Roach Collection: 004: Seychelles : 1951/53

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2007/141/004).

Synopsis

Scenes in the Seychelles. Mahe island from the sea, Victoria and the shops. Football match, HMS Kenya, meeting and country show. Churches, beaches and schools. Grinding corn and other island life. Visiting the lesser islands, catching turtle. School sports day, rope making, Bats, and a Military parade

 

Titles

  • Roach Collection: 004: Seychelles : 1951/53 (Archive)
Series Title:
Roach Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1950
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm
Sound:
Mute
 

Production Credits

 

Countries

 
 

Groups

This film belongs to the following groups.

Roach Collection

 

 

Roach Collection: 004: Seychelles : 1951/53 (1950)

Scenes in the Seychelles. Mahe island from the sea, Victoria and the shops. Football match, HMS Kenya, meeting and country ...

 

Roach Collection: 005: Seychelles : 1951/54 (1950)

Scenes in the Seychelles. Mahe and Victoria. Island life, garden party, wedding and Corpus Christi parade. Beach, sailing to outer ...

 

Roach Collection: 006: Nigeria, Gran Canaria, Freetown... (1937)

This is a personal film record of a visit to mainly Nigeria but touching on Sierra Leone and other ports ...

 

Roach Collection: 007: Seychelles 1954 (1954)

Begins with title board for Roach film 'Scenes in the Seychelles'. Then changes to colour family footage. Girls sitting on ...

 

Roach Collection: 008: Seychelles : 1951/54 (1950)

A short clip of two European toddlers (the Roaches?), inside a bungalow, then playing on a beach. Some baby turtles ...

 

Roach Collection: 009: Seychelles : 1951/54 (1950)

A short clip mainly around a confirmation service for many local girls dressed in white and accompanied by a large ...

 

Roach Collection: 010: Seychelles : 1951/54 (1950)

A large gathering of formally dressed adults is seen surrounding a two storey non-native building. A group of formally dressed ...

 

Roach Collection: 011: Seychelles : 1953 (1953)

Girls on giant tortoise. Hitting tortoise with stick. Swimming. Man with six fingers.

 

Roach Collection: 012: Seychelles (1950)

Infant playing in garden. Wedding. Some landscape scenes.

 

Roach Collection: 017: Seychelles inc. Praslin and... (1953)

Mission hospital? Leper. Coastal scenes. Local boys climbing a greasy pole? Offcial visit: Governor? Crowds listen to address. Sailing ships. ...

 

Roach Collection: 018: Seychelles :1951/54 (1950)

Giant tortoise. Coastal and shipboard scenes. Hunting of sea turtles (possibly same footage as Roach 007?). Ships at sea. Coastal ...

 

Roach Collection: 019: Seychelles : 1951/52 (1950)

Family and home scenes.

 

Roach Collection: 020: 'African Pigmy Thrills' (1930)

Castle Films production showing 'pigmies' constructing a complex and very large rope bridge across a river. Very probably Uganda: shot ...

 

Roach Collection: 022: Sea voyage Seychelles to UK:... (1945)

Scenes at home in Seychelles: swimming. Ocean voyage. Suez canal. Rough seas.

 
 

Archive Work Groups

Groups

This film belongs to the following groups.

Roach Collection

 

 

Roach Collection: 004: Seychelles : 1951/53 (1950)

Scenes in the Seychelles. Mahe island from the sea, Victoria and the shops. Football match, HMS Kenya, meeting and country ...

 

Roach Collection: 005: Seychelles : 1951/54 (1950)

Scenes in the Seychelles. Mahe and Victoria. Island life, garden party, wedding and Corpus Christi parade. Beach, sailing to outer ...

 

Roach Collection: 006: Nigeria, Gran Canaria, Freetown... (1937)

This is a personal film record of a visit to mainly Nigeria but touching on Sierra Leone and other ports ...

 

Roach Collection: 007: Seychelles 1954 (1954)

Begins with title board for Roach film 'Scenes in the Seychelles'. Then changes to colour family footage. Girls sitting on ...

 

Roach Collection: 008: Seychelles : 1951/54 (1950)

A short clip of two European toddlers (the Roaches?), inside a bungalow, then playing on a beach. Some baby turtles ...

 

Roach Collection: 009: Seychelles : 1951/54 (1950)

A short clip mainly around a confirmation service for many local girls dressed in white and accompanied by a large ...

 

Roach Collection: 010: Seychelles : 1951/54 (1950)

A large gathering of formally dressed adults is seen surrounding a two storey non-native building. A group of formally dressed ...

 

Roach Collection: 011: Seychelles : 1953 (1953)

Girls on giant tortoise. Hitting tortoise with stick. Swimming. Man with six fingers.

 

Roach Collection: 012: Seychelles (1950)

Infant playing in garden. Wedding. Some landscape scenes.

 

Roach Collection: 017: Seychelles inc. Praslin and... (1953)

Mission hospital? Leper. Coastal scenes. Local boys climbing a greasy pole? Offcial visit: Governor? Crowds listen to address. Sailing ships. ...

 

Roach Collection: 018: Seychelles :1951/54 (1950)

Giant tortoise. Coastal and shipboard scenes. Hunting of sea turtles (possibly same footage as Roach 007?). Ships at sea. Coastal ...

 

Roach Collection: 019: Seychelles : 1951/52 (1950)

Family and home scenes.

 

Roach Collection: 020: 'African Pigmy Thrills' (1930)

Castle Films production showing 'pigmies' constructing a complex and very large rope bridge across a river. Very probably Uganda: shot ...

 

Roach Collection: 022: Sea voyage Seychelles to UK:... (1945)

Scenes at home in Seychelles: swimming. Ocean voyage. Suez canal. Rough seas.