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Cornwall Trip 1935 - Part 1
The open road: come along on a motoring trip around the West Country in this early holiday home movie
Overview
Come along on a road trip to the West Country in this early holiday home movie, filmed around picturesque Penzance, Land's End, St Ives and St Michael's Mount - with plenty of stops for roadside picnics!
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