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Chipping Ongar

1994 , Chipping Ongar (Essex)

Cat no. 1123

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Scenes in Chipping Ongar, Essex.

The opening scene is of the road outside Ongar Station. There is a shot of the sign for the London Underground and a shot of the station before a shot of an underground train pulling away from the platform. Scenes from a moving car show the streets entering Chipping Ongar, including a house painter at work. Fixed camera positions show street scenes. There are interior shots of a newsagents and a focus on the headlines of the morning papers. There is a shot of an advertisement for the Epping Forest District Local Plan. There is a shot of staff waiting outside Barclays Bank and other town scenes. The manager unlocks and enters Everyday shoes. There are interior shots of a bakers, of the post office and shots of the window display and interior shots of Hockings the Butchers. A traffic warden helps a motorist out of a parking space and talks to a passer by. There are interior shots from the footwear shop and of the interior of Dominos dress shop. A car fills up with petrol at a garage and there are scenes from inside the workshop. A girl shows the camera her home. There is a shot of cottages with hollyhocks growing outside. At the Fire Station, firemen wash the engine. There are interior shots of the office and then of firemen sliding down the pole. The fire engine leaves the station. There are shots of a playgroup in a community centre. The film shows housing from different eras. There are shots of Fairfield Road, a 1950s housing estate, of Shackletons, a 1970s estate and of new housing on Stanley Place. There are shots of children arriving at Chipping Ongar County Primary School. The final scenes are of a garden party for the St. Clare's Hospice.

Featured Buildings

Chipping Ongar County Primary School

Keywords

Fire stations; Garden parties; Housing; Shops; Street scenes

Background Information

The Central Line ceased to run to Ongar shortly after this film was made (September 1994). The Underground Station closed.

Manifestations

Chipping Ongar

  • Barcode
    INV491565
    Canonical Identifier
    A-3569
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:43
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    03/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    706974
    Sound
    silent
  • Barcode
    INV238348
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-743
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:09:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563639

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