A colour film of the former Borough of Southgate made in 1950 by Edgar Chard of Camera Craft Ltd in association with Gateway Film Productions. With commentary by John Ginn, then editor of Palmers Green & Southgate Gazette, the film covers Southgate, Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill, Oakwood and Cockfosters all now in the London Borough of Enfield.
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Running time 32 minutes....
DVD PAL This film, produced for Southgate District Civic Trust to mark the millennium, records changes that have taken place in Southgate, New Southgate, Oakwood, Cockfosters, Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill over the preceding 50 years. Excerpts from a pioneering film of the old borough of Southgate made in the early 1950s by local photographer Edgar Chard have been used to help illustrate change...
This colour film shows a week of events to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Broomfield Park, Palmers Green, N13. It was made for Southgate Borough Council in 1953 by local professional and amateur film producers of the day, Gateway Film Productions and the Planet Film Society, with commentary by Frank Phillips.
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Running time 24 minutes...
The Recorder was a local newspaper circulating in Palmers Green, Winchmore Hill and Southgate between November 1907 and July 1916 and is a valuable resource for historians. This disc contains all 150 issues of The Recorder with 3,119 pages, 311 containing photographs and other illustrations, and is searchable. All illustrations, including advertisements and announcements, also appear in a separate...