Space Age Hair Fashions in 1962
Looks like Wokingham was a lot more Sci-Fi in 1962 than when I moved here a few years ago. This Pathe newsreel clip from 1962 visits a Space Age Hairdressers in Wokingham, Berkshire. The surprising thing is that the place shown is still a hairdressers, though with a different name and owner, see it here on Google Street View http://goo.gl/maps/bMWyC
There is a silent out-takes reel with a lot more views around the town on the British Pathe web site, http://www.britishpathe.com/video/out-takes-cuts-from-cp-405-reel-1-of-2-window, the Wokingham scenes are from 49 secs to 6 min 37 secs.
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There is a silent out-takes reel with a lot more views around the town on the British Pathe web site, http://www.britishpathe.com/video/out-takes-cuts-from-cp-405-reel-1-of-2-window, the Wokingham scenes are from 49 secs to 6 min 37 secs.
HT for link via Gavin Rothery's blog http://www.gavinrothery.com/my-blog/