Our Holiday in Glorious Devon

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Summary

A film shot by Thomas Turner from Arnold in Nottingham showing a holiday to Devon and Cornwall.

Year:

1937

Duration:

0:17:00

Film type:

B&W/Colour / Silent

Genre:

Home Movie

Master format:

16mm

Description

Views of Plymouth Lido Colour shots of flowers on Plymouth Hoe. Shots of the Plymouth Naval Memorial and Drake's statue. We then see sailors coming off duty leaving Devonport barracks. Views of Shaugh Bridge and people clambering over boulders. Brief shot of Paignton Pier. Views of Babbacome. Brief shot of Plymouth Pier. Shots of a boat trip from Plymouth. Views of the Torpoint ferry from Devon to Cornwall (in faded colour). Views of Talland Bay and Heart Break Hill. The remainder of the reel is in the same faded colour stock (with b/w inter-titles) and shows views of the fishing port of Polperro, including fishermen mending their nets, Looe, Cheddar Gorge, distant shots of Dartmoor Prison. Views of a stream on Dartmoor. Exterior of Buckfast Abbey, views of Bude and Clovelly busy with tourists and finally views of Anne Hathaway's Cottage and the Shakespeare birthplace house in Stratford upon Avon.


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