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Drake's Island Adventure Playground 1965
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Drake's Island, Plymouth Sound, Devon.
Deserted gun emplacements on the Devon coastline. Shots of a cliff face. A group of young boys are here to get a "crack at hard work and the open air life". Various shots of them breaking up cement and clearing debris. It is an adventure holiday for these...
Data
- Time in/Out:
- 01:35:55:00 / 01:37:40:00
- Canister:
- CP 567
- Film ID:
- 343.04
- Issue Date:
- 04/11/1965
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- Great British Outdoors Devon - Plymouth Adventure holiday
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