Three Hampshire Villages

From the collection of

Wessex Film and Sound Archive
Wessex Film and Sound Archive is based in Winchester. Providing the opportunity to see and hear history, the archive contains nearly 40,000 film, video and sound recordings relating to Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, ranging from late Victorian times to the present day. It includes both amateur and professional material, local newsreels, military and maritime subjects, as well as footage produced by individuals, businesses and organisations.

Three Hampshire Villages


This Hampshire travelogue starts at Breamore Mill on the River Avon before moving to Stourhead Gardens, filled with the picturesque – from classical temples and grotesque follies to a landscape of lakes and flowering shrubs. At Rockbourne we see more vernacular architecture and a dalmatian dog, while at Ibsley, we visit the Old Beam Inn, the River Avon, and more thatched cottages. We end with a shot of Red Funnel's new hydrofoil service setting off for the Isle of Wight.


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