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Grand Carnival Week

1948 , Stowmarket (Suffolk)

Cat no. 952

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Local amateur film maker, George Wilden, records the carnival procession and other festivities in Stowmarket in 1948.

Crowds, near the traffic lights in Stowmarket: the carnival procession passes the market place during the carnival week of June 19th – 27th; it includes bands and floats, one of which advertises Eastern Electricity. In the recreation ground the Carnival Queen, Miss Sheila Morgan, is crowned. A small girl sings on a stage, probably in the Regal cinema. Two other acts follow. The annual baby show takes place at the rear of Constitution Hall in Milton Road with the Carnival Queen in attendance. There is a children's fancy dress show inside the hall, a fashion show put on by William Turner's Department Store and a carnival grand dance. Finally, the film shows the annual Christmas dinner at Stowe Lodge Hospital, followed by scenes in the nursery in Violet Hill Road.

Featured Buildings

Constitution Hall; Stowe Lodge Hospital; Violet Hill Road Nursery

Featured Events

Stowmarket Carnival

Keywords

Baby shows; Carnivals; Christmas; Dancing; Fancy dress; Fashion shows

Background Information

George Wilden owned a newsagents' shop in Stowmarket, where he developed and printed customers' photographs. A keen photographer, he also made films using a 16mm camera.

Manifestations

Grand Carnival Week

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    Unknown
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    DPX 10bit Log digital
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    18/07/2018
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    Reference
    747284
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV232381
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 1944
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    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DVD disk
    Dimension
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    30/01/2009
    Parts
    Reference
    677759
    Sound
    sound
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    INV173379
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 511
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
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    Identifier
    Modification Date
    23/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673451
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV176645
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 246
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    22/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673158
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV??3825
    Canonical Identifier
    1990/3
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    565880
  • Barcode
    INV238261
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-623
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:10:30
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563493
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    INV226701
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    VP-515
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:10:30
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563492
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV228569
    Canonical Identifier
    A-269
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561185
    Sound
    silent

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