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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

11056

Title

[DRIVING THROUGH THE PEAK DISTRICT AND OTHER SCENES]

Producer

Gordon Howorth

Date

c1972-5

Gauge

std8mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

28 mins 35 secs

Description

The film opens with scenes shot from a moving car, we see the other traffic on the roads and general views of the Peak District. We also see a viaduct, various pubs and road signs. There are scenes from Fountains Abbey, with shots of a mother and daughter who are most probably the filmmakers wife and daughter. There are shots of various places that they travel through, including York, Stafford, Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham. There are also brief scenes from Beamish Open Air Museum

 

 



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