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Film Number |
5294 |
Title |
STREET GAMES WE USED TO PLAY |
Producer |
Sam Hanna |
Date |
*1957-59 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
14 mins 18 secs |
Description |
Street games played by boys and girls in 1950s Burnley. Children are seen playing games that include conkers, leapfrog, cards, marbles, hopscotch, skipping and hoop and stick. There are improvised and adapted versions of jacks, rounders and football, plus other imaginative games using the urban environment of cobbled streets, pavements, alleyways, waste ground, lampposts and walls. |
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