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 shows the pupils departing Lerwick on the St Clair ferry.
Film-maker: John Irvine
Donated by John, Derek and Isobel Irvine.
| 00:00:00 | John Irvine’s car winched aboard St Clair in preparation for departure. |
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| 00:00:15 | Fishing boats in Victoria Pier, with lots of flags flying. |
| 00:00:36 | St Clair ferry berthed at Victoria pier. Lots of flags on display (possibly after the royal visit). |
| 00:00:49 | View of lerwick’s Esplanade with fishing boats in foreground. |
| 00:00:56 | Pupils at waving goodbye from the railings of the St Clair ferry. |
| 00:01:12 | Passengers boarding ferry and gathered on deck. |
| 00:01:39 | Peter Sinclair (of Windyhill, Sandness) aboard ferry. More views of passengers on deck. |
| 00:02:01 | Close up of St Clair name plate on side of hull. |
| 00:02:08 | High angle views of people gathered on Victoria Pier to wave off ferry. |
| 00:02:25 | Jimmy Sutherland of Jamieson’s Knitwear (man with pipe with pipe) on quay. |
| 00:02:33 | Men on quay with vintage cars behind. |
| 00:02:38 | John Irvine (check shirt) on quay. |
| 00:02:45 | Onlookers waving at departing ferry. One woman is filming with a cinecamera. |
| 00:02:55 | Peter McWhirter (son of Queenie – nee Stout of the Medical Hal) walking, wearing a black jacket. |
| 00:03:03 | Queenie McWhirter (as above) waving, wearing a white hat. |
| 00:03:10 | High angle shot of crowd gathered on quay. |
| 00:03:15 | A girl from St Andrews who often visited Shetland and eventually moved to Lerwick. |
| 00:03:21 | View of crowd gathered on quay from the departing ferry. |
| 00:03:37 | Views of St Clair ferry departing (shot from quay and Esplanade). |
| 00:04:30 | Views of Lerwick (inc. Anderson High School) and Shetland landscape shot from departing ferry. |
| 00:05:00 | Passengers on deck (including man with camera) with Shetland landscape behind. Flocking seagulls on water behind ferry. |
| 00:05:09 | Sunset over Foula, shot from St Clair ferry. |
