A Year and a Day
Series
- Series Name
- Ingot Pictorial
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 3
- Summary
- NFA synopsis: The preparations by the Forsedd for the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales in Ebbw Vale 1958, with a lorry taking huge limestone blocks from the R.T.B. quarry to Ebbw Vale for use in the Eisteddfod. The Day of the Forsedd (Proclamation) ceremony, 19th June 1957, is shown, along with the processions through Ebbw Vale. A Bardic Procession is also seen, along with the investure of a new Archdruid, followed by a Floral Dance by children and singing crowds.
- Researcher Comments
- Replaces ‘Your Carriage Awaits’ for Eisteddfod version
- Local distribution only
- Eisteddfod version
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Children; Transport; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies
- Written sources
- National Film Archive Catalogue Used for synopsis
Film User Vol.13 No.149 March 1959, p141.
- Credits:
-
- Producer
- Geoff Busby
- Director
- Pat Pullen
- Sponsor
- Richard Thomas and Baldwins Group
- Production Co.
- Verity Films Ltd.
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
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- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record
'A Year and a Day', Ingot Pictorial Issue No. 31, Jan 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/349500 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)