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1960 Wedding at Methodist Church Chiswick High Road
Glimpses of Chiswick High Road form the backdrop to the wedding guests arriving for a colourful 1960s wedding
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Overview
Furcoats and finery are on display at this very intimate family wedding in the 1960s. The groom and best man arrive first at the the Rivercourt Methodist Church on Chiswick High Road in Hammersmith, followed by family members and a nervous looking bridesmaid. Then we see the beaming bride arrive on the arm of her father. All against the busy backdrop of swinging 60s shops of Chiswick High Street including Record Rendezvous and Scooterway.
This film is from the collection of Hounslow Local Studies & Archives, a member of the London's Screen Archives Network.
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