St Faith's go to Kew for tea

From the collection of

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.

St Faith's go to Kew for tea

Screen Archive South East at the University of Brighton
Brentford
1936-01-01
Silent
19m

This remarkable record starts with deaf members of St Faith's community boarding a Thames pleasure boat. Watch out for their use of sign language throughout the film. We visit London Zoo's famous Penguin Pool where it's feeding time. Our visitors look very happy. After a garden visit, we accompany the group on a very jolly outdoor tea at Kew. Our final journey is on board a launch down the Thames to Greenwich, passing an industrial riverside that today has largely vanished.

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