The Singing Street: children playing in Edinburgh (1950s)

Children’s games filmed in the back streets of Edinburgh accompanied by traditional children’s songs. Two girls twirl two long skipping ropes, a third girl runs in to skip as they all sing, the film slows to show the skipping action. A girl glides down the street on roller skates - not quite in control! The clip is from The Scottish Screen Archive collection. For more information about this film including details of how to obtain a copy please follow this link: The Scottish Screen Archive holds thousands of films and videos from Scotland’s 20th-century history. The archive contains everything from home movies and advertisements to educational films and documentaries. There are films detailing technical processes and others showing the imagination and innovation of Scottish film-makers over the years.