The South Oxhey Carnival of 1957 took place in August.
The Procession
The procession started at the top of Hayling Road and proceeded along many others including Gosforth Lane, Muirfield Road and Prestwick Road, and leading back to the fairground. The Carnival Queen was crowned at a ceremony in the fairground on the edge of the golf course off Hayling Road.
ORIGINAL CINE FILM CREATED BY ROBERT J HOOPER DONATED TO THREE RIVERS MUSEUM BY HIS FAMILY
The DVD
A film of the carnival was uncovered by the Three Rivers Museum Trust and was loaned to the “Celebration of South Oxhey” project in 2006, and a DVD was created.
For more information on the DVD contact
Three Rivers Museum, Basing House, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1 HP, tel: 01923 775882
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My father made the film Came the Day. He even went up in a plane for aerial shots. It would be great to have him acknowledged as its creator: Robert J Hooper who lived in Bowring Green. Mrs Chapman who also lived in Bowring Green helped organise the carnival. Many of our neighbours can be seen on the film. I gave the original cine film to 3 Rivers Museum when my father died in 2005. He would be thrilled it has become part of the history of the early days of South Oxhey.