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Recollections of Our Summer Holiday at Babbacombe South Devon August 1931

Bowling along country lanes in the family's Austin motor car plus dancing on the beach: the delights of a holiday in Devon

Amateur film 1931 10 mins Silent

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Overview

After some shaky footage of Stonehenge this amateur holiday film moves along with a swing, bowling along some charming country lanes in the family motor car. There's also the opportunity for a spot of chorus line dancing on the beach - check out the natty swimming costumes.

This film makes stylish use of intertitles in identifying holiday highlights, which also include a visit to Buckfastleigh Abbey, a trip on the ferry across the River Dart from Kingswear to Dartmouth, Slapton Sands, Exeter Cathedral, Lidforth Gorge, Dartmoor Prison and Badger's Holt.

Director

Mr. Carter

Genres

Amateur film

Country

United Kingdom

Location

BabbacombeSlaptonExeterDartmoorStonehenge

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

Subjects

Stonehenge Family life Holidays Prisons River Dart Great Western Railway Buckfastleigh Abbey

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