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    Broadland Panorama - 1960 Hoseason Promo Film

    in The Historic Broads

    Posted

    Oh, I love, love, love this one!. The latest upload for Broadland Memoriies is a perfect example of how to promote a boating holiday on the Norfolk Broads.

    In 1960, Hoseasons commissioned the M.F. Unit to produce "Broadland Panorama", a 23 minute long guide to the range of Hoseasons holidays which were available in Norfolk, concentrating predominantly with boating on the Broads. It's an absolute joy to watch, a Broadland before my time which shows so much that has gone, but it's a film which never the less encapsulates the appeal and all that I hold dear about the Norfolk Broads today. The film starts with the family's arrival at the boatyard in Oulton Broad in a brand new Vauxhall PA Velox. Their boat for the week was what would have been the flagship of Hoseasons fleet, the 38ft, 8 berth Mayqueen (renamed Caribbean for this film), which cost between £33/10 and £66 to hire in 1960.

    "Lenny" takes the family on their trial run before they are let loose on the River Waveney. There are so many highlights as the family cover both the northern and southern rivers, pausing to enjoy the town of Beccles, the Roman remains at Burgh Castle, great Yarmouth seafront and Pleasure Beach, yacht and powerboat racing at Oulton Broad, refuelling at Bridgecraft and shopping at Curtis Stores at Acle Bridge. Local crafts and skills such as boatbuilding thatching and flowers made from feathers at Pettitts in Reedham are seen and the virtues of a number of riverside pubs and hotels are stressed! We get a glimpse of the famous boat bar at Ranworth Maltsters, Reedham Ferry Inn and the Lord Nelson at Reedham plus dancing at a local village hall (the Swan pavilion at Horning perhaps?). As a filmic version of their holiday brochure houseboats, and riverside bunglaows fitted with all the mod cons are also covered before the sunset finale back at Oulton Broad.

    Sadly, there is very little in the way of credits or information available about Broadland Panorama. I don't know who the actors were but wonder what happened to little "Fiona" who I'm guessing must be around 60 now.

     

     

    My sincere thanks once again to Video Impact of Loddon for assisting Broadland Memorie by digitizing this and other cine film without charge. It is a very kind gesture for which I am extremely grateful. A massive thank you too to everyone who has made a donation to Broadland Memories over the last year which has enabled me to continue to purchase and give public access via the website to such wonderful (and important) examples of Broadland's history such as this and other cine films, ephemera and photographic collections. You are all stars cheersbar

     

    Carol

     

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    River Yare

    in The Historic Broads

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    7 hours ago, Vaughan said:

    Manko is quite right - this is where Jenners Basin would be now.

    Does anyone know about the big chimney, which also appears in JM's other photo, and I have seen it in some others?

    I thought it was the folly known as Jarrolds Tower, but that is further up, behind Pinebanks (now Langley school). It seems to be near the Town House and would have been part of the Thorpe Narrows, which were all pulled down in the early 50's. A brewery, perhaps?

    The big chimney belonged to the foundry which stood on that site at the time (later the site of the Foundry House Hotel) owned by the Sabberton family.

    My apologies ... I seem to keep posting links to the BM blog at the moment, but I did a post about the Foundry on there about a year ago which gives more info and has some other images too.

    http://www.broadlandmemories.co.uk/blog/2015/01/thorpe-st-andrew-the-foundry/

     

    Carol

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    Norfolk Broads family holiday 1962 film

    in The Historic Broads

    Posted

    Liz, that location has been puzzling me too. I'm not even sure which mill is seen just prior to that. It must be River Ant. My guess on the location would have been perhaps moored at Barton Turf and then possibly Neatishead before coming back past Irstead but I'm really not sure. Could be Wayford Bridge I suppose?

    I'll have a search through some old photos and see if I can find anything that looks right.

     

    Carol

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    Norfolk Broads family holiday 1962 film

    in The Historic Broads

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, JanetAnne said:

    Drool...

    Have you ever had anyone come up and say 'thats me'!?

    I think Timbo thought he may have spotted himself in one of the films and certainly saw Royal Tudor in another.

    I had someone contact me who had spotted himself fishing in someone elses photograph of Dydler's Mill in 1966, another who had found the only known photograph of her great uncle amongst a long lost relatives Edwardian photos on the website. That was a good one as I managed to put them in touch with a branch of their family that they never knew existed. One of the rather nice sides of running the website as a number people find it via Google whilst researching family history.  I've had quite a few contacts like this.

    However, I have a feeling that one of my photographic contributors father may feature in the next film, behind the bar at the Maltsters :-) 

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    Norfolk Broads family holiday 1962 film

    in The Historic Broads

    Posted

    Glad that you've all enjoyed watching this one. I thought it was rather special :-)

    Liz - thank you for all the info. It would be lovely to think that B76 is still out there somewhere but it sounds unlikely now. I guess you never know though! I also thought it was probably Easter of 1962 going by the leafless trees.

    With these orphaned films, I do often wonder what happened to some of the younger people seen and why the film is no longer with the family. Sadly, I will probably never know.

    Back to film editing now - you are going to LOVE the next film I have lined up! :party:

     

    Carol

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    Norfolk Broads family holiday 1962 film

    in The Historic Broads

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    I've uploaded the latest film addition to the Broadland Memories Archive today and it's a absolute gem!

    Filmed early in 1962, it follows a family boating holiday with three generations who hired one of the Delight class and one of the Starlight class of motor cruisers from Herbert Woods boatyard at Potter Heigham. There are several things that make this film a bit special. Firstly, whilst their are plenty of scenes showing the family, the cinematographer concentrated on footage of the scenery, the landscape and the villages of Broadland including some super film of Ludham, Coltishall, Horstead Mill, Hoveton and Wroxham along with some lovely shots of Herbert Woods Broads Haven yard. It's always interesting to see how some areas have changed whilst others have remained largely unchanged.

    What has changed significantly, and what makes this film really special, is that sections of the car journey were filmed. This is yet another orphaned film. I know nothing about the family featured or where they came from but my best guess, based on the journey, is that they were from Derbyshire and appear to have travelled to the Broads via the old A17 and the A47.  I have left the footage intact as it is incredible. No bypasses in those days and straight through town centres that today, I'm sure, are gridlocked by traffic.  Leaving home, they pass first through Chesterfield then Newark-on-Trent with some footage of the old RAF Winthorpe base as they pass. Sleaford with the Handley Monument in the town centre is seen next followed by crossing what I think must have been the Fosdyke Bridge in the fens. Towards the end of the journey they pass through Swaffham with the George Hotel seen.

    The interest doesn't stop there as far as the car journey is concerned. The approach to Wroxham is filmed and the family obviously stopped off at George Smith's boatyard for a look round. Back in the car, we get highlights of the drive through Horning and Ludham before the family arrive at Potter Heigham where the roadside is almost unrecognisable.

    Carol

     

     

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    Historically Broads - Griffin Family

    in The Historic Broads

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    Wonderful photos! :)

    The last photo of the wherry has also been scanned in reverse - below is as it should be. You can read the owners name Thain - is it possibly Lord Roberts? Had she lost her mast by 1964? I'm sure that someone will be able to give a positive ID.

    As for location - it looks as though it might be Womack Staithe to me?

    Carol

     

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    New Year challenge - famous boatyards and their boats

    in Broads Chat

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    There are some fabulous old photos being posted on this thread - stop it! You're distracting me from getting any work done on the computer! :naughty:

    Many thanks to everyone for sharing them on here. I'm sure that I have a fair few photos on BM of old woodies which are still around. The photos below show the Collins Pleasure Craft cruiser "Patricia" c1963. The first was taken at her home yard in Oulton Broad whilst the second is an interior shot taken during the same holiday. (Both come from a lovely set of photos from the Andrew Day Collection) I was contacted by her current owner a few years ago as she was undergoing a full restoration. I'm not sure if that has now been completed?

    Carol

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    Slide photo's / Photo's VHS to DVD

    in Technical Questions and Answers

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    As was mentioned, Keiron at Video Impact in Loddon does do VHS transfers for £5 per tape, but if you have a lot then it would obviously be a very costly option. I had a video capture card installed in my old PC which enabled me to record the analogue signal from a VHS player directly onto my computer using the accompanying software. As has also been said, you can get external capture cards but I've not had any experience of these and prices do seem to vary.

    I have an Epson Perfection flatbed scanner which has a slide and negative adapter with it which has done a good enough job for me over the years for both personal use and also scanning slides for the website. I know you can get much better quality dedicated film scanners but I've been perfectly happy with the results from my Epson along with some tweeking and remastering of the resulting images in Photoshop. This is the current model: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009EOPQD4?colid=2U2MNK4VGLZ3B&coliid=I3CUS9V546IT76&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl

     

    Carol

     

     

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    Hello from Vaughan

    in New Members Say Hi !

    Posted

    Hi Vaughan

    Good to see you posting on here. As Howard said, you've been a mine of information (not to mention great photos) & a big help with Broadland Memories over the years and I shall look forward to reading your input on here.

     

    Carol

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    Christmas Buskers

    in The Broadscot Lounge

    Posted

    We get a better class of street entertainer in the Waveney Valley don'tcha know .... festive buskers in Diss this morning. Look at those shoes! You could take an eye out with those ... what would Elf & Safety say? :naughty:

    They were really good and I could have stood and listened to them all morning :)

     

    Carol

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