Roach Collection: 008: Seychelles : 1951/54

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2007/141/008).

Synopsis

A short clip of two European toddlers (the Roaches?), inside a bungalow, then playing on a beach. Some baby turtles swim in a bath. There is also a demonstration of rope making.

 

Titles

  • Roach Collection: 008: Seychelles : 1951/54 (Archive)
Series Title:
Roach Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1950
Film Gauge (Format):
8mm
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.