Archive Alive
01 May 2016
By EAFA
A small selection of the films from this project can be seen below. Additionally the full selection of films from the East Anglian Film Archive that were used in this project are now available to browse and watch from within the collection search.
Project overview
The Archive Alive project was an ERDF interreg IVA Channel Programme project led by Pôle Image Haute-Normandy, France with the Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust (HEART) and the University of East Anglia (UEA) as project partners.
The programme aimed to promote emergence – between the French and English parties – of a space of common citizenship, fostering a sense of belonging to a cross-border area endowed with a specific identity. For more information on Interreg4a please visit www.interreg4a-manche.eu.
The aim of the project was to bring the history of East Anglia and Upper Normandy alive through films taken from Rouen based lead, Pôle Image, and the University of East Anglia’s East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA). The films were brought together in a unique moving image timeline which showcased events, places and people captured on film over the last century.
A selection of films from the East Anglian Film Archive that were used in this project are now available to browse and watch from within the collection search.
About Pôle Image Haute-Normandie
Pôle Image Haute-Normandie is a non-profit organisation funded by the Region of Upper Normandy and The Minister of Culture and Communication for its missions in favour of cinema, audiovisual production and photography.
About UEA/EAFA
The East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA), is the moving image archive for the East of England which includes the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. The Archive is owned and operated by the University of East Anglia (UEA), a UK Higher Education organisation.
About HEART
Norwich HEART was a private, charitable trust that strategically planned, regenerated, managed and promoted Norwich and Norfolk’s heritage.
HEART passed on its activities to partners in 2015.
The aim of the project was to bring the history of East Anglia and Upper Normandy alive through films taken from Rouen based lead, Pôle Image, and the University of East Anglia’s East Anglian Film Archive.
highlights
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Tramway Ride Through Principal Streets
1902, Norwich (Norfolk)
Norwich streets seen from the top deck of moving tram.
Cat no. 294
0:02:43
Black and White, silent
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Cat no. 137
0:04:51
Black and White, silent
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Funeral of Nurse Edith Cavell
1919, Norwich (Norfolk)
Crowds watching the funeral procession at Norwich Cathedral, and the burial of Nurse Edith Cavell.
Cat no. 295
0:09:16
Black and White, silent
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Royal Wedding Street Party
1981, Chelmsford (Essex)
A street party to celebrate the marriage of HRH The Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer.
Cat no. 1122
0:04:13
colour, silent
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It Happened in Norwich
1933 - 1946, Norwich (Norfolk)
Civic and public life in Norwich 1933-1946, filmed by Charles Scott.
Cat no. 114
0:18:54
Black and White, silent
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Cat no. 374
0:08:12
colour, silent
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Cat no. 419
0:31:29
Black and White, silent
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Cat no. 329
0:11:20
Black and White, mute
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Cat no. 242
0:10:08
Colour and Black and White, silent
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Haverhill To Cambridge In Two Minutes
c. 1959, Haverhill (Suffolk)
Fast motion footage of a car journey from Haverhill to Cambridge to give the illusion of making the journey in only two minutes.
Cat no. 223736
0:03:29
colour, silent