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Let's Look at Addlestone

From the collection of

Screen Archive South East at the University of Brighton
Screen Archive South East at the University of Brighton collects, preserves, catalogues and provides public access to its collection of films and magic lantern slides. The collection charts the rise of screen culture in the region and the nation and captures many aspects of life, work and creativity in the South East from the late 19th century to the present day. It is available for research, screenings, creative re-use and commercial access.

Let's Look at Addlestone

This remarkable and poignant film from the Crouch Oak Cine Group shows life's transit - from birth to old age - in the Surrey town of Addlestone

This well constructed film, set entirely in Addlestone, starts with a community midwife attending a home birth. We then see a post-natal clinic where babies are weighed before visiting a nursery and a children's playground. We see children of all ages walking to school while new school buildings are under construction. At a youth club teenagers play sports and dance to a live band. We then see adults shopping, commuting and relaxing before we end at a home for the elderly.

This well constructed film, set entirely in Addlestone, starts with a community midwife attending a home birth. We then see a post-natal clinic where babies are weighed before visiting a nursery and a children’s playground. We see children of all ages walking to school while new school buildings are under construction. At a youth club teenagers play sports and dance to a live band. We then see adults shopping, commuting and relaxing before we end at a home for the elderly.

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