Holidays At Home (1942)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear or unknown. ’Holidays At Home’ in wartime London - probably dates from 1942 (see newsreel 42/51 - Holidays At Home This Year). Crowds sitting in deckchairs around bandstand in a London park - probably Hyde Park. Looks a bit chilly - that’s the British summer for you! Nice shot of women in summer dresses sitting on the grass - probably having or just had a picnic. Shots of people in suits and coats walking through the park (good glimpse of 1940s coat and hat fashions). Men fishing at Serpentine, all look a bit cold, with hats and coats on and a few umbrellas seen in background. M/S of man in flat cap crouched on side of lake with fishing rod while it rains lightly. Good footage of people at outdoor tables of park restaurant or cafe. Some men in uniform among them. Most people look at the camera as we pan round. Nice shot of three women and a man sitting at a table and eating - the women all look at the camera, giggling, then get