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The Signal Point
Beautiful colour Pathé travelogue of the sights around North Berwick, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth
Overview
This beautiful colour travelogue of North Berwick in East Lothian is a sight to behold. An edition of long-running cinemagazine Pathé Pictorial, it takes in the Law - a volcanic plug used as a signal point - as well as the rocky seaside and harbour, before ending memorably with a resplendent sunset.
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