Sawston Cinema Archive Project » Spicer

Editing

Cinema Archive Project — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:57:48 +0000

Hello, today we learnt how to edit our film. The film consited of many of people acting out older residents’ memories of the cinema. We learnt how to cut and change parts of the film, by using adobe premiere software. The new equipment we have learnt to use will enable us to make professional looking films and footage in the very near future. In our documentary we will be presenting memories and historical conversations between Henry Morris and Henry Spicer.

Cinema History

Cinema Archive Project — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:38:01 +0000

The Foundation Stone

As part of our work on the archive project we have been researching the history of the cinema in Sawston. We found a web page that has a lot of information – you can read it here – and it says

The tradition of the benevolent employer was continued in the 20th century by H. G. Spicer (d. 1944), who bought the paper-mill in 1917. He and his wife gave land for the village college in 1930, and in 1932 built a theatre, later converted to a cinema and closed in 1963. (fn. 42) His wife helped to found the Sawston maternity and infant welfare centre in 1918, to which H. G. Spicer left £1,000. (fn. 43) By 1961 the firm of Spicers owned more than 100 houses in the area, and in 1971 it held two blocks of flats and money in trust for necessitous former employees and their dependents. (fn. 44)

What do you know about the history of Cinema in Sawston?

Cinema Archive Project — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:42:00 +0000

I don’t know anything. (BN)

I didn’t know there was one. (MS)

I can’t answer this question. (JG)

I know who made it but I forgot the name. (RS)

It was opened by Mrs Spicer. (JY)

I know it was opened by Henry Spicer. (LH)

Nothing apart from the fact that it was in this building. (SW)

Nothing (TB)