[Archie Stewart--home movies] Reel 150

Date1964

Can DescriptionsReel 150: Archie Stewart can notes: Trip to England and Scotland, 17 September - 5 October 1964. Screening notes: WS of Horse Guards parading on street in London. WS of crowd gathered to watch changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. Shots through wrought iron fence around palace, Beefeater guards marching. Marching band passes crowd on street. Palace gates closing. WS of [Horse Guards?] barracks. WS of memorial statue [Victoria?]. WS of tour bus, Mary Stewart getting on bus. VS of flowers. VS of unknown buildings, stone turrets, cathedral, narrow cobbled streets, sun dial clock. Large castle with crowd in FG. Plaque commemorating 'The Rev. John Wesley, Founder of Methodism, Preached in this House on his first visit to Shrewsbury, March 16th, 1761.' Pan up from street to Elizabethan timbered houses. LS of Shrewsbury store. WS of bridge over river, traffic, pan. VS of people walking along river embankment. VS of grave yard, city streets. LS of lake with mountain in BG. LS of bus outside hotel. WS of Old Blacksmith Shop, announcement board for Gretna Hall, old coaching inn. CU of name Burns on stone. WS of memorial, columned circular pavilion. MS of Mary Stewart walking towards small house. MS plaque 'Burns Cottage. Robert Burns, the Ayrshire Poet was born in this cottage on the 25th Jan AD 1759, died 21st July AD 1796...' LS of group of people by cottage. MS of Archie Stewart, MS of Mary Stewart. Archie looking at sundial in garden, comparing to pocket watch. VS of flower beds. Stained glass window with portrait of Robert Burns. LS of stone bridge over river. LS of large lake [loch] with mountains in BG. VS of tourists walking down small lane lined with cottages. MS of Kodak film sign. Tourists walking along motorway in mountain pass [dark], views of valley, sign '- Ardgartan' LS of sign for Lochgoilhead Hotel. LS of Invergarry castle, lawn, loch. MS of sign for Inveraray, loch and curving coastline with town in BG. MS sign 'Welcome to the Royal Burgh of Inveraray, Capital of Argyll.' VS Highland cattle. Long horns, long woolly hair. Pan across hotel to bus. WS of Esso gasoline station. LS of bus in front of Royal Hotel. LS of mountain with mists curling, loch in FG. Waterfalls. Cars of mountain road. Mary Stewart standing beside directional road signs. LS of small hotel. MS of Mary Stewart standing in front of Grand Hotel. MS of small town, Scottish Crafts Exhibition. VS of sheep along roadside. LS of sign for Urquhart Castle, ruins in BG. VS of castle, sign for entrance with [sea?] in BG. LS of stone building with sign 'British Railways, Inverness.' Parking lot with British cars such as Jaguar. VS of people carrying luggage, loading on bus, outside Royal Hotel. Tour group loading onto bus. People feeding horse. VS of heather. LS of stone building MS of Post Office, Tomintoul. LS of hotel and grounds. Shot of small town. Moving shots from inside bus of driving across small stone bridge. Man feeding sheep. LS of Highland landscape. WS of river and stone bridge [shaky]. People with sheep in farmyard. Road sign, 'Devil's Elbow.' MS cars driving up hairpin turn. LS of Station Hotel, stone building. MS of sign for Bell's Scotch Whiskey 'Afore Ya Go.' Sign 'Down with Guinness, You'll Feel Better.' LS of stone building with turrets, hotel, pan down to buses. LS of woman walking down walkway beside [lake]. WS of ferry boat. Sign for Loch Katrine, Glasgow's Water Supply.' LS of building, dark. Memorial for King Robert the Bruce, June 24, 1314. Tilt up to statue of man with Crown, dark. LS of people standing on viewpoint looking at countryside. LS of steel bridge [Firth of Forth?]. People walking into castle courtyard [Edinburgh Castle?]. Tilt up to British flag flying over tower. Entryway with gargoyles. View of Edinburgh from castle, cannons in FG, Prince's Street in BG. Mary Stewart leaning on cannon. VS of castle grounds. VS of Edinburgh rooftops. Sign for Dryburgh [sp?] Abbey Hotel, impressive brick bridge in BG. Antiques shop, church. Street sign 'Scotland.' Stone bridge. Sign 'England.' Golden Fleece Hotel, brick Georgian building. Crowded busy narrow, city streets, shoppers. Moving shot down steep narrow road through market town. [Nice sequence.] VS of gardens. MS Crown Hotel, two men talking in FG. More moving shots through town, cows walking along street. Tilt down from window of street below. Chimney pots on roof. White Hart Hotel. VS of church tower. Shot of painted pub sign, Lion & Snake. People on bicycles, cars, pedestrians on cobbled street. Pan down from tower to arch way with bus squeezing through. Moving shot from bus, of Gothic church. VS of people posing on busy street, church in BG. Kayakers on river.

Anecdotal Comments & ReflectionsMary Stewart Hafer notes: Trip to Scotland. Sept. 1964. Edinburgh. Edinburgh castle. Walter Scott monument. flowers. Stirling castle (?) Half-timbered houses. Shrewsbury. Wesley historic sign. Old stone bridge. Gretna Hall sign. Burns monument. Archie comparing sundial with wristwatch. Glass portrait of Robert Burns. Ardgarten sign. Duke of Argyll's castle (?) Inveraray. Highland cattle. Royal Hotel, Inveraray. Sheep on hillside. Urquhart castle on Loch Ness. Inverness. Station House hotel. Loading baggage and passengers onto tour bus. Sign, Post Office, Tomintoul. People feeding sheep. Devil's elbow, switchback turn on road. Sign, Bell's Scottish Whiskey. Sign in window, "Down with Guin Ness." Sightseeing boat. Loch Katrine. King Robert's bridge. Glasgow. Mother by cannon. High arched brick bridge. Large church or cathedral. Scotland/England border signs. Narrow streets. Gardens. Crown Hotel. Bus driver (?) Formal garden. Cows walking down city street. White Hart Hotel rooflines and spires. Lion & Snake pub sign. People walking on narrow Roman cart width streets. Gothic church with flying buttress. Tour friends. Little boats with kayak-type oars. Flowers.