Family Scenes

mid 1970 , Aldeburgh (Suffolk)

A compilation of homes movies including family scenes at Christmas and the Aldeburgh carnival.

Family scenes, beginning with interior scenes showing a family Christmas. There are shots of the Christmas card and the decorations, the presents and the Christmas tree. Two young boys open their Christmas presents. Both have received cowboy clothes. They dress up and pose for the camera. There is a shot of the Queen on television giving her Christmas day address. The family have Christmas tea. Mother smiles shyly for the camera. They children play games whilst mother washes up, still smiling for the camera. The next shots show the boys at a funfair and then on the light railway on the seafront at Felixstowe. At Brancaster, there are shots of the salt marshes and of boats moored. The boys play on the beach and in rock pools.The next sequence shows the Aldeburgh lifeboat, the Alfred And Patience Gottwald, coming onto the beach. The crew are on board. The lifeboat is winched onto the turntable and then up the rollers. The Moot Hall can be seen in the background in some shots. The final part of this film shows scenes from an Aldeburgh carnival. A band and many floats parade along the streets. There is a Carnival Queen, several people in fancy dress and a float depicting The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe. A placard at the back reads, 3 cheers for the pill. There are pony rides for the children and a Punch and Judy show has set up on the beach. There is a brief shot of paddle boats on a boating lake. The film ends with a shot of the lighthouse against a darkening sky.

Featured Buildings

Moot Hall, Aldeburgh

Featured Events

Aldeburgh Carnival

Keywords

Carnivals; Celebrations; Christmas; Family life; Funfairs

Other Places

Brancaster; Felixstowe; Leiston

Manifestations

Family Scenes

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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:59
    Modification Date
    21/10/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    732403
  • Barcode
    INV391756
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:59
    Modification Date
    21/10/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    732402
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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:59
    Modification Date
    21/10/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    732401
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV386456
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
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    Modification Date
    02/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    725908
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV351917
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:45
    Modification Date
    30/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    723669
  • Barcode
    INV233253
    Canonical Identifier
    A-3501
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    11/11/2009
    Parts
    Reference
    680883
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV285367
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 1893
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    19/12/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    677592
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV252913
    Canonical Identifier
    B-8350
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    566190
    Sound
    silent
  • Barcode
    INV??2395
    Canonical Identifier
    A-2897
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    564383

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