Canvey Island Archive | History | Canvey Island Carnival | Carnival Films and Videos | Canvey Island Carnival 1939

Log in

User name: Password:

Canvey Island Carnival 1939

Claxton film clip

By Janet Penn

This film clip was taken just before the outbreak of WWII. The atmosphere already shows signs of the times with floats showing references to National Service Then and Now and another about being prepared 1914-1918.

Great views and the seafront.

More of Claxton's film clips can be seen here.

Canvey Island Carnival

Summer of 1939

This page was added by Janet Penn on 24/08/2010.

Comments about this page

Struggling to decide where this was filmed?

By David Bullock
On 24/08/2010

Some of it is definately down the seafront by the Casino, Dave

By Janet Penn
On 25/08/2010

The film clip in part conjures up memories of my youth when looking from the sea wall, across the fields on the east of the Casino with in the background the rear of the bungalows in Atherstone Road - it's an idea . I was born on the Island in 1931 and now live in Wickford. Thank's For The Memory !

By David Williams
On 05/04/2011