A DAY IN THE LIFE OF CHELMSFORD GIRLS' SCHOOL, 1961

Accession no. 708
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, UK. 1961
Total running time 18.5 min - Colour - 16mm - Silent
Chelmsford is fondly remembered as a happy school, and this delightful evocation of the life there makes it easy to see why. With a good eye for atmosphere and interesting detail, it covers almost every aspect of the Secondary Modern curriculum, with classes for Housekeeping, Needlework, Maths, Biology, History, Music, English, Geography, Dancing, Science, Cookery and Art. Gym, Games, Exams and the School Play are also featured, together with such staples as Assembly, the Register, free milk and school dinners. This was clearly a school of which staff and pupils were justifiably proud, and the picture the film presents is likely to induce a profound sense of nostalgia in anyone for whom those were the days.