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Western Waterway
About the film
The Bristol Avon from its Cotswolds source, though old Bristol, to the large port at Avonmouth.
Details
- Release year - 1941
- Production company - BS Productions
- Screenplay - Alfred Leyton
- Narration - Alvar Liddel
- Sound recording - W. Bland
- Devised by - Paul Barralet
- Running time (minutes) - 10 mins 20 secs
Original description
Wiltshire's Avon
'From its source in the Cotswolds, the Wiltshire Avon winds through quiet scenery, presently reaching Bath, a city renowned for its architecture and its healing mineral springs. The Avon flows through industrial Bristol, gateway to the Americas. Beyond Bristol, the river broadens; seven miles downstream are the great modern docks of Avonmouth.'
(Films of Britain - British Council Film Department Catalogue - 1941)
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