Loreburn School, Dumfries (c.1901)
- Dumfries
- 1901
Public School in Annan (c.1901)
A continuous stream of children dash joyously past the camera in the Scottish town of Annan.
Mitchell & Kenyon captured over twenty of these school films, but this example is more anarchic than most. Where others show pupils in a more-or-less orderly march presided over by their stern-faced teachers, here the participants race past at almost full pelt. The effect is a joyous sense of freedom, and it's hard not to join in with the wide smiles on the children's faces.
A continuous stream of children dash joyously past the camera in the Scottish town of Annan.
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The Old School Yard
Children – unsung stars of so many Mitchell & Kenyon films – take the spotlight.
The more-or-less formal school parades (plus the odd sports day) collected here present a more regimented Edwardian childhood than the one which so often bursts into M&K's other films. The films capture a transitional moment in British education, with classroom provision extended in 1902's Education Act.
With a variety of educational models on display - local authority and church-run (Anglican or Catholic) - some schools are more formal or relaxed than others. As we watch them parade, it’s hard not to be reminded that much of this new generation, so full of life and hope, was destined for the trenches of World War I.
17 videos in this collection
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Loreburn School, Dumfries (c.1901)
2
York Road Board School, Leeds (1901)
3
Football Match Between St Stephen's Football Club and Moss Street School (1904)
4
Schoolchildren at St. Ignatius School, Preston (1904)
5
Treat to 5000 Poor Burnley Children (1905)
6
Audley Range School, Blackburn (c.1905)
7
Children at St Barnabas School, Blackburn (1905)
8
Day School Sports at Park Avenue in Bradford (1902)
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Schoolchildren at Dalbeattie Public School (c.1901)
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Children Leaving Tyldesley Catholic School, Lodge Road (1901)
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Procession of Children at Tyldesley Church School (1901)
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Public School in Annan (c.1901)
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Scholars Leaving St Andrew's Roman Catholic School, Dumfries (c.1901)
14
Parade of Schoolchildren (c.1902)
15
Birmingham University Procession on Degree Day (1901)
16
March Past of 20,000 Coventry Children (1902)
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