Learning on ScreenHills of Remembrance
Series
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- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
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Story
- Summary
- NoS Summary - Regimental emblems are carved into the hillside at Fovant Downs in Wiltshire.
British Pathe synopsis: M/S of a country lane passing beside a picturesque cottage. View of another quaint country lane. Thatched cottage. "Carved in the eternal hills are the badges of famous Regiments, and workers - " L/S of a hillside with lettering carved out - white chalky ground shows underneath. Closer view of one of the carvings - a crest of arms and the letters LRB. Camera pans across to show another emblem. Panning shot showing several of these unusual hill markings including one with the YMCA logo, another which reads 6CLR. "Hills of Remembrance - the men and women who lived in the great camps are no longer here, but their memory is kept evergreen." M/S of a man on the hillside - he may be planting seeds in the areas which represent the emblems. High angle shot of the landscape from the top of the hillside. - Researcher Comments
- British Pathe Note: paper records state that this is at Fovant Downs in Wiltshire.
- Keywords
- Scenery and travel
- Locations
- Wiltshire; England
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- Pathe Inventory File Tin No.241
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP241
National Film Archive Catalogue
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