    INV218236
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-146
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:17:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562927
  • Barcode
    INV??1407
    Canonical Identifier
    B-308
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    negative
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562258
  • Barcode
    INV??1406
    Canonical Identifier
    B-273
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562257
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV212289
    Canonical Identifier
    A-1144
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    tinted
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    560788
    Sound
    silent

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