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Video: What was it like to be a Fresher at Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ in 1960?

29 September 2009

Recently rediscovered archive footage from the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Film & TV Society gives new students an insight into the lives of their predecessors nearly 50 years ago.

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In the film now running on Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾'s YouTube channel, we meet Charlie, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾'s Top Hat Beadle (head of security) at the time.

The student presenter then interviews incoming Freshers on their first impressions of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾.

While the student body and campus have changed much since 1960, some opinions never do.

The general impression of the Gower Street campus is one of 'size and confusion' while the beer is 'terrible'.

To watch the footage of Freshers Week 1960 follow the link above.

Image: the Quad in the early 1960s
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