Griffiths: Hulme Grammar

Summary

Home movie shot by Donald F. Griffiths of pupils at Hulme Grammar School in Manchester and on a trip to Germany and France. Also with views of the Griffiths family on a camping holiday.

Year:

1938

Duration:

0:09:05

Film type:

Black & White / Silent

Genre:

Home Movie

Master format:

9.5mm

Description

The film begins with shots of boys on the cricket pitch at William Hulme Grammar School, Whalley Range, Manchester. We then cut to views of a European trip taken by boys from the school beginning with views of the harbour at Lindau in Bavaria in Germany followed by shots of a cable car. We are then in Paris with views of the Arc de Triomphe, street scenes including a Gendarme directing traffic, the Eiffel Tower, Pantheon, and the River Seine.

The film continues with shots of a boys camping with a tent and cooking on a stove. We also see a man emerging from a caravan (a few inter-titles are also included) Donald goes for water from a spring and the family sit down for an outdoor breakfast. After breakfast Donald and his father go to work in the fields helping to gather in the harvest. A horse drawn wagon is also seen. At the end of the day the pair return to the caravan.


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