East Coast Holiday

Amateur film of a holiday in Norfolk, including Liverpool Street station, steam trains, Hopton Holiday Camp and The Broads.

‘Early Morning At Liverpool Street’ subtitle followed by steam trains at Liverpool Street station in London and people walking along the platform. Shots of the countryside and people leaning out of the train windows. Close up of a lake. Shots of the train driving through the countryside followed by the sign for Beccles station. The train then arrives at Great Yarmouth station. Close up of the Hopton-on-Sea holiday camp as the train drives past. A family walks past the camera. Subtitle ‘A Trip To Lowestoft By Broads Steamer’ followed by a shot of a Broads Steamer. Camera pans along the crowd waiting to get onto the Broads Steamer. Shots of the boats and Broads Steamers on the water and sailing past windmills and sailing yachts. Shots of the countryside. The passengers on the boat turn around and smile at the camera as the boat goes under a bridge. Close ups of the passengers on the boat. Camera pans along the views from the side of the boat. Shot of a boat on the sea followed by a clip of the booking hut for Sea Boat Trips. Camera pans across the sea as the boat sails along. Shot of the passengers looking out to sea. Shot of boats sailing on the sea. Subtitle ‘Off To Norwich.’ Shot of a train driving past some horses and a windmill in the countryside. Close up of a woman on the train looking out of the window. Subtitle ‘The Departure From Hopton’ followed by a group of people walking towards the camera. Shot of the train tracks and people waving from the train as it drives past the camera. Shot of sign for the ‘Home Of The Perfect Holiday- Hopton Holiday Camp’.

Featured Buildings

Hopton Holiday Camp.

Keywords

Beach; Boats; Boatyards; Countryside; Cruises; Holidays; Holiday Camp; Trains; Windmills

Other Places

Liverpool Street Station, London; Beccles Station, Hopton-on-Sea; Norfolk Broads

Background Information

This was probably the first holiday the filmmaker had after the war. It was filmed in Kodachrome.