Film Number |
3164 |
Title |
SAVE YOUR COUNTRYSIDE / THE SANDSTONE TRAIL |
Producer |
Campaign for the Protection of Rural England: Cheshire Branch |
Date |
1976 |
Gauge |
spr8mm |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
31 mins 46 secs |
Description |
Scenes from rural Cheshire along the Sandstone Trail and in Delamere Forest. They include a Christmas Tree Plantation and a logging operation adminstered by the Forestry Commission, and various hikers, joggers, dog-walkers and picnickers enjoying the woods. There is also footage of Tirley Garth stately home, with close-ups of various flowers and plants in the gardens. A canal trip is shown, with barges, geese and footage of a river, followed by shots of Beeston Castle. There are scenes of a Sealed Knot civil war re-enactment with costumes, parades in Chester town centre and a staged battle. Other footage is shot in Bulkeley Hill, Burwardsley and a candle-making factory. |
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