| DRAKE'S ISLAND ADVENTURE Adventure holiday for boys on Drake's Island, | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6065 |
| Catalog #: | 123282 | |
| Clip Number: | 123282-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 567 | |
| Timecode: | 01:46:39 - 01:48:28 | |
| Location: | Drake's Island, Plymouth Sound, Devon. | |
| Year Shot: | 1965 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Misc. AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Working LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Devon RECREATION: Camping SPORTS: Mountain & Rock Climbing (Mountaineering) TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Kayak | |
| Description: | DRAKE'S ISLAND ADVENTURE (aka DRAKE'S ISLAND CONVERTED TO AN ADVENTURE CENTRE) Adventure holiday for boys on Drake's Island. Drake's Island, Plymouth Sound, Devon. Deserted gun emplacements on the Devon coastline. Shots of a cliff face. MS Panning left to right to show wartime bunker. CU Iron doors with wording Shell Recess. MS Sign warning dangerous cliffs. LS These cliffs pan down show rocks below. A group of young boys are here to get a "crack at hard work and the open air life". MS Boys cutting grass. LS Boys cracking up rocks. MS Boy breaking up rocks. MS Boy picks up rocks. Various shots of them breaking up cement and clearing debris. It is an adventure holiday for these young men. One of the boys tries repelling of a cliff - looks very scary. Group of boys play a modified game of volleyball. Various shots of boys kayaking in Plymouth Sound. MS Boy picks up canoe carries it to the waters edge. MS Teacher waiting in his canoe. MS Boys move off. One of the boys practices capsizing. MS Boys paddling a boy overturns canoe. LS Canoes paddling away from us. | |
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