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Sports Day and Coronation Celebrations

1953 , Harleston (Norfolk)

Cat no. 1609

Amateur footage documenting Harleston’s Sports Day and Coronation Carnival in 1953.

The film includes footage of the prizes on offer for competitors, mainly silverware; flower displays; the Committee tent; activities for visitors, including a zip wire and fete competitions to win prizes; and the athletics events, including the javelin, track races and high jump. There are shots of the deserted village sports ground, including the toilet buildings, at the end of the day, with one man collecting rubbish from the area, and others packing away tents. There is footage of the community celebrations in Harleston on the Saturday preceding the Queen’s Coronation in 1953. The commercial and private buildings in the centre of Harleston are festively decorated with Union Flag bunting, as the street prepare to celebrate the Queen’s Coronation. Crowds line the streets, and a carnival procession passes through the centre, featuring many floats and costumed participants.

Featured Events

Harleston Sports Day, August [Bank Holiday] Monday Harleston Coronation Celebration Carnival Procession, Saturday 30th May 1953

Keywords

Carnivals; Celebrations; Coronations; Flower shows; Queen Elizabeth II; Sports

Manifestations

Sports Day and Coronation Celebrations

  • Barcode
    INV381418
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:45
    Modification Date
    16/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733991
  • Barcode
    INV397790
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:45
    Modification Date
    16/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733987
  • Barcode
    INV353488
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:45
    Modification Date
    16/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733985
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV339438
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:36
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    711030
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV411449
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:41
    Modification Date
    20/04/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    706675
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV408711
    Canonical Identifier
    A-2857
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    564423
    Sound
    silent
  • Barcode
    INV270195
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-834
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563898
    Sound
    silent

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