Cherry Lane school life
Standard 8mm film Colour Silent 1970s 12:34
Summary: Amateur film of Cherry Lane School, including the classrooms.
Title number: 395
LSA ID: LSA/511
Description: Film material shot by teacher Mr Beavan at the Cherry Lane School in the early 1970s. The film shows children at the school both at work and play. Shots inside classrooms show boys and girls at their wooden desks, reading, doing exercises and working on arts projects including paintings and model making. They are also seen working on flower beds in the school garden and forking over a lawn. The assembly hall provides a venue for a play in Tudor period costumes. Various school sports are shown, with swimming for boys and girls and a number of school sports days. The school sports days feature a gamut of events from sprints and assault courses, through sack races and dressing up. During breaks the children are filmed playing and chatting in the playground and on the school field.
Credits: Mr Beavan (Filmmaker)
Further information: The filmmaker, Mr Beavan, was a teacher at the school.
Keywords: Schools
In galleries: Easy as ABC
Locations: United Kingdom; England; London; Hillingdon
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