The film records the filmmaker’s holidays in 1936. Most of the film was made in Southport, but it also contains shots recorded in Chester, York, and Bridlington, in addition to a number of other places. TITLE: Holiday Shots July 1936 TITLE: Southport There is a high-angle shot of the street in Southport. People walk up and down the pier in the background of the shot.  A brass band plays in a park. People are gathered around watching them perform.  People cross the road near a war memorial...

The film records the filmmaker’s holidays in 1936. Most of the film was made in Southport, but it also contains shots recorded in Chester, York, and Bridlington, in addition to a number of other places. TITLE: Holiday Shots July 1936 TITLE: Southport There is a high-angle shot of the street in Southport. People walk up and down the pier in the background of the shot.  A brass band plays in a park. People are gathered around watching them perform.  People cross the road near a war memorial in the centre of town. A series of shots of fairground amusements are shown. There are children riding on a small train, a large wooden playhouse ark on land, and people selling their wares. A game of bowls is taking place. The camera is then placed on the top deck of a bus. People sit on the benches provided and the camera then offers travelling shots from the top of the bus.  (In the style of a phantom ride shot.) Birds swim on a pond in the park.  There are shots of people walking through a park.  Boys go around a purpose-built circuit in dodgem-style cars.   People relax on a beach.  Elderly people walk along a path that appears to be near the sea.  Small passenger boats are shown near the shoreline. A child runs alongside the ride-on ride that was shown earlier. People wander around some gardens. A number of people are swimming in an outdoor pool. Some dive in the water and others go down a waterslide into the pool. A garden park attendant tends to some greenery.  Women play a casual game of tennis and play with a dog.  People play a game of croquet.  Then a mixed-gender tennis match takes place.  There are further shots of people playing croquet. A car passes the camera on the street and men walk through a park. TITLE: Chester A policeman directs traffic. TITLE: Lytham People relax on the beach. TITLE: St. Anne’s on Sea Children play in a park pond and adults walk around. TITLE: Blackpool Couples ride in boats in a purpose-built trench. TITLE: Warrington Shots of streets. TITLE: The End TITLE: Knaresboro’ There is bunting up in a town centre at Knaresborough.  People walk around an old building. It could be a castle or abbey?  A bowls match takes place.  Shot of a bridge and the river below. People row boats on the river and others sit on the backside. TITLE: Harrogate People walk and sit down in a park. Shots of street scenes. People walk around some gardens. TITLE: York A shot of vehicles near York Minster. TITLE: Stamford Bridge People are next to some water. TITLE: Duke of Gloucester’s Procession A number of people are waiting in the street. A motorcade passes through. TITLE: Bridlington There are shots of people on tourist boats.