16mm film, original master 'Bank Holiday at Bewdley'

Made:
1961 in Worcestershire
maker:
Patrick Bruce Whitehouse
and
John H L Adams

Filmed in 1961 at Bewdley, in the Wyre Forest District in Worcestershire, England. Footage of Bewdley South Box, pantograph, signalman exchanging token with driver, diesel multiple unit (DMU) at Bewdley station, passengers coming out on platform, passenger flow, GWR diesel railcar in BR green, passenger boarding, steam locomotive No. 9657 pulling passenger train arriving at station, token exchange with driver, train departing, other steam train arriving, passengers getting off, steam locomotive No. 44966 shunted and coupled to tail of train, departing, train pulled by steam locomotive No. 6553 passing through station, passengers walking away from stations, shots showing people in Bewdley, couples, families, groups, sitting by the river, fishing, walking, playing, bank holiday activities, steam train departing Bewdley station, token exchange between signalman and driver, steam locomotive 7308, passengers waiting on platform bench, diesel railcar, camera following a family going to platform, trains departing, signalman in signal box. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

This film is part of the Railway Roundabout collection donated by the makers of the programme, John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. They produced films on contemporary British and foreign railways for the BBC Children's programme 'Railway Roundabout, broadcast monthly between 1958 and 1962 on BBC Television. The commentary was created and broadcast live, so the original films in the collection are silent. The Railway Roundabout collection includes the original masters, prints, some offcuts and working material for Railway Roundabout programmes as well as other films (non-Railway Roundabout) made by the John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and a small number of films made by others. The collection also includes the original un-edited audio recordings made between 1960 and 1965 by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse for the BBC radio programme Railway Roundup. Additionally, John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse were both photographers, their respective photographic collections are held by the National Railway Museum. No title frame on film, film titled 'Bank Holiday at Bewdley' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list. Not found on BBC Programme Index. Unknown if this film was broadcast.

Details

Category:
Moving Images
Object Number:
1981-7125
Materials:
cellulose acetate, plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
type:
16 mm film
credit:
Adams & Whitehouse