Caribbean Market (1961)

Brixton, London. Several shots of the Caribbean market in Brixton s Granville Arcade; West Indian shoppers, mostly women pick over fruit and vegetables on the market stalls; sweet potatoes, some kind of pink member of the aubergine family, pumpkin, okra (Lady s Finger) and bananas are seen. C, Us of signs advertise exotic (for 1961) fruit and vegetables. Women stand at a meat, butchers stall. M, S of the top of an archway reading Granville Arcade, London s Largest Emporium; M, S of the arcade entrance, pan left to show a railway bridge. More shopping and market shots; West Indian women look at nuts and pulses, clothes; two young black boys look at a toy stall; a small boy eats a mostly melted ice cream. A baby girl sits in a pram as her mother shops for shoes. Nice general shot looking down the arcade at the stalls and shoppers. This is excellent footage Note: on file is a news article from the Daily Express about the market and the fastgrowing influx of British Citizens from the West In