Film Number |
6833 |
Title |
[BIRKENHEAD TRANSPORT AND HOLIDAY SCENES] |
Producer |
Alec Swift |
Date |
1930s/51 |
Gauge |
9.5mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
10 mins 36 secs |
Description |
Scenes from various holiday locations visited by the Swift family including Clovelly, Lake District and Wales featuring shots of the coastline, a cattle market and boats crossing a lake. Continues with footage of the River Mersey as ships come into port, ferry boats crossing and docking. Further scenes show Birkenhead's trams in the 1930s, followed by a horse-drawn bus marking the Birkenhead Transport Centenary and an illuminated bus celebrating the Festival of Britain in 1951. |
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