Reynolds: Canal Scenes

Summary

Home movie shot by G.H. Reynolds showing a trip along the Shropshire Union canal passing Norbury Junction in Staffordshire.

Year:

1961

Duration:

0:02:20

Film type:

Colour / Silent

Genre:

Home Movie

Master format:

8mm

Description

We see a group of boys travelling on the canal boat 'Ernest Thomas' along the Shropshire Union canal. They are seen fishing from the boat and passing Norbury junction where we briefly see the Junction Inn.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

Ernest Thomas was a prominent canal freight businessman. He donated a boat bearing his name to a charity and it was used for holiday trips for boys from the Wolverhampton area.