The Broads In 1955

[AdnamsGirl]

This delightful little Norfolk Broads travelogue was shared today by one of my Twitter followers and I thought some of you might enjoy it too. It was made by her grandfather, J.D. Butcher, and was actually the winner of the 1955 Amateur Cinematographer competition. The editing of such things is relatively easy on computers these days, but think of the hours of cutting and splicing film, the making of the captions and animations, and then adding a soundtrack which must have been involved in this. For an amateur it was an excellent effort!

http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-water-on-the-brain-1955/

 

Carol

[JanetAnne]

What a cracking piece of film. Thank you Carol, loved it!

[ranworthbreeze]

Hi Carol,

Thank you for posting this nostalgic film, enjoyable with a hint of Pathe News about it.

As you rightly say to produce the film there would have been many hours of work cutting & splicing which is a skill in its self.

Regards

Alan

[ranworthbreeze]

EDP24 have just caught up with this story! but a couple of good pictures.

http://www.edp24.co.uk/business/tourism/project_to_capture_britain_on_film_shows_glimpse_of_life_on_the_broads_in_the_1950s_1_4562219

Regards

Alan

 

[JennyMorgan]

http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-water-on-the-brain-1955/

Slow to load, I thought, but well worth the effort.

[Springsong]

Fascinating Carol. Takes me right back. A couple of beautiful Windboats in there as well as a bonus, to me at least.

[Broadsword]

Lovely Carol, thanks!  Kind regards to you and Kev...

[BroadScot]

Just watched it....again, and noted buildings that look just the same today, as they did then. In those days the only boats I saw as a child were the pleasure steamers and fishing boats at Ayr harbour.

Thanks once again for bringing to us Carol, another piece of Broads history.

Iain

[Broadsword]

Alison and I have just watched this again and commented on how the landscape is 'the same, yet different'!  Easily recognisable landmarks, but much around them has changed. The boats were so much more attractive!  I enjoyed his emphasis on the Broads being for all - rather than the all to frequent tensions between one form of enjoyment and another...

 

[webntweb]

Thanks Carol, brings back memories.

Roy

[Drewby]

Great film nothing seems to have changed much over the years

Andy & Julie 

[Maxwellian]

Great. Acle bridge has changed!