Life goes on in Cardiff: war-time wedding and sailors at home

From the collection of

Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive

Established in 2001, the National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive holds an unrivalled collection of films, TV and radio broadcasts, video tapes and sound recordings relating to Wales and the Welsh, from 1898 to the present day. The collection spans multiples formats and genres, both professional and amateur.

Life goes on in Cardiff: war-time wedding and sailors at home

Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive
Cardiff/Caerdydd
1942-01-01
Silent
7m

War-time in Cardiff: 2 sailors have been billeted at the Jenkins' house and provide some fun. The film-maker's 3-year old nephew also dons a sailor suit. Despite the privations of the period, Eileen Fawcett (cousin of the film-maker's wife) has acquired a long, lacy dress for her marriage to a soldier. There is footage of Roath Park (bandstand, bathing stage, ducks) and Roath Park School, and introductions to a stirrup pump (for use with incendiary bombs) and a beloved bull.

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