Film Number |
5143 |
Title |
OUR SCHOOL 1949 |
Producer |
Sam Hanna |
Date |
1949 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
17 mins 59 secs |
Description |
Film about activities at Abel Street School in Burnley. After a school assembly, there is footage of a boy binding books and general classroom activity and woodwork tasks. The film cuts to a school visit to a coal mine (believed to be Bank Hall Pit) followed by action from a schoolboy football match at Turf Moor stadium, a school sports day involving a variety of races and a swimming gala at North Street Baths. The film ends with footage of boys diving from a board into the pool, which includes some reverse action shots. |
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