Robertson family holidays
Standard 8mm film Colour Silent 1950-1960s 22:00
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Summary: Robertson family holidays in the southwest primarily.
Title number: 21005
LSA ID: LSA/27567
Description: Opens with a man wearing a double breasted jacket with a motor lawn mower. Two older women walking alongside a large greenhouse followed by a shot of the same digging a flowerbed. A large boxer style dog. An exterior shot of a tabby cat followed by shot of woman (smoking a cigarette) playing with the cat. A closeup of a bird sitting on a fence. A view of the tabby cat looking at the bird. Winter scene of birds eating food put out for them in the snow. A man wearing a blue and white bobble hat clearing a path in the show with a shovel. Interior shot of cat playing with paper bag and cardboard tube on a multi-coloured floor. Cat playing in a box with string. Interior shot with artificial lighting of an older woman looking at the camera, possibly doing a crossword. Same woman playing with the cat. Cat sitting on the window sill and on colourful lino floor. A woman ironing with young man (school boy) play acting to interrupt her. School boy doing homework at kitchen table. Gentlemen playing bowls outdoors. Older gentleman with moustache holding small child (boy) with blond hair. They are both holding table tennis bats and child then puts table tennis ball in his mouth. Older man and child joined by older woman (grandparents?). Man holding same toddler. Young woman (mother?) holding same child. Seven or eight children playing in a sandpit in a large green field with deckchair. Long shot of the field with sandpit and lots of adults sitting in deck chairs on a sunny day. Close up of an older woman sitting in a deckchair. Medium shot of two women sitting in deck chairs talking to each other. Close up of eight or nine children playing in the sand pit. Older man putting in a field or garden. Two women walking down a country lane. A bald headed man standing outside a cottage looking at the camera. Advertising on the top of well with thatched roof which says Highwayman's Haunt and underneath it says cream teas. View of Highwayman's Haunt, Chudleigh, Devon surrounded by fields. Countryside views, followed by swans and a rowing boat on water. Two women sitting on a patio in the sunshine, one reading a newspaper, the other knitting. A man and woman sitting on a stone wall in the sunshine and a child playing table tennis in the background. Children and adults playing cricket. Older people sitting on deckchairs on a patio watching the cricket. More cricket. A (municipal) bowling green with large houses/buildings behind. A gentleman smoking a pipe while sitting on a Lillo on a busy beach. Group shot of family groups sitting on a beach (excellent colours); children petting dogs; making sand castles; sunbathing (all shots nicely framed). Ducks on a pond/river with a weir. Shot of village or small town high street with boating lake in foreground with road behind with several cars A double decker bus, zebra crossing, cutaway to swans, then people walking along the pavement. Exterior of dog. A man and a woman walking down a lane in a town. A shot of a large pleasure boat on a lake (?). Boats on the water including sailing boats; close up of a swan. A church in the distance with square tower. A view of a harbour with boats, carpark with period cars and village and church behind. People packing up cars outside hotel (?). Boys playing rugby. Two young men and a woman sitting on a municipal bench. A duck on the water. A farmer and small boy herding cows down a lane. A young couple standing in a doorway (pub?) with a Morris mini van in front of them. A shot of a Morris or Austin 1100 driving down a street (probably early 1960s). Various shots of high street possibly with people walking on the pavement, cars stopped to unload. Interior shot of a 10 pin bowling alley. A man walking across a field; family group in sunny field. Rolling hills along an estuary. Three girls in swimming costumes and caps on a beach. People on beach; woman changing into their swimming costume underneath a large towel and more shots of people playing on the beach. A pedestrian precinct followed by people walking down a street and double decker green buses. A wedding, bride and groom. Young men playing rugby. Penguins in a zoo and sea lion. Men playing bowls outdoors. A car ferry (named Villanry) leaving port. Cars that have been involved in crashes and a couple walking along a railway at a port. A shot of a naval boat. A village street with shops, walking along the white cliffs of Dover. A town street (possibly near cliffs), Sailboats on a beach. People paddling and swimming in the sea. More shots of sailing boats on the sea.
Keywords: Seaside; beach; garden
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