“THE HEART OF ENGLAND” 1954 BRITISH TRANSPORT TRAVELOGUE FILM COTSWALDS STRATFORD ON AVON 86614

Love our channel and want to support what we do? You can help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Dating to 1954, “The Heart of England“ is a British Transport Film documentary about Stratford on Avon and The Cotswolds, the largest areas of Britain, stretching over a hundred miles from Chipping Camden to the city of Bath. The film was directed by Michael Clarke and written by him and John Moore, and narrated by Stephen Murray. The film was intended to promote tourism and travel, especially of course by rail, while celebrating the quiet unchanging image of rural Britain. The narrator of this film is Stephen Murray (:28) and it opens with a map pointing to the heart of England where the narrator was born (:47). A span of the countryside catches a tractor at work on a farm (1:08) as winter was ending and leading into spring. The area consists of valleys and hills and houses