An Occasional Shower, Redbridge (1958)
Standard 8mm film Colour Sound ? 4:00
Summary: Neatly edited film of ramblers from Ilford heading into the muddy London greenbelt for a rainy wander and some witty asides.
Title number: 19736
LSA ID: LSA/26177
Description: With titles, soundtrack and even permission from EMI to use the odd snatch of music, this five-minute film by Ernest Kench is a cut above most amateur home movies. It features a group of young men and women heading to Brentwood and Warley from Ilford for a country ramble. Ilford Station in Cranbrook Road is seen as is the clock on the National Provincial Bank. The muddy conditions allow for some amusing asides, plus topical references to Elvis Presley and skiffle music – including a snatch of Johnny Duncan’s 1957 hit, “Last Train To San Fernando”.
Further information: Background Notes from Ernie Kench-Filmaker-I am Ernie and my wife is Ann. We lived in Ilford until 1968. We attended the Vine Memorial Congregational Church in Ilford High Road. In 1960 this church was demolished and a smaller church build around the corner in Richmond Road. The names was simplified to Vine Congregational (now United Reformed). All our social activities were centred around the church. We were married in 1960 after the Old Church was demolished but before the new one was complete so we were married in the church hall. Reception was at the Manor Hall Chigwell, guests were taken there by a double decker bus. 'Coot & Hen' is a riverside chalet at Potter Heigham owned by my uncle, The Lewin family lived in a bungalow in Seven Kings with a very large garden.
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