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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Mave Spencer's Vintage Clothing
Vintage St.Ives
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Overview
Westward TV's Judi Spiers visits St. Ives to talk to Mave Spencer, a fashion enthusiast who collects items of period clothing. Models show pieces from her collection including an Edwardian dress, a 1930s dress and two dresses from the 1920s. Fabrics are of higher quality and fashions stand the test of time.
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