The Media Archive for Central England is the public screen archive for the East and West Midlands. An independent charity and company based at the University of Lincoln, MACE acquires, catalogues, preserves and makes widely available moving image materials that inform our understanding of the diverse cultures and histories of communities between the Lincolnshire coast and the Welsh border.
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Pole: City
The tree is up in Old Market Square, the pantomime is on; it's time to celebrate Christmas in Nottingham.
Home movie 1958 5 mins
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Overview
It's 1959 and Beryl Reid is on at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham, a trolley bus passes the Palais de Danse and the Christmas tree is present and correct in Old Market Square. Most intriguing of all are the Nottingham characters posing for the camera at the start of this amateur reel shot by local filmmaker F. Pole. A forgotten fragment of 1950s life preserved for posterity.
Genres
Home movie
Released
1958
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Nottingham
Language
English
Subjects
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