Learning on ScreenPlymouth: The Pre-War Years
- Synopsis
- A remarkable historical record of Plymouth’s pre-war history filmed by local camera enthusiasts and featuring rare pictures of Plymouth pier and city centre, as well as Plymothians at leisure. It includes the new Art Deco lido at Tinside, the opening of Roborough aerodrome, the 1937 Wesley Chapel fire, celebrities arriving on ocean liners at Millbay, and street parties, carnivals and parades.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2010
- Subjects
- Film studies; History
- Keywords
- amateur films; film archives; local history; seaside towns; seaside
Credits
- Contributor
- Angela Rippon
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0 PAL
- Price
- £10.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 46 minutes
- Year
- 2014
Distributor
- Name
The Box
- theboxenquiries@plymouth.gov.uk
- Web
- https://www.theboxplymouth.com/collections/moving-image External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 44 1752308671
- Address
- Plymouth City Council
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
PL4 8AX - Notes
- The South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA) has now been absorbed within The Box.
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