We are sailing
Fun little shot of Queens Park from 1925 as part of Claude Friese-Greene's The Open Road - originally filmed in 1925/6 and now re-edited and digitally restored by the BFI National Archive. Britain seen in colour for the first time was heralded as a great technical advance for the cinema audience - now we can view a much improved image, but one which still stays true to the principles of the colour process.
For more information about 'The Open Road' see http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/openroad/To buy the DVD click here - http://www.bfi.org.uk/filmstore
Nice to see the park has always been a popular place to sail boats. Just a shame that some of the nice buildings spotted in the backgorund are no longer standing and the pond only has a wee green portocabin as the model boat folks club house.
Labels: Glasgow History, Queens Park
posted by Alburt at 08:52
2 Comments:
Great little film, however, I feel that it is not Queen's Park but Rouken Glen Park in the film. On this 1910 map there is no pavillion at the side of the boating pond only the sailing boats area which currently houses the portacabin - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2420/1515193395_edc6c874f9.jpg Also here is a recent photograph of the pavillion in Rouken Glen Park - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/2751655132_bf2b397c15.jpg
Good shout emma - think you are right, the first part of the film does look like Rouken Glen. I think where it cuts thoughit does go to Queens Park and you can just see the green club house on the far right of the screen.
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