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DetailsOriginal Format: Super 8 Colour: Colour Sound: Silent Duration: 20 mins
Subject: ARCHITECTURE
Summary This film features York during the spring in the early 1980s. The film focuses on the architecture of the city and well-known locations such as York Minster, The Shambles, and the city walls.
Description
This film features York during the spring in the early 1980s. The film focuses on the architecture of the city and well-known locations such as York Minster, The Shambles, and the city walls.
The film opens at York Minster as a horse-drawn carriage tour passes. There is a shot of the White Rose building near the Shambles followed by a sign for Donald Pickering Bookseller. More scenes of the Shambles follow before moving onto the Black Swan. Next are Clifford’s Tower and the Merchant...
This film features York during the spring in the early 1980s. The film focuses on the architecture of the city and well-known locations such as York Minster, The Shambles, and the city walls.
The film opens at York Minster as a horse-drawn carriage tour passes. There is a shot of the White Rose building near the Shambles followed by a sign for Donald Pickering Bookseller. More scenes of the Shambles follow before moving onto the Black Swan. Next are Clifford’s Tower and the Merchant Adventurers Hall at which some tourists can be seen around the building. Lendal Bridge is filmed from Ouse Bridge before moving onto the Minster, city walls, and Micklegate Bar. There is more footage of the city walls, and the seasonal daffodils are in full bloom. Shots of the River Ouse are followed by scenes at High Petergate including The Hole in the Wall pub. Brief scenes at Walmgate Bar are followed by footage taken of the De Gray rooms from the art gallery fountain. Onto St. William's College, the Treasure’s House, and scenes in the Mister Gardens. Some of the city centre shops and streets are filmed including Stonegate which is full of pedestrians. There is more footage of the Minster, High Petergate, and Bootham Bar where some tourists can be seen climbing the steps to walk on the walls. St. Helen’s Square is shown before footage taken at the riverside near the Museum Gardens. People walk along the river while others sit and enjoy the view. Coney Street is full of shoppers, there is a shot of the Handsome Cab pub, and there are many shoppers and stalls set up for York’s market on Parliament Street. The film closes with more footage of York Minster lit in the afternoon sun.
