Title:RUISLIP-NORTHWOOD CORONATION CELEBRATIONS PROCESSION 6th JUNE 1953 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 4625
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Summary: Amateur record of the Ruislip and Northwood Coronation Parade of 6 June 1953, celebrating the recent Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
Description: Opening title "Ruislip-Northwood Coronation Celebrations Procession June 6th 1953 Filmed by Len Harris". Views of the procession of decorated floats and vehicles which include: the Sea Cadets, the Civil Defence Corps, Middlesex Division, Rescue Section, Ruislip Manor FC Supporters Club, London Federation of Boys Clubs (two boys "fighting" in a boxing ring), Eastcote Community Association, The British Legion (including a women dressed as Britannia), a float in the shape of a sailing ship "with the Pirates of Penzance We toast the Queen", a very young girl dressed as the Queen riding in a small horse-drawn carriage which is decorated as a crown, Deanesfield Coronation Rose, children dressed up as Roundheads and Cavaliers, a royal barge carrying Queen Elizabeth I, Central Northwood Cricket Club (including a man dressed as Old Father Time), National Council of Women of Great Britain "Emancipation of Women" (showing women in various professions), a small version of the Cenotaph, a float heavily decorated with flags carrying several people in fancy dress including a woman dressed as Britannia and a man dressed as John Bull, Eastcote Agricultural Society lorry and the Northwood and Pinner Chamber of Commerce (float depicting the Street Cries of London). The film ends with a sustained close-up shot of a picture of the new Queen on a banner with the message "Long Live The Queen".
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:No
Object_Number:MGH 4625
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
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Production Date:1953-06-06
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Harris, Len (Production individual)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 298 ft; Running time: 3 mins
