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Title: ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW, AYR 1958

Reference number: 6740

Date: 1958

Sound: sound

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 16.32 mins

Description: General views of the cattle, flower, and fashion shows displayed at the Royal Highland Show, Ayr. Music from band of the Royal Horse Guards, City of Wellington pipe band. [Please note voiceover by Mr Paterson changes to Aileen Paterson at (6.33) - (7.25)]

Credits: p. and comm. s. Robert H. Paterson
comm. s. Aileen Paterson

Shotlist: Title and credit (0.17) ext. Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland (0.25) c/u plan on paper (0.34) Agricultural Show in Belleisle estate, divided into avenues. Massey-Ferguson stand, Steele's of Edinburgh. Gvs 60 acre site, multiple stalls (1.03) judging ring in Ayr racecourse (?), Ayrshire cattle, Fresian cattle (1.34) Clydesdale horses, racing horses (2.08) Highland cattle being judged at show. Adults and offspring (2.38) gvs cattle, Belted Galloway (3.03) gvs judging of jersey cattle; fat cattle (3.34) gvs judging of pigs (4.08) gvs judging of sheep (4.35) gvs stalls on avenues include Firestone, Lucas also dung spreaders, dairy utensils, harvesters, tractors (5.20) chainsaw demonstration (5.30) fountain (5.37) Land Rover demonstration (6.06) JCB demonstration (6.18) RNLI lifeboat (6.26) children in creche (6.33) gvs fashion show in wool pavilion (7.25) gvs prize winning animal parade with beef cattle, dairy cattle, highland cattle, Jersey cattle (9.10) Clydesdale horses, racing horses, foals (9.51) city of Wellington pipe band (10.13) 1st battalion of the Black Watch and the Royal Scots Guards demonstrate activity riding which includes multiple show-jumping and stunts (10.53) sheep-dog with geese (11.19) show jumping (11.49) women trussing poultry (12.06) sheep shearing (12.39) sign on fence 'Exhibited by Royal Burgh of Ayr Parks Department', gvs flower exhibits and garden displays from all over Britain (14.55) blacksmith display forging horseshoes (15.42) Swedish saw doctor displays his craft, maintaining saw edges (16.09) traffic leaving show (16.28) The End (16.32)