Other titles:AMATEUR FILM BY ARTHUR GREEN [Alternative Title]
Summary: Amateur colour film shot by Arthur Green, a Greater London Council Assistant Scientific Officer, recording his visit to Royal Windsor Show, Windsor, England, May 1954.
Description: Opening title, "Royal Windsor Show 1954", followed by various shots of the showground and buildings. Views of marquees and buildings, many promoting the sale of farm machinery and goods, including "Massey-Harris", "Brown", "Perkins" (brief shot of a highly polished engine displayed on a rotating table) and "BOCM". Shots of the main display and gymkhana arena. Close-up shot of a cow being groomed and various shots of cattle being led round the arena in competition. A parade of horse-drawn vehicles passes through the arena, including several open and closed carriages, a horse-drawn bus, a fire engine racing past at speed and several small carts drawn by donkeys or ponies. Many of the occupants and drivers are dressed in period costume. Views of the displays of several seed companies with impressive flower beds promoting their goods: "Dunn Seeds", "Carters" and "Sutton of Reading". A hunt, riders and hounds, pass through the arena. Many of the riders are wearing red hunting jackets. Other company names are visible on showground stalls, including "Lamfords", "Pest Control", "Geest". Closing title "The End".
Alternative Title:AMATEUR FILM BY ARTHUR GREEN [Alternative Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:No
Object_Number:MGH 5118
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:1954
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Green, Arthur F2001 (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 183 ft; Running time: 8 mins (16 fps)
