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Kursaal Rides

Date released

24 Sep 1951

Series name

New Pictorial

Issue no

367

NoS ID

119201

Story no

5 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

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THE WALL OF DEATH

Date released

1 Jul 1929

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

1907

NoS ID

384102

Extras

1 film clip

NfO synopsis: Thrilling exhibition of daring motor cycle riding on perpendicular track at the Kursaal, Southend.

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Southend Gymkhana for Wounded at Kursaal

Date released

12 Oct 1916

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

580

NoS ID

076424

Story no

4 / 5

Wounded soldiers egg and spoon race, musical chairs.

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The Wall of Death

Date released

1 Jul 1929

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

931-2

NoS ID

132777

Story no

3 / 4

Motor cycling ‘Wall of Death’ at Southend Kursaal.

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News in Colour: Kursaal Demolition

Date released

15 Apr 1974

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2341

NoS ID

030303

Story no

4 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kursaal Demolition Colour. DESCRIPTION: Things aint what they used to be on Southend Pier and the Kursaal Amusement Park, now under the axe and the wind of change. SHOTLIST: LV Southend...

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Kursaal Flyer

Date released

3 Sep 1962

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

401

NoS ID

121267

Story no

6 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: We found a train that travels by road. No one minds because it’s really a three-ton truck. And that’s all we’re telling you.

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Kurshaal Preparations

Date released

14 May 1956

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

072

NoS ID

120204

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Pre-season checking and cleaning take place at the Kursaal amusement park in Southend-on-Sea, Essex; the roller-coaster is among the rides examined.

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Wall of Death Girl

Date released

18 Aug 1963

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

451

NoS ID

121421

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: Cindy Willis is 17 and still driving around Southend with L plates on her scooter. Not unusual you may think, until we watch her hurtling round the Wall of Death at the famous Kursaal.

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Taxi Drivers Outing for Children

Date released

24 Aug 1970

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2151

NoS ID

028453

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Taxi Drivers Outing for Children. DESCRIPTION: London taxi drivers keep their meters switched off as they take a group of under-privileged children to the seaside. SHOTLIST: GV...

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Coast Resorts Prepare

Date released

15 Apr 1946

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

880

NoS ID

013816

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Holiday Preparations at Seaside Resorts. DESCRIPTION: The anti-invasion defences are being removed around Britain, as at Southend, ready to return to their pre-war gaiety. SHOTLIST: KS...

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