Amateur travelogue in two parts, which first explores locations in Scotland visited during a family holiday in summer 1932, and then documents a visit to London and travel to locations in Devon. The film was made by James Cameron, a founder member and Secretary of Newcastle & District Amateur Cinematographers Association (ACA). Includes good footage of a livestock market in Newton Abbot, Devon. Title: Up North Title: Scotland Title: Touring the Highlands By Car Title:...

Amateur travelogue in two parts, which first explores locations in Scotland visited during a family holiday in summer 1932, and then documents a visit to London and travel to locations in Devon. The film was made by James Cameron, a founder member and Secretary of Newcastle & District Amateur Cinematographers Association (ACA). Includes good footage of a livestock market in Newton Abbot, Devon. Title: Up North Title: Scotland Title: Touring the Highlands By Car Title: Newcastle-on-Tyne to John O’Groats Credit: Photographed & produced by James Cameron of the Newcastle Branch Amateur Cinematographers Association The film opens with close-ups of a car fender (Reg. No. PT 8034), headlights, and wheel. A waterproof bag is tied to the back fender. The pet dog waits on the pavement outside the family home of the Camerons as James Cameron Senior, his wife and two daughters (?) leave the house to start their holiday in Scotland. They set off in the car. Title: Killiecrankie High angle view of the wooded River Garry gorge. Shots of the water, rapids and viaduct follow. Title: An everyday occurrence Cameron’s daughter (?) slices bread in the back seat of the car. A local woman pours hot water into a teapot for Mrs Cameron (?). The two daughters stroll down a road at Killiecrankie. The Camerons have a picnic in a field. One of the daughters plays with a yo-yo. Portrait shots follow of the Cameron daughters (?), Mrs Cameron, the younger daughter and James Cameron Senior. Title: On Loch Ness General view of Loch Ness from the road, a lone man staring across the lake. Title: Invermoriston General view of the spectacular River Moriston Falls. Close-ups of the water flowing over rapids. Title: At Fort Augustus A fishing boat (LL107) sails from Loch Ness onto the Caledonian Canal, two groups of men operating the canal gates. Another fishing boat (LL995) sails up the canal. A man walks barefoot along the towpath as the boat sails up the canal, a few people watching. Title: Inverness General view looking towards the bridge over the River Ness and the city of Inverness in the central Highlands. General view of the wooded banks of the Ness. Cameron’s daughter washes plates in the river, and passes them to her sister (?) to dry, a cigarette dangling from her mouth. Title: Culloden General view of the Culloden monument. Close-up of the engraved stone commemorating the Battle of Culloden. Shot of a ‘Clan Cameron’ grave marker. Title: On way to Golspie A man in a flat cap, smoking a pipe, leads a horse and cart carrying rocks. The man builds a dry stone wall. Title: Ben Bhraggie Hotel Golspie General view exterior of Ben Bhraggie Hotel, on the Old Bank Road, Golspie. James Cameron’s daughter poses with a hotel maid outside the hotel, both laughing. General view of a thatched cottage in the landscape. Cameron’s daughter speaks to a crofter, an elderly woman. Portrait of crofter, her head wrapped in a shawl. Title: John o’ Groats General views of whitewashed cottages beside the sea at John o' Groats, in the far north of Scotland, and of the turreted John o’ Groats House. Title: Betty Hill High angle view of landscape, farms and cottages. Cameron’s daughter walks along a road from the village of Bettyhill. The three Cameron women tidy up after a picnic and pack the picnic hamper. General view of a small pond and hills. A farmer in knickerbockers and flat cap is herding a flock of sheep up the road with his dog. General view of a fast-flowing river and bridge. Title: Evening on the Ullapool Pass General view of mountains crossing the pass. Title: Ullapool General views of the ferry at Ullapool and the town. A man wheels a wooden wheelbarrow across the road. Men unload crates of fish. Fishermen sell fish on the banks of the loch. Fishermen sail off from Ullapool in a trawler. Some men speed into the harbour on a small motor boat. General view of a street in Ullapool. General view of a steep wooded gorge and waterfall, Corrieshalloch Gorge on the Droma River, south of Ullapool. The Camerons’ car is parked on a narrow road at ‘Passing Place’ in the gorge. General views of the waterfall. Title: Lovat Arms Hotel beauty General view of a car parked outside the Lovat Arms Hotel. Title: In Glen Affric General view of falls and Affric river at Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin. One of the Cameron daughters crosses stepping stones at a shallow river, a ruined croft in the background. General view of the loch. Cameron’s daughters walk along a country road at Glen Affric. Mrs Cameron and her two daughters are seated on a small wooden bridge across the River Affic, swinging their legs and passing around sweets. General view of a farm and flock of sheep on a hill. Title: Lossiemouth A woman carrying a child and her friend walk along a road from the town of Lossiemouth. Title: Residence of Rt. Hon. Ramsay MacDonald P.C. M.P. Close-up of a sign for ‘Hillocks’. General views of a modest stone house at Lossiemouth, family home of the Labour party founder, Scottish-born former Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. Title: Aberdeen A big fleet of steam fishing boats are moored at a quayside. Fish are lined up in rows of crates at the fish market. Men examine the fish at the market. Crates of fish have been loaded onto flat-bed trucks, one belonging to Nicoll & Sons. Crates of coal are being shovelled into sacks and loaded onto delivery trucks. A policeman directs traffic at the docks, the harbour busy in the background. Title: On Deeside General view of a wide river and mountains. Mr Cameron and his wife are having a picnic on the grass next to a river. The two daughters join them. One of the daughters pulls a bottle from the water, cooling in the river, and takes a drink. Title: Near Braemar James Cameron heads into a wood. General view of old arched bridge and river. The Camerons’ car is parked on the road in a wooded valley pass. More cars are parked outside a large hotel. Title: Linn of Dee General views of waterfall, river, the rapids in close-up, sheep in a field and a ram beside the road. Title: Devil’s Elbow General views of a car negotiating a steep winding road. [Reel 2] Title: Blairgowrie General views of a long, straight, tree-lined road, a mill on a loch, a stream flowing from the loch.  Close-ups of butterflies on bushes. [out of focus] A farmer harvests corn with a horse-drawn machine, and makes sheaves of corn. General views of a crossroads in Blairgowrie. Shot of a church door and arch. Title: Comrie and St Fillans A car drives from Comrie to St Fillans. Title: On Loch Earn The two Cameron daughters walk beside Loch Earn. James Cameron washes his dentures in the loch. Title: The wasp dance One of the daughters is attacked by wasps and fights them off. Title: Balquhidder – Rob Roy’s grave General view of Balquhidder's Parish Church and graveyard. Close-up of Rob Roy’s gravestone. Title: Falls of Leny Shots of the falls. A local woman, wearing a tartan blanket, and her children are captured on camera, as a man stokes a bonfire nearby. A man plays bagpipes. General views of falls, rocks, town and arched bridge over river. Title: Stirling General views of a busy street and the County Hotel in Sterling. An old man weaves baskets on his doorstep down a side street. Title: Castle General views of Stirling Castle, a kilted guard at the entrance, and tourists wandering its cobbled path. A troop of young men in uniform march through the castle. Title: Wallace monument General view of the Wallace Monument, a tower standing on the summit of Abbey Craig, a hilltop near Stirling. The Cameron family look out from the top of the tower. General views from the top of the tower, a meandering river landscape. Interior views of the tower. Mrs. Cameron and her daughters walk to a wooden shack. Title: Edinburgh from West General view of the approach road to Edinburgh, the city in the distance. Title: Home again The Cameron family arrive back at their home in Newcastle. The pet dog wags its tail and James Cameron Junior (?) shakes hands. Title: Down South Title: London Title: Piccadilly Traffic moves into Piccadilly Circus, a man racing across the road to avoid the busy traffic. General views of Piccadilly Circus and Eros statue, and view down Strand. Title: Selfridges Roof Garden Panoramic view from the roof garden at Selfridges department store on Oxford Street in central London. James Cameron Senior and his daughters carry plates of ice cream through the roof top gardens. James Cameron Senior grins and holds up his plate of ice cream to camera. The Camerons eat at a table on the roof terrace. The row of flags on top of Selfridges blow in the wind. Title: Trafalgar Square General view of the busy roads onto Trafalgar Square, including horse-drawn carts and buses. Many men are seated around the fountains in the square. Title: Albert Memorial, Kensington Pan along the long Albert Memorial frieze. General view of Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens. Title: River scenes, Maidenhead People punt and take pleasure boats on the River Thames at Maidenhead. Title: Some Glimpses of Devon Title: Newton Abbot Panoramic shot of Newton Abbott. A car has stopped at Pratt’s petrol station on the high street. The Cameron family walk across the street from the Queens Hotel. General view of the market square with monument. People crowd round a seafood barrow at the busy market, and listen to a vicar speaking. A man does magic tricks with entwined hoops and banters with the crowd.  A livestock market takes place in the Cattle Market, with sheep and cattle in pens. Sheep are auctioned to farmers. Close-up of pigs in a pen. A stallholder in a bowler hat sells bags of vegetables. General views of Newton Abbot high street looking towards St Leonards Tower. A bus to Torquay drives by. Title: At Mine Host’s House General views of a grand house perched high up on hills and of the surrounding landscape. Various shots record the Camerons’ host family in the garden, including a couple, the woman in furs. Cameron’s daughter looks out from a balcony over a magnificent view. The gardener carries potted plants to the greenhouse. Close-up of hens and a maid with a hen. General view of the steep steps leading up to the house. Title: Torquay General views of Torquay bay, town and harbour. Title: Dartmoor Ponies graze on Dartmoor. General view of HMS Men’s Prison at Princetown. Title: Widdicombe General view of Widdicombe including the petrol pumps. Title: Dartmeet A car is parked at Dartmeet, a hamlet in the centre of Dartmoor. General view of the meeting point of East and West Dart river tributaries. Title: Buckfast Abbey General exterior and interior views of Buckfast Abbey. Title: Cockington Village General views of the picturesque thatched village of Cockington, weir and ivy-clad tower. Title: Totnes General view of the market town of Totnes, looking up Fore Street and High Street towards the Eastgate. Close-up of the sign for the Coach and Horses. Shot of Totnes town mill wheel turning. Title: The End