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Description: Each year in Stratford-on-Avon they celebrate the birthday of their most famous citizen, 'The Bard of Avon', William Shakespeare. The streets of the town are filled with a colourful parade and the playwright's tomb in Holy Trinity Church is covered with wreaths and flowers. Seen in procession are Patrick Stewart and Richard Griffiths
Open Air Kitchen - Stratford on Avon
Date: 16/10/1930
75 secs
Description: Ox and Pig are roasted in the streets during the town's "Mop Fair".
Fair scenes. Roundabout, crowds etc., Ox being roasted on spit. Crowds watching. Various fair scenes. Man sharpens knife and starts carving.
THEIR MAJESTIES IN SHAKESPEARE'S COUNTRY
ROYAL VISIT TO STRATFORD-ON-AVON
Location: Stratford-on-Avon
24/04/1950
62 secs
Description: Their Majesties and Princess Margaret recently visited Stratford-on-Avon for the first time. They went to Shakespeare's birthplace and later the royal party was shown round the Memorial Theatre by Lord Iliffe.
Shot List: theatre on bank of river, with bridge in foreground. Car arrives at Henley Street, birthplace of Shakespeare. Royal Party in grounds. Arrival at Memorial Theatre, received by Lord Iliffe. King, Queen & Princess Margaret watch rehearsal. Cut-ins of rehearsal. Royal Party introduced to Anthony Quayle, Miss Gwen Frangcon Davies & John Gielgud. Cut-ins of crowds outside theatre.
Description: The Field Marshal accepted the Freedom of Stratford-upon-Avon, on behalf of the Royal Warwicks, the Warwickshire Yeomanry and 605 Fighter Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
Shot List: Monty. Elevated shot Monty inspecting troops. Mayor presenting Monty with Freedom of the Borough. Into camera tanks dipping guns in salute to Monty. Elevated shots of march past, with two soldiers leading a goat. March past. Monty taking the salute. The regiments are the Royal Warks, Warwickshire Yeomanry, 605 County of Warwickshire Fighter Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
WORLD PAYS TRIBUTE TO SHAKESPEARE - COMB
Date: 1932
Length: 77 secs
Description: Prince of Wales opens Memorial Theatre at Stratford on Avon
Shot List: Shot of the Prince arriving with other personalities. Shot on dais speaking. (SILENT) Shots of the bridge over the river with the theatre in the background. Various scenic shots of the theatre.
Date: 13/03/1973
Length: 361 secs
Shot List: The Hilton Hotel with Hotel Barge 'MY LADY HILTON'. Royal Shakespeare in B/G. Inside one of the bedrooms. The Tavern Restaurant with guests having tea. The Actors Bar with waiter serving drinks to customers. The Warwick Grill with waiter giving menus to guests. General of the town of Stratford-Upon-Avon Shakespeare Theatre Swan in F/G. Statue of Shakespeare. RT.HON.LORD ROOTE (Chairman of Chrysler) cutting tape, and at reception with MR.CURT.R.STRAND.
Description: The birthday of the Bard is celebrated in Stratford-on-Avon.
Shot List: From masts flutter flags of all nations while by the memorial Theatre the statue of the poet look down. Mayors walk in procession to Shakespeare's birthplace.
ROYAL VISIT TO STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Date: 20/06/1957
91 secs
Flags in line. theatre and swans. Flags.Queen's car coming around corner. Crowd. Queen alights from car. Presentations. William Shakespeare's house. Close up of board, stating such. Queen out of car. Inspects Shakespeare's birthplace. Garden. Presentation. drive to the theatre. Shots of the children waving at the car. Arrival of the Queen at the theatre. Coat of arms above the theatre door. General view of the theatre from down the river.
HAVE ONE - ON ME!
Location: Stratford-on-Avon
Date: 27/08/1962
Length: 41 secs
Description: According to the owner of this caravan park at Stratford-on-Avon, the longing to play with beer taps and optics is more widespread than you'd think. He proved the point by installing this do-it-yourself bar. The result? His customers spend over a hundred and thirty pounds a night.
Description: The Queen Mother reopens the River Avon between Stratford and Evesham, linking it with 2000 miles of Inland Waterways.
Shot List: River Avon pan to Shakespeare Theatre. sign 'Stratford New Lock' built by men from Gloucester Jail & other volunteers, pan to lock. Queen Mother & VIPs on river boat, crowds on banks of Avon watching. crowd. Queen Mother on boat. sign on bridge 'Welcome Back Your Majesty'. Queen Mother on boat pan to surf. Queen Mother talking to VIPs (still on boat). Queen Mother being helped off boat for opening ceremony. Queen Mother giving speech, she is handed a pair of scissors and cuts ribbon. swan and ducks on river pan up to boat. Queen Mother talking. crowd. Queen Mother boarding boat. boats on banks of Avon. 'Rambling Rose'. crowds round canal digging equipment. pan piece of machinery. pumping equipment. Queen Mother on boat. crowd. Queen Mother on boat pan to crowd. Shakespeare Theatre on bank of River Avon.
Description: Pictures show a waiters race at Stratford-upon-Avon. Winner James Dane. Winning waitress Susan Byford.
Shot List: the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. waitress carrying bottle on a tray. the Mayor giving the starting signal. pan the waiters and waitresses starting the race. sign "No waiting this side today". the two leaders running in race. two women watching from window. 1st and 2nd leading waiters, 2nd waiter drops tray. woman watching. leading waiter. crowd watching. first waiter to finish. first waitress to finish. waiters drinking champagne. waitress. winning waiter drinking champagne
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