A Place to begin: St Andrews by the Northern Sea

St. Andrews, once the ecclesiastical capital of the country, has the oldest university in Scotland, and is the headquarters of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club. The film shows the town, past and present.

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Credits

director

Mark Littlewood

production company

Films of Scotland

Pelicula

Duration

00:22:55:00

Production places

Scotland

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323342

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Great Britain

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Scotland - Description and travel

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

History → Historic buildings - Great Britain

Places → Cities and towns - Great Britain

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Scotland, 1972

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