Sights And Scenes Of Scotland (1940-1949)

Title reads: “Sights and Sounds of Scotland“. (Travelogue item). The Lowlands. Man walks through the doorway of Gretna Hall - the Original Marriage House in Gretna Green. A group of people walk past Gretna Hall Blacksmith’s Shop. Two women stand outside and play accordions. A couple kneel at “the old anvil“. C/U of the couple as the man says “I do“. The man marrying them hits the anvil with a hammer then gives the man a ring. He places the ring on his girl’s finger. Shots of the evening sky. Panning shot of the landscape - mountains and trees. M/S of Burns Cottage. Sunshine reflected on a lake. Large ship travels under a large iron bridge (Firth of Forth?). Edinburgh. L/S of the city at dusk. Trams travelling along Princes Street (?) A man tends to flowers in Princes Gardens. C/U of a flower bed - flowers have been planted to form a motif - difficult to discern. Low angle shot of a shopping street pavement. Two men in kilts walk directly in front of the camera and down the street. L/S
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