Here and There in a Coronation Year
From the collection of
From the collection of
1937 was a year of celebration. Bunting and street parties were held to mark the crowning of the new monarch, George VI. This amateur film follows a family on picnics and a tour of the coast of North Devon at Woolacombe and Clovelly and on a trip around Cornwall to Carbis Bay, St Ives, Sennen Cove, Mullion Cove, Newlyn, Mousehole, St Michael's Mount during the Whitsun holidays. Flags, crockery, tea, this film exudes quintessential Britishness right down to its jelly moulds.