Spittle/Dixon - Reel No. 1

Home movie of a family's outings including ice-skating on Lingay Fen, a trip to the dentist, the Isle of Wight and the Norfolk Broads.

People ice skating on Lingay Fen, Trumpington, Cambridge in December 1935. Close ups of people fen skating. Two people have an ice skating race across the fen. Two women holding hands skate past the camera. Shot of two children ice skating. A man falls through the ice at the edge of the fen. A woman and a child have a snow ball fight. A little girl carries a balloon and hits her grandmother with it. A man juggles followed by a shot of a man doing a cartwheel across a garden. Slow motion shot of him doing cartwheels. A little girl holds a hoop and a dog jumps through it. A man throws a ball and the dog chases after it. Close up of a woman and a little girl eating at a table. Shot of a dentist examining a boy's teeth followed by the boy grinning at the camera. A little boy plays with a Dalmatian and her puppies. Map of the Isle of Wight. A car drives onto a ferry called The Solent Queen. Shot of waves crashing onto the shore followed by people in a rowing boat. A group of men pull the boat onto the shore. Close up of the shrimp that the men caught. Close up of a sign reading, ‘Opening of the Military Road, March 25th 1936.’ Shot of bunting over the road and crowds gathered either side of it. A man gives a speech to the crowd followed by a shot of him cutting the ribbon. Shot of two ships on the sea near Cowes. Shot of the Queen Mary ship followed by people watching the ship sail past. A boat with Calshot Spit written along the side. Shot of the motor races at Donnington Park. Shot of a woman and a little girl watching the races. A close up of the Sunday Pictorial newspaper with the headline ‘Coldest Easter For Years Yet All Britain Is On The Road - Play Safe!’ Shot of a little boy sitting next to a boat on the Broads. The family get into the boat and sail on the Broads along with other sailing boats. The family get out of the boat and someone mops up the deck. A man gets out of the boat carrying a bottle of wine.

Keywords

Boats; Cars; Dentist; Dogs; Ice skating; Family; Fen Skating; Ferry; Motor Racing; Sea; Ship; Skating; Ice; Snow; Winter sports

Intertitles

Lingay Fen Dec 1935 Xmas 1935 The Guv'nor goes round & around Spotted dogs at The Mill The Bremen off Cowes The Queen Mary Motor Racing at Donnington park. British Empire Trophy

Other Places

Lingay Fen, Trumpington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire; Isle of Wight; Cowes; Donnington Park, Leicestershire; Norfolk Broads

Background Information

Trevor Spittle was a member of Pembroke College, Cambridge, an engineer. Information in notebook received with films: 1936 16mm Reel No. 1 Lingay Fen 1936 Jan Lalla & Heather Juggling & (slow motion) cartwheel Boys & Nell (mongrel) Hilda and Heather at lunch indoors Denys at dentist Spotted dogs at The Mill Isle of Wight The Queen Mary off Cowes Donnington Park Motor Races Easter on the Broads