Ashlee Family Films: Bits And Pieces, Kew Gardens, Norwich Cathedral and Bexley (1959)

Kew Garden in the 1950s and the cobbled streets around Norwich cathedral feature alongside garden play and birthday parties in these home movies.

Filmed by Bexley’s Victor Ashlee, this contains a number of different short sections. While many feature Ashlee’s young daughter playing in the house and garden – and also tucking into her 2nd birthday cake, knife first, and then wielding a hammer to put up Christmas decorations – there’s also footage from day trips to Kew Gardens and Norwich, with landmarks like Kew’s pagoda and Norwich’s cathedral featuring prominently.

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