Children in Lerwick

Ref: SFA20200005.11 Synopsis: Most of this footage was recorded by John Irvine, with some additional filming by his brother Derek. In John’s role as teacher at Forrester High School (Edinburgh) he took parties of school kids to Shetland every summer on outdoor education trips. This early 1960s footage is of the pupils in the town of Lerwick. 00:00:00 Pupils on Victoria Pier, Lerwick. One has a fishing rod. Pupils looking at boats in harbour. 00:00:51 Pupils leaving Queens Hotel Bar in Lerwick. 00:01:10 Pupils climbing into row boat. 00:01:20 Pupils clapping dog at the Lerwick Lodberries. 00:01:30 Boats in Lerwick Harbour. Pupils throwing stones into the sea. Donated by John, Derek and Isobel Irvine.