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Holiday Hotel

1967 , Clacton-on-Sea (Essex)

Cat no. 538

The Belfont Hotel, Clacton-on-Sea, the only hotel in Britain to accommodate unaccompanied cerebral palsied people.

Opening with panning shots of hotels and houses in Clacton, the film then shows the exterior of the Belfont Hotel. Over shots of the interior, the commentary explains that this is the only hotel in the country to cater exclusively for unaccompanied spastic guests. It is sponsored by the Spastics Society. The guests rise in the morning. They receive help with shaving and dressing. The staff prepare breakfast. There are shots of breakfast in progress. After breakfast, the guests, some in wheelchairs, go to the beach. We see them outside the hotel beach hut and some of them take a dip in the sea. At the hotel, the guests eat lunch and there are close up shots of food, including jelly and mince. The guests take a mini-bus outing to Flatford Mill. During the journey, the commentary offers some details about the guests. At Flatford Mill they picnic on the grass and feed the ducks from the bridge. The commentary mentions that the hotel is trying to raise the money for a larger mini-bus and for a heated swimming pool. Back in the hotel during the evening the guests sit together in the lounge and play bingo. A man plays the piano. One of the guests types a letter. The Warden, Mrs. Janet Molyneaux, does the accounts. The guests pay 10 guineas a week, but the home is heavily subsidised by the Spastics Society.

Featured Buildings

The Belfont Hotel, Clacton; Clacton Pier; Flatford Mill

Keywords

Cerebral palsied people; Holidays; Hotels; Social welfare

Background Information

The Belfont Hotel was set up by Mrs. Janet Molyneaux in 1963. It was closed by The Spastics Society in 1985 and was turned into a residential home. A spokesperson for the Spastics Society said that the Hotel was closing because there was no longer a need for them to tackle the holiday market.

  • Camera : Sidney Manasseh

  • Sponsor : The Spastics Society

  • Production company : Clacton Cine Club

Manifestations

Holiday Hotel

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    Duration
    0:11:14
    Modification Date
    15/10/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    731742
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    0:11:14
    Modification Date
    15/10/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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    INV320126
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
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    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:14
    Modification Date
    27/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    730506
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    Canonical Title
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    Carrier Type
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    Dimension
    Duration
    0:10:47
    Modification Date
    10/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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    Dimension
    Duration
    0:10:47
    Modification Date
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    Parts
    Reference
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    Canonical Identifier
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    Identifier
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    Modification Date
    06/08/2010
    Parts
    Reference
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    Canonical Identifier
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    Carrier Details
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    Dimension
    Duration
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    Has Image
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    Has Sound
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    Identifier
    Image Polarity
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    Modification Date
    06/08/2010
    Parts
    Reference
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    Canonical Identifier
    2006/51
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    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:43
    Has Image
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    Has Sound
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    Identifier
    Image Polarity
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    Modification Date
    05/08/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    686308
    Sound
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    Sound System
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  • Activities
    Barcode
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    Canonical Identifier
    2006/51
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
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    Duration
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    Has Sound
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    Modification Date
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    Parts
    Reference
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    Parts
    Reference
    672943
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    Barcode
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    A-685
    Canonical Title
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    Carrier Details
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    Colour Type
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    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
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    Parts
    Reference
    656050
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    variable density

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