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Wednesbury 1960s - The Paraffin Run

This short film was taken by Eric Wilson (my Father). I believe it to be a very rare movie of Wednesbury Town in (I think…) 1961? It was shot on standard 8 film and is silent. The quality is not up to todays High Definition, but it's an interesting two and a half minute piece of history. It shows a car journey from Shaftesbury Road, along Hydes Road, over the railway bridge and through Wednesbury to the Holyhead road to collect some paraffin. The car was driven by my Grand Father Herbert York while my Dad filmed and I make a cameo appearance collecting the paraffin! The journey then continues towards the High Bullen where you can see St. Bartholomew's church on Church Hill and the picturesque black and white buildings that sadly no longer exist.