Archive
FINDING FRANKIE
Our archive is well looked after and pretty comprehensive, with most papers rounded up during our HLF project, however in preparation for providing much greater physical access (more on that another time), I have been scouring the building for any remaining documents or items.
I was delighted then to discover a trove of previously unknown photographs hidden away in our cellars…
Without a doubt my favourite thing to be shot at Wilton’s is Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s music video to Relax. It is a visual treat and a great example of Wilton’s eclectic heritage. The recent find gives us many more images from the shoot, showing the fun of the cast and behind the scenes at Wilton’s during one of its most perilous periods.
The images really capture the style of the 1980s. The find also uncovered other items that increase our knowledge of Wilton’s film, television and music video heritage, recovering images from other shoots and documents from the, also much celebrated, video for Annie Lennox’s No More I Love You’s, for which we previously did not hold any records.
It is always exciting recovering items and knowing that, like Wilton’s, they have survived through difficult periods, becoming almost lost, then found and enjoyed again. And now protected for the future.
