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Cromer 1934

1934 , Cromer (Norfolk)

Cat no. 374

Dufaycolor film of Cromer and Norfolk Broads.

The film opens with shots of the beach and pier taken from the cliff and shots of the flower beds in the gardens on the sea front. A street scene shows the church. There follow shots of the beach. The lifeboat Harriet Dixon is on the beach. People relax on the beach and in the sea. A young girl knits in a deckchair under a sunshade. Another person is lying on a lilo. This sequence ends with further street scenes along the sea front and a shot of the hotel. The next sequence shows a trip to the Norfolk Broads. People board a pleasure cruiser and there are some shots taken from this. There are sailing scenes showing yachts, motor cruisers and other pleasure craft. There are shots of Horning taken from the river. There is a brief shot of a country house and a woman poses for the camera. There are shots of the family in the woods and in a garden before the scene returns to the beach. There is a long shot taken from the cliffs, brief shots of the promenade and then a view of the beach from the promenade shows bathing machines and fishing boats. A crab boat laden with passengers is launched from the beach and a bi-plane swoops low over the bathers. In the countryside near Cromer, there are shots of wheat fields with poppies growing. There is a windmill in the background. Shots of the family on the heath include close up shots of wildflowers. There are scenes of Cromer taken from Lighthouse Hill and then a close up of Henry Blogg, Coxswain of the Cromer Lifeboat. Children are filmed in the beach catching crabs. Views of a spectacular sunset, filmed over East Runton complete the film.

Featured Buildings

Cromer Pier; The Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Cromer

Keywords

Bathing machines; Crab boats; Sailing; Seaside; Street scenes; Sunsets

Other Places

East Runton; Horning

Background Information

See also Cat 373 Cromer, Norfolk, 1951 - 'Cromer' by the same film maker.

  • Maker : H.J. Gamble

Manifestations

Cromer 1934

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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:12
    Modification Date
    04/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733093
  • Barcode
    INV357045
    Canonical Title
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    Carrier Type
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    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:12
    Modification Date
    04/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:12
    Modification Date
    04/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733084
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV373293
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
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    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:12
    Modification Date
    01/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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  • Activities
    Barcode
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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
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    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:15
    Modification Date
    06/10/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    676763
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV170703
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 540
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    23/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673524
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV176005
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 321
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    22/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673265
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV166311
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 259
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    22/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673169
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV170660
    Canonical Identifier
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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    22/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673018
  • Barcode
    INV437726
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-1168
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
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    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563048
  • Barcode
    INV301234
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-246
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:08:30
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563047
  • Barcode
    INV??1479
    Canonical Identifier
    B-488
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
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    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
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    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
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    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
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    Canonical Identifier
    B-339
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    negative
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562346
    Sound
    silent

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