United Kingdom-1952: A Small Group Of Women Gather Around In The Courtyard Of A

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationUnited Kingdom
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 United Kingdom

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A Small Group Of Women Gather Around In The Courtyard Of A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a small group of women in period attire exploring the courtyard of a historic stone castle in the United Kingdom. Dressed in long coats and hats, they walk and gather among the ancient ruins, their figures framed by the weathered stonework and distant hills. The grainy black-and-white footage, marked by film scratches and vertical lines, evokes a strong sense of nostalgia and archival authenticity. This candid moment offers a glimpse into mid-20th century tourism and social life at a historic site.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124605556

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1952 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United Kingdom Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s United Kingdom home-movie footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing visitors at a historic stone courtyard.
Period detail: Women in long coats, brimmed hats, and mid-century dress may show postwar-era leisure clothing during a castle or ruins visit.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged visitor behavior as the women pause, walk, and look around the courtyard from a casual home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include women in coats and hats, stone walls, an arched doorway, courtyard paving, shrubs, distant hills, and heavy film gate borders.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows soft focus, visible grain, vertical scratches, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transition into mid-century heritage tourism material.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests a small social outing to a historic site, with visitors moving quietly through old stone architecture.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s UK home movie, women visiting castle courtyard, black-and-white 8mm travel footage, and historic ruins visitors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel castle scenes, then other 1952 United Kingdom historic-site footage, then broader mid-century tourism clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three women in coats and hats stand in a United Kingdom stone courtyard in 1952 home-movie footage. — Visitors pause together in a historic stone courtyard.

Women in mid-century coats and hats gather near stone walls during a United Kingdom castle courtyard visit. — The group gathers near weathered stone walls and an open courtyard area.

Three women walk away through a stone courtyard in black-and-white 1952 United Kingdom home-movie footage. — The women walk farther into the courtyard, seen from behind.

Visitors in coats and hats stand beside a weathered stone building, steps, and an arched doorway at a UK historic site. — Visitors stop near the stone steps and arched entrance of the historic building.

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