The Box is a major cultural and heritage attraction and archive, which opened in Plymouth’s city centre in September 2020. Its collection, formally the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA), is the regional film archive for the South West of England, comprising the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and Television South West (TSW). It also includes a significant number of donated film collections dating back to the early 1890s.
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Tavistock Grammar School Sports
Jolly hockey sticks - staff and pupils at Tavistock Grammar School get competitive with various sporting events
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Overview
Tavistock Grammar school holds an annual school sports day since 1552, this film shows all staff and pupils involved in various athletic activities. The film includes swimming, cross-county running, rugby and hockey. It also shows TGS in the snow in 1955.
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