Wessex Film Productions

1st Logo (October 28, 1947)

Visuals: The logo fades to a setting where a prancing horse statue is shown against a cloudy sky background. After a few seconds, the following set of text:

A
WESSEX
FILM PRODUCTION
RELEASED THROUGH GENERAL FILM DISTRIBUTORS LTD

slowly fades in front of the statue. The logo then crossfades to the opening of the film after a while.

Technique: A chroma-keyed cel sheet against a filmed model with fading effects.

Audio: The film's opening theme.

Availability: Seen only in The Woman in the Hall.

2nd Logo (September 22, 1948-October 16, 1950)

Visuals: The logo fades to a setting where an illustration of a white horse (similarly styled to the previous logo) is displayed in the middle of a hill range in a daytime environment. The camera zooms in towards the horse after a few seconds, as the following set of text:

IAN DALRYMPLE'S
WESSEX
FILM PRODUCTION

fades in front of the illustration at the moment the camera starts zooming. There may also be a text notice of which company released the film below the aformentioned text, such as General Film Distributors and Eagle-Lion Distributors, Inc..

Variants:

On Dear Mr. Prohack, "IAN DALRYMPLE'S" was omitted, but the text notice remains present.
On The Dim Little Island, The text reads "WESSEX FILM PRODUCTIONS LTD presents" in a stacked format.

Technique: Camera-controlled animation and a chroma-keyed cel sheet with fading effects.

Audio: The film's opening theme.

Availability:

It was known to appear in Esther Waters, Once a Jolly Swagman, All Over the Town, and The Wooden Horse albeit with no text notice.
The "presents" version made its known appearance in the short film The Dim Little Island.
The version without "IAN DALRYMPLE'S" was only known to appear in Dear Mr. Prohack.