CORONATION 1936
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Title: CORONATION 1936
Reference number: 6551
Date: 1936
Sound: silent
Original format: 9.5mm
Colour: bw
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 1.03 mins
Description: Amateur general views Coronation celebrations in Edinburgh 1936. Not clear whether for Edward VIII in January 1936 or George VI in December 1936.
Shotlist: Exterior train in station, crowd of people surrounding train. Exterior street in Edinburgh, bunting hanging from lamposts, dark cars pass crowds. Fireworks; Large crown lit up at night. Black car waiting by train. Elevated view Princes Street, trams visible. Closer view Princes Street gardens. Train departs, hands waving in foreground. Gvs Royal banners hanging from lamposts in streets. Pipe band marching, large crowd in b/ground. Soldiers march behind. Brief view int. station, crowd. (1.03)