Layard Collection: 4: Family Scenes in India & New Delhi 1946-47

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2001/132/004).

Synopsis

Mrs Layard out horseriding with servant and Mr Layard. Domestic outdoor scenes with 2 daughters. New Delhi: Kingsway and Viceroy's House. Landau in official procession with escort of troop of lancers. Family domestic scenes with Roberts girls .ponies ,house servants. Layard bungalow with grounds and servants.

Production / Donor Details: The collection was shot mainly in India between 1932 and 1942 by Austin Havelock Layard. The Layard family had held distinguished posts in Ceylon since 1803, and Mr Layard was a high ranking official in the Indian Civil Service in the Central Provences during the 1920s and 1940s, and between 1932 & 1938 was Deputy Commissioner in Delhi. In 1948 and 1949 he served in the office of the U.K. High Commission in Delhi and Calcutta.

 

Titles

  • Layard Collection: 4: Family Scenes in India & New Delhi 1946-47 (Archive)
Series Title:
Layard Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1947
Running Time:
11 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm VHS
Sound:
Mute
Footage:
300 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Details
See synopsis