Views of Stormont in the 1930s

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Details

Location

Stormont

Year

1937

Date

Date is estimated

Length

57sec

Audio

silent

Format

8mm

black and white

Source

Ingrid Skinner

Courtesy

Ingrid Skinner

Rights Holder

Ingrid Skinner

It is illegal to download, copy, print or otherwise utilise in any other form this material, without written consent from the copyright holder.

Description

This short clip from the collection of Reverend Harold Allen captures views of Stormont in the late 1930s, possibly 1936 or 1937. This footage was shot by Reverend Allen's uncle, Tom Clawson.  Europe was on the cusp of World War Two. During the War, Stormont was famously daubed in bitumen and manure to camouflage it in protection from German blitz attacks. Details of the building and statue of Carson are captured, as well as a smiling doorman. Some shots of Stormont Castle are also visible towards the end of the reel. Tom Clawson is visible towards the end of the video, filmed by then 15-year-old Harold - a nascent moment for the budding photographer. Reverend Allen then takes a turn in front of the camera and doffs his school cap to the viewer. 

Credits

From the collection of Reverend Harold Allen 

Footage shot by Tom Clawson

Film donated by Ingrid Skinner 

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