Model Village Beware Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1963)

Polegate, Sussex. Fred Slaymaker has made a miniature village using cement and scrap. Various shots of a model village. A broom comes into shot, sweeping the streets highlighting the smallness of the models. M, S of Fred sweeping. Fred is seen working on the ramparts on a model castle. Various shots of a miniature fairground. C, U of a carousel with a breadboard base. A little girl is seen turning a handle that makes the fairground move. Panning shot of people looking at the village. Fred is seen clipping the miniature trees. Various shots of a little girl wandering around the village. According to the paperwork, Fred s village appeared in a black and white Pathe Pictorial, no. 354 released on 25, 06, 1951. Colour Pictorial CP 388 also features a story about a model village (which explains the weary tone of the narration Oh dear, oh dear a model village ). Cuts exist please see separate record. FILM ID:233. 1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHA