A lovely piece of film - I imagine they are on Mersea Island or further up the Colne estuary. - I cant really see the Mayor of Colchester getting his hands dirty like they did back then though. Thanks BFI!
I'd like to imagine all of the audio on this video is all of those men saying "Right-o", "Jolly good!" and the one woman saying "Mmm yes, right." Along with other many moustache-y things.
A lovely piece of film - I imagine they are on Mersea Island or further up the Colne estuary. - I cant really see the Mayor of Colchester getting his hands dirty like they did back then though. Thanks BFI!
inaband 1 year ago
Thats me....... 3rd from the right!!!!!
Ollfie 1 year ago
I'd like to imagine all of the audio on this video is all of those men saying "Right-o", "Jolly good!" and the one woman saying "Mmm yes, right." Along with other many moustache-y things.
inmywonderland07 2 years ago 4
lol yeah that's true
Aguaatlantis 2 years ago
Love the mayors grimace when he whollops the oyster down
VirgLondon2 2 years ago
wheres the sound?
alan4391 2 years ago
@alan4391 - it's a silent film! the earliest sound films weren't until the late 1920s.
latham29 2 years ago 15
I think I see a grand total of one woman on that boat.
Anyway, I need some oysters right now.
MorroccoSurrogate 2 years ago
In the last shot the Mayor looked as he was going to vomit!
modemeyes 2 years ago
The mayor is moe.
UltraBibendum 2 years ago
Wow.
It's just like the Planet of the Apes.
musherX 2 years ago
Is this ceremony still being held?
lamalo80 2 years ago
@lamalo80 - indeed there is still a Colchester oyster festival (although the oysters actually come from neighbouring Mersea)
inaband 1 year ago
The restoration of these old films is just amazing.
80stimeagain 2 years ago 5