Further information: Mr Victor Ashlee was a local resident and keen filmmaker. He lived at Eversley Avenue, Barnehurst and later at Caithness Gardens, Sidcup. His four children named Christine, Peter, Diane and Andrew were born between 1957 and 1969 and feature in many of the films in this collection.

This film was made with machines lent by the BBC and Commercial Cable Company. It’s preceded by text that ‘We must stress that, as far as we know, there is no similarity between this film and any real telegraphic line in actual use, either past or present, or future.’