Screen Archive South East is a public sector moving image archive serving the South East of England. The archive's collections of magic lantern slides, films, videos and associated materials capture the many varied aspects of life, work and creativity from the early days of screen history to the present day and serve as a rich and invaluable historical resource.
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A Village in West Sussex: Slinfold.
Reg Charman's Sussex burr is the perfect accompaniment to this charming film about the village of Slinfold - complete with old railway lines, a church, a pub and a caravan site
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Overview
After some views of Slinfold's church, pub, several quaint 'olde worlde' houses and the village school, where a swimming pool is getting cleaned, we find ourselves at the local caravan site – all to the accompaniment of Reg Charman’s Sussex burr. Built on the site of Slinfold's former railway station, the caravan site’s wardens, Mary and Dick, smile for the camera. A Rolls Royce tows away a caravan followed by numerous people walking along the disused railway track-bed.
Reginald Charman lived his entire life in the same house in Horsham, West Sussex. He was an avid and prolific film maker, using both Standard 8mm and Super 8mm film. He and his fellow film maker, Cecil Cramp, made a special effort to record over the years a wide variety of events and locations in and around Horsham and the surrounding area. After Reginald's death, Cecil ensured that many of their films and photographs depicting life in Sussex were conserved at various local museums and libraries. Many of their films are now held at Screen Archive South East.
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