Scenes of London, the countryside of Britain, the sea and the coast are used to illustrate a commentary consisting mainly of extracts from English literary works. Scenes include: Tower Bridge, Big Ben, St Paul’s Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the Thames, Houses of Parliament, Hyde Park, Glastonbury Abbey, York Minster, Stratford, the Lake District, the southern coastline.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003311
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain - Description and travel
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Literature - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Literature → English literature
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)