Watersmeet 1948

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Watersmeet, Devon.

Beauty spot in West Country where two steams meet. Various shots of small river running through woodland. Small bridges cross the streams, water rushes over boulders and we see a small waterfall. Narrator explains that Watersmeet is owned by National Trust.

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
34156
Sort Number:
NP 213
Time in/Out:
01:18:38:00 / 01:20:00:00
Canister:
NP 213
Film ID:
1261.11
Issue Date:
11/10/1948

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