Part one of a film that shows the children of Crosspool Avenue in Sheffield. The film includes mainly leisure scenes around the family homes as well as a brief scene of a wedding. Title - A.D. Hibson Presents The Crosspool Gazette The film opens with a shot of a street lined with blossom trees in spring time. The filmmaker then cuts to a shot of a street sign, 'Lydgate Hill Crescent', which a small boy dressed as a policeman stands by and pretends to wave on traffic. Other...

Part one of a film that shows the children of Crosspool Avenue in Sheffield. The film includes mainly leisure scenes around the family homes as well as a brief scene of a wedding. Title - A.D. Hibson Presents The Crosspool Gazette The film opens with a shot of a street lined with blossom trees in spring time. The filmmaker then cuts to a shot of a street sign, 'Lydgate Hill Crescent', which a small boy dressed as a policeman stands by and pretends to wave on traffic. Other children of the street are shown in fancy dress; one girl is dressed as a fairy. The film cuts to show the filmmakers dog with a ball, before returning to take a shot of each of the children in fancy dress. Two twin girls in matching dresses, cardigans and hair with ringlets play with the same dog whilst sitting on small deckchairs. A man prunes some of the rose bushes. Later, a group of people relax in the same garden lawn on a sunny day. There are then several shots of boys playing with a dog whilst adults sit on deck chairs. More children join in, and finally they all pose for the camera. The next sequence opens with many different views of the street, which is predominantly characterized by two storey semi-detached brick houses. Later, two women come out of a house and do some gardening. The same dark Border collie dog sits in the driveway looking out onto the road. Returning to the garden, a couple have afternoon tea on the lawn before the man cleans his V.W. Beetle car. The film then cuts to show scenes of a marriage. The couple come out of a church and pose for the camera. The filmmaker then proceeds to show the wedding attendee's. Cutting back to the garden, a large group of people relax on a swing lounger. There is then a brief sequence that shows two of the filmmaker's young teenage boy neighbours driving their first car that they have brought together. More shots show the garden follow, before the film closes with interior shots of a boy leafing through a classic car book that a woman holds for him. The final shot includes all the family and friends.