The Seven O' Clock Regulars' Swimming Club Part 2 of 3

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The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

The Seven O' Clock Regulars' Swimming Club Part 2 of 3


Seven O'Clock Regular Swimmers' Club make waves in Exeter and Teignmouth!

Seven O' Clock Regulars' Swimming Club enjoy their annual swimming vacation, making waves with a trip to Exeter and Teignmouth in Devon. They are seen enjoying club camaraderie as they exercise on Plymouth Pier before tea and speeches hosted by Plymouth's Mayor, Ambrose Andrews.

This film is part of the collection of amateur films by Claude Redvers Endicott, a local butcher. He puts titles on his films like the silent movies of the time and uses advertising of the day such as “that Kruschen feeling”, Kruschen marketed smelling salts to wake you up! Endicott also refers to the 1925 version of Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur, which at a cost of almost $4 million is considered to be one of the most expensive silent movie ever made. The Seven O'Clock Regulars are seen imitating scenes from the film.


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