Colourful Romsey

The Market Town of Romsey in the county of Hampshire England UK

The market town of Romsey in the county of Hampshire UK is a few miles north of the port of Southampton and north of Romsey are the cities of Winchester, which was once the capital of England and Salisbury where Stonehenge is located.

A E Turner presents the 16mm silent colour film of Colourful Romsey
with introduction and commentary also recorded and spoken by A.E. Turner.
The video and audio has no copyright and can be freely copied in part or in full.

INTRODUCTION

"Colourful Romsey is a film miscellany of scenes taken around 1948 to about 1952. This is evident, of course, from the fact that at one point German prisoners of war may be seen walking along the hundred. The music for the film has been specially recorded in Romsey Abbey and the organist is George Goulding"
Alan E Turner

DESCRIPTION

This colourful film was made just after WW2 and offers a unique insight into the Hampshire market town of Romsey. It is in colour which was rare at this time as colour film was expensive. It is 16mm Kodak film.

TIMESCALE
00:00 Introduction by AE Turner
00:28 The Market Place
01:29 The Hundred
02:49 The Market Place
03:58 Some Romsey Flowers
07:28 Wills Glass Houses
08:14 Romsey Show at Broadlands 1951
11:05 Nightingale Lodge
11:43 Douglas Fairbanks Jnr crowns the Festival Queen 1949
13:39 Romsey Bypass
14:22 The Stroud School Sports
15:59 Charter Day with HM the Queen 1957

Harvey J Turner