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South West Silents Playlist
South West Silents aims to celebrate the history of cinema and share their passion for silent film with the wider cinema-going audience by producing eye opening silent film events not only in the South West of England but in the United Kingdom.
View from an Engine Front - BarnstapleView from an Engine Front - Barnstaple
Non-Fiction 1898 2 minsSilent Location: Barnstaple
A 'phantom ride' along a fondly remembered Devon railway, crossing the distinctive Taw Bridge into Barnstaple on the way to Ilfracombe
Panorama of the River Avon to Portishead (1902)Panorama of the River Avon to Portishead (1902)
Non-Fiction 1902 9 minsSilent Location: Portishead
A fine variety of views of the Avon gorge taken from various positions downstream from the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Plymouth's Pram Derby 1923Plymouth's Pram Derby 1923
Non-Fiction 1923 3 minsSilent Location: Plymouth
Get that Kruschen Feeling! Pram race to fundraise for the Palace Theatre
Coves & CavesCoves & Caves
Travelogue 1920 12 minsSilent Location: Porth
Eden before the Project: a magical, whimsical travelogue of Cornish beauty spots.
Lynton and LynmouthLynton and Lynmouth
1921 12 minsSilent Location: Lynton
Could these holidaymakers have imagined the violent potential of an idyllic Devon landscape?
Where the Cheese Comes FromWhere the Cheese Comes From
Travelogue 1926 12 minsSilent Location: Glastonbury
Blessed are the cheesemakers of Somerset in this tour of Cheddar and nearby Glastonbury.
Barnstaple Fair in the 1920sBarnstaple Fair in the 1920s
Amateur film 1926 5 minsSilent Location: Barnstaple
Join the crowds in Barnstaple for fairground attractions
Flying boats visit PlymouthFlying boats visit Plymouth
Amateur film 1927 5 minsSilent Location: Plymouth
Plymouth Sound serves as an aquatic airport for the RAF Far East Flight and its four Supermarine seaplanes en route to Australia and Singapore.
The Cornish RivieraThe Cornish Riviera
Travelogue 1916 5 minsSilent Location: Polperro
Sail away to a bygone Cornwall in this wistful coastal travelogue