Discovering England - Glorious Devon (1923)

No title. Iris out to show a picturesque fishing port in Devon. Someone swims in the sea, several people walk on the beach and many fishing boats are seen on the shore. Camera tilts and pans to show more of the scene. There are rocks behind the harbour. C/U of three men sitting on a bench on the promenade. One wears a trilby type hat, the other two wear flat caps, they are talking and laughing. Intertitle reads: “From Dawlish we crossed the great moors to Bickleigh Bridge - a truly rural contrast....“ Car drives away from the camera towards a thatched cottage beside a river. Another riverside cottage is seen in L/S. Very pretty. Two people walk in the garden. L/S of a pretty village street with a group of children dressed in white walking towards the camera. One pushes a push chair with a younger child inside. Intertitle reads: “Then to Porlock Weir (where there wasn’t a weir to speak of), right in the midst of the Doone Country...“ Man walks towards a large sailing boat which is in the for
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