Film Record: Pageant - The Ancient Parish of Croston May 1951, and Coffee Day Processions

Identifier:

• 5439 (Source: North West Film Archive )

Date produced: 1970

Filmmaker(s):

Seddon

Country of Production:

United Kingdom

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:12:13

Length:

220 ft

Format:

8mm

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"Scenes from Croston village pageant, Saturday May 26th, 1951 - adults and children are seen in medieval dress, acting out scenes from the area's history. A number of 'Coffee Day' parades from 1937 to 1970 are shown, with Church groups and floats passing through the streets. The film ends with a man and two women in the garden of a house in Steyning, West Sussex." (NWFA Online Archive)

Resources:

BFI Player
NWFA Online Database

Locations:

• Croston, Lancashire, UK. (Filming)

Subjects:

• Ethnology
•      Manners and Customs
•           Festivals

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

Repository:

North West Film Archive

Video Link:

• bfi.org.uk

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