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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The Kingsbridge Show
Kingsbridge in a show of a vintage past
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Overview
The Kingsbridge Show has a demonstration of ploughing with Shire horses, scything equipment and a traction engine drawing a plough. This year's show concentrates on vintage farm equipment bringing a past rural heritage to life.
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