School May Day
16mm film Colour Silent 1969 14:49
Summary: Pagan pageantry as boys and girls of a school in Hanwell crown the Queen of May and dance around the maypole.
Title number: 20354
LSA ID: LSA/26854
Description: The 16mm stock provides lushness to this celebration of spring at Hobbayne School, which was named after William Hobbayne, a prominent philanthropist in the 15th century. The buildings behind the fence of the playing field, are the buildings and grounds for Drayton Manor High school, which was the next school for many of the pupils. Students can be seen caught up in the gaiety of the day, performing traditional maypole and Morris dancing, while on the less conventional side there's scenes from a production of Robin Hood.
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