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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

7355

Title

[CHESTER ZOO, CONWY AND MERSEYSIDE]

Producer

John Jones

Date

1948-52

Gauge

9.5mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

9 mins 36 secs

Description

Compilation reel featuring members of the Jones family in various locations. After initial shots of a visit to Liverpool's Newsham Park, there are scenes from Chester Zoo and from a holiday in the Conwy area of North Wales. There is footage of Mona's Queen leaving Liverpool docks, and shots of Liverpool waterfront, before the film ends with the family's visit to New Brighton beach.

[Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]

 

 



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