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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

6992

Title

WEST COAST HOLIDAY - MORECAMBE

Producer

Norman Ellis

Date

*1946-48

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

15 mins 14 secs

Description

Scenes in Morecambe - people sat on the promenade, the Winter Gardens, and children building sandcastles on the beach. Includes brief shots of an oyster stall and 'jumbo ride'. Continues with fairground scenes, an outdoor show at Heysham Head and a motor-barge trip from Hest Bank to Carnforth. Returns to Morecambe with a bowling match in Happy Mount Park and the sun setting across the bay.

 

 



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