Still from Welsh Colours via EAFA
United Kingdom
English
00:26:15
630 ft
16mm
Dufaycolor
Silent
"Film record of a journey from Oxford to South West Wales and northwards through Wales, comprising shots of local beauty spots, visitor attractions and the activities of locals." (EAFA Database)
This film is part of the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection held by the East Anglian Film Archive, Norwich, UK
Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection, East Anglian Film Archive
"Scenes on Reel 1 include: a visit to Brampton Grange; a sightseeing trip to Oxford; encounters with children at play in Burford; a walk by the river in Bourton on the Water; buildings and traffic observed in the Cotswold village of Broadway; a visit to Malvern; observations of the scenery and life in the Brecon Beacons; a sightseeing trip to Castell Carreg Cennen; a rainbow observed over Tenby harbour; a trip to Manorbier Castle; sea views at Manorbier Bay; trips to the village of Solva [Solfach] and St Davids. Footage includes: Oxford colleges and street scenes on the High Street and at other locations in Oxford; a boy on a pony with a sheep dog shepherding a ewe and a lamb down a hill in the Brecon Beacons; waterfalls at Pont Aber; views of and from castles at Carreg Cennen and Manorbier; the harbour and harbour area in Tenby; shots of historic churches in Oxford and Malvern and St Davids Cathedral. Scenes on Reel 2 include: observations of the scenery along the coast and inland. Footage includes waves breaking ashore at Traeth and Cwm Tydi; views of the valley at Tal-y-Llyn, country flowers at Lledr and across the moors at Denbigh [Mynydd Hiraethog]. The film concludes with a shot of youths playing in the river near Ruabon while cattle bathe close by." (EAFA Database)
Amateur Cinema