PREMISES TAKEN OVER BY THE GOVERNMENT (2) - PRESTATYN HOLIDAY CAMP [Main Title]

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  • Title: PREMISES TAKEN OVER BY THE GOVERNMENT (2) - PRESTATYN HOLIDAY CAMP [Main Title]
  • Film Number: BTF 264
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  • Summary:
  • Description: Pre-war shots of Prestatyn Holiday Camp - chalets, bars, swimming pool, sunbathers. Army drilling, PT, inspection, instruction. Signalling with flags etc. Tents pitched in grounds, sandbags. Men inside chalet. Guards at gate.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: BTF 264
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (BTF 264)
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: London Midland and Scottish Railway Film Unit (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: buildings, British - commercial: holiday camp (object name) operations, British military - routine (object name) recreation, British civilian - casual: holiday camp (object name) GB, Wales & Prestatyn, Flint <Holiday Camp> (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 467 ft; Running time: 5 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BTF 264

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