Charter Day in Romsey 1957 - 350 Year Anniversary

Charter Day in Romsey 1957 - 350 year Anniversary
Charter Day in Romsey, Saturday 6 April 1957.
The Market Place on Charter Day.
The films show Alan Turner standing on a chair by the front door of Lloyds Bank with his 16mm camera ready to take the film which appears here.
You can also see the cameras in the middle of the market place which recorded the British Pathe film.
Audio introductions by Alan Turner.
You will notice that both these amateur films are in colour, which was still rare for this time 1957. The first film is 16mm while the second is 9.5 mm.
Charter Day in Romsey (British Pathe) Saturday 6 April 1957.
The Mayor reading welcome speech on Charter Day ~ Running time 9 minutes.
The commentary on this pathe film is by John Arlott,
which fades in and out at various points and is not complete.
The next item is the full commentary (which was recorded by my father Alan Turner)
Audio commentary recorded on Saturday 6th April 1957
on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the charter
being granted to the borough of Romsey.
Commentary by John Arlott, Tom Salmon and Martin Wilson.
Running time 38 minutes. Audio