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Holiday Makers at Butlins

1952 , Clacton-on-Sea (Essex)

Cat no. 365

Holiday scenes at Butlins.

The film begins with scenes from a Punch and Judy show. There are also shots of the (mainly young) audience watching. A beauty contest follows. The film shows the contestants, shots from the audience and then the winner. She is 'kissed' by two of the men present. Carnival scenes follow with shots of the floats. Most of these are decorated two person pedal vehicles. One carries Eric Winstone and his band. There are also shots of square dancing. In the ballroom campers dance a Lambeth Walk type dance. There are shots of the singer and the bandleader. Outside there are firstly children and then adults walking en masse past the tennis courts. There are scenes from the swimming pool including racing and diving. There are shots from a small scale steam railway, pulling open carriages. Finally there are fairground scenes showing children on the gallopers and the chair-o-planes

Other Places

Clacton

Background Information

Butlins at Clacton was built in 1938 and opened in 1939. It closed on 18th October, 1983.

Manifestations

Holiday Makers at Butlins

  • Barcode
    INV357250
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:07:25
    Modification Date
    03/03/2016
    Parts
    Reference
    740954
  • Barcode
    INV360071
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:07:25
    Modification Date
    03/03/2016
    Parts
    Reference
    740950
  • Barcode
    INV312464
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:07:25
    Modification Date
    03/03/2016
    Parts
    Reference
    740947
  • Barcode
    INV364008
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:04:45
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    710738
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV328445
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:04:45
    Modification Date
    01/03/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    703202
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV220301
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 86
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    22/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    672888
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV252057
    Canonical Identifier
    A-419
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561002
    Sound
    silent

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