The East Anglian Film Archive, the first and largest Regional Film Archive in England, was established in 1976. Since 1984, EAFA has been owned and operated by the University of East Anglia, Norwich (UEA), to support research and work to preserve our moving image heritage. More than 250 hours are freely available online as examples of the wide range of film which attracts interest the world over.
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Dunwich in Decline
Anglia TV report in 1960, on the legends and fallacies of Dunwich on the Suffolk coast, which is no longer a thriving town, now a village.
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Overview
In 1960, Anglia TV’s Newman Sanders visits Dunwich; once a town with a thriving community, now a small village. Sanders speaks to a few of Dunwich's residents including Mr E J Clark who tells the legend of the bell under the sea; Mrs Watling - whose husband’s collection of seashore relics now reside at Dunwich museum; and Reverend Johnson the Vicar of Dunwich and Westleton. A reflective piece for Anglia TV, part of the ‘Angle’ series, introduced by Dick Joice.
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