Celebrating Braintree's 800th Charter Year Clip 1: Introduction (VA 56/1/1)
Channel: EssexRecordOffice
Date: 2018-07-19

This short video clip is part of a longer presentation celebrating Braintree's 800th Charter Year. The whole 50 minute film can be viewed in the sound archive of the Essex Record Office in Chelmsford. This is the first of three clips from the film and approximates to the first five minutes of the film, comprising two segments:

[00:00] Introductory credits; narration by Brian Joscelyne over film captured by his father in June 1949, celebrating anniversary of Charter Year (750 years), including pageant re-enactment of granting of charter in 1199; film of Braintree Carnival in June 1953, showing the parade.

[03:00] Footage of Braintree taken in circa 1999; information about Braintree, its history, and the town centre streets, compared with historic postcards. Includes footage of the market.

Read more about the recording on Essex Archives Online:
https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/result_details.aspx?ThisRecordsOffSet=1&id=1069094

Used with kind permission from Brian Joscelyne and Timeframe Productions. The project to produce the film was sponsored by Braintree Carnival Committee and Braintree District Museum.

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