http://www.ambaile.org.uk/ en Copyright Am Baile Fri, 12 March 2010 00:03:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Am Baile - Precedent Communications info@ambaile.org.uk info@ambaile.org.uk http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/images/graphic_link.gif http://www.ambaile.org.uk/ http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_videofilm.jsp?item_id=63239 http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_videofilm.jsp?item_id=63239 <img src="http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/component/thumb?id=63239" alt="The Road to the Isles (part 1)" />This short silent film was produced in the 1940s for ferry and coach operator David MacBrayne Ltd. The film, which has no sound, was intended to promote the west coast and islands of Scotland to potential visitors. We have digitised it from the original 16mm reel and present it here in three parts. The first part begins with some text encouraging the viewer to escape the "routine and irritation" of daily life. It then cuts to a scene of passengers boarding the ferry 'St. Columba' at Gourock. We see the views as the ferry crosses the firth to Dunoon, past Toward Point with its lighthouse and on to Rothesay. The journey then continues past Colintraive on the shores of the Kyles of Bute and the Maids of Bute (painted rocks on the north west of the island).]]> <img src="http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/component/thumb?id=63239" alt="The Road to the Isles (part 1)" />This short silent film was produced in the 1940s for ferry and coach operator David MacBrayne Ltd. The film, which has no sound, was intended to promote the west coast and islands of Scotland to potential visitors. We have digitised it from the original 16mm reel and present it here in three parts. The first part begins with some text encouraging the viewer to escape the "routine and irritation" of daily life. It then cuts to a scene of passengers boarding the ferry 'St. Columba' at Gourock. We see the views as the ferry crosses the firth to Dunoon, past Toward Point with its lighthouse and on to Rothesay. The journey then continues past Colintraive on the shores of the Kyles of Bute and the Maids of Bute (painted rocks on the north west of the island). The Road to the Isles (part 1) 2010-02-12T00:03:00-00:00