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Title: CORONATION GLASGOW

Reference number: 9274

Date: 1953

Director: filmed by Dr Iain Dunnachie

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 9.43 mins

Description: An amateur film recording the coronation celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II around Glasgow in 1953.

Credits: Iain Dunnachie presents

Shotlist: [title credit. Carnival style music accompanying] Shot of young boy in a garden walking about and waving Lion Rampant of Scotland flags. Shot of woman hanging bunting from a house roof, other children waving flags and skipping about in a garden. Man hanging bunting. Young girl hanging bunting. Shots of blocks of flats with bunting and flags on their balconies. Shot of decorated house and streets. Shots of pipe band parading down street. Shot of brownies, shot of girl guides marching in parade. Shot of decorated main street, tram drives past shot. Shot of a corner building decorated with flags, tram driving down the right side street next to building. GVs of main street decorated with flags, car driving down street. Sign for Arnotts (Argyll Street) and shot of the Teacher’s Scotch Whisky building. Shot of building Wylie & Lochhead, Cabinet Maker, Upholsterers (now House of Fraser) decorated. Pan from the building along Argyll Street. Shot of a Crown Jewel display, in a shop window (?) “All these fine models are constructed entirely of Meccano except the Sphere and drapings”. Shot of George Square and the City Chambers with a canopy and the royal crest on the font. People walking around park, two of the girls walking are the same children who were playing earlier. Shot of flags in George Square and the crowds. Shot of flower baskets, more flags. Shots of George Square gardens. Shot of EIIR banner. Close up of EIIR decorations outside Caledonian House, more decorated buildings and shops. Shot of the Clydesdale tv shop decorated. Shot of Sign “Vogue: Her Majesty’s Britannia Clyde built” with a model of HMY Britannia and a photograph of The Queen. Shots of crowds gathered on the street, shot of decorated fountain. Shot of the house which was being decorated at the start of the film complete with people sitting on tables and chairs in the front garden. Night time shot of City Chambers, EIIR lit up in blue, white and red lights. (different music) Shot of a lit firework, a Catherine wheel. Shot of children watching fireworks. More shots of fireworks. Shot of page with photos The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh on it and the title 25th JUNE 1953. Shot of sign “Scottish Veterans Garden City Association Cottages” (Hillington) and decorated houses, same as A1990/41. GVs of crowd. Shots of car with royal standard flag arriving with The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh in it. The Queen and The Duke get out of car and greet officials. The Queen receives flowers from young girl. Shot of wider street and crowds. The Queen and The Duke enter into garden gates and then are shown exiting a house. More shots of crowd, The Queen and The Duke get back into car and wave as it drives off. Shot of flag “Will ye no come back again”. Cars drive away. Shot of children standing on a wall next to older woman. Shot of crowds dispersing onto street. Crowds shown waving at The Queen’s car as it drives past [looks like Paisley Road West around Cardonald area?] THE END