Falls of Clyde at Lanark, Scotland (1926)
This extract comes from Claude Friese-Greene's 'The Open Road' - originally filmed in 1925/6 and now re-edited and digitally resto This extract comes from Claude Friese-Greene's 'The Open Road' - originally filmed in 1925/6 and now re-edited and digitally resto This extract comes from Claude Friese-Greene's 'The Open Road' - originally filmed in 1925/6 and now re-edited and digitally restored by the BFI National Archive. Britain seen in colour for the first time was heralded as a great technical advance for the cinema audience - now we can view a much improved image, but one which still stays true to the principles of the colour process.
The rather haphazard journey from Land's End to John O'Groats creates a series of moving picture postcards. Look out for shots containing the component colours - red and blue-green - such as when a little girl in a red coat and hat walks among peacocks in the grounds of a castle, and three girls with red curly hair pose by the sea at Torquay.
The car is a Vauxhall D-type - considered a sporty model at the time. A long-distance journey by car was a relatively new concept, with none of the amenities en route now taken for granted. The visit to a petrol station shows smoking on the forecourt: no health and safety issues back then! The travelogue ends with a series of recognisable London landmarks. Much remains the same - one major exception being the volume of traffic on the roads. (Jan Faull)
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New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde - 4K Drone Footage
Some drone footage from my Phantom 4 Pro at the Falls of Clyde. The footage was taken from the opposite end of the river from New lanark, along the Corehouse estate walkway. You can get much closer views of the falls from this side of the Clyde than the more popular New Lanark Walk.
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Falls of Clyde South Lanarkshire Scotland Ronnie Cruwys
We moved to Lanark this hot summer of 2018 when the River Clyde was a trickle. This video was taken shortly after the first heavy rain of Autumn, walking along the track to the south side of New Lanark.
New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde - an Atmospheric Winter Tour
A video poem on the river and its place in the natural and built landscape.
Video shot in December 2012, Panasonic Lumix TZ30, 1920x1080p 50fps and edited in Sony Vegas Movie Studio 10
Royalty Free Music :
Dueling Harps #1 by MusicByPedro:
The TZ30's 50 fps allows smoother slow motion. All of this video is at half or quarter speed.
The river level was high owing to recent rain. Check out water levels at SEPA
Water level was at around 0.8 for this video
Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve, Family of otters by the river
The Scottish Wildlife Trust's Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve and Visitor Centre. Falls of Clyde is in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, it hosts a diverse range of wildlife from the resident peregrines to otters. To find out more about Falls of Clyde or any of the Scottish Wildlife Trust's reserves. Please visit swt.org.uk.
Falls of Clyde 2 Jan 2015
Today's walk to the Falls of Clyde reminded me of a trip to the Doring River in 1973 or 1974.
Falls of Clyde at New Lanark
The waterfall at the world heritage site of New Lanark in Scotland.
The Falls of Clyde - 27th December 2015 (4K)
27th December 2015, a quite beautiful and sunny day in Scotland, unlike the previous day where it seemed to rain all day. A wee visit to the Falls of Clyde at New Lanark to blow away the Christmas cobwebs.
New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde - an Atmospheric Winter Tour
A video poem on the river and its place in the natural and built landscape.
Video shot in December 2012, Panasonic Lumix TZ30, 1920x1080p 50fps and edited in Sony Vegas Movie Studio 10
Royalty Free Music :
Dueling Harps #1 by MusicByPedro:
The TZ30's 50 fps allows smoother slow motion. All of this video is at half or quarter speed.
The river level was high owing to recent rain. Check out water levels at SEPA
Water level was at around 0.8 for this video
Falls of Clyde: Hawaii's Maritime Treasure
Brief video detailing the history of the sailing ship Falls of Clyde and its importance to Hawaii. Includes interviews with the former curator, Dorian Travers, and president of the Friends of Falls of Clyde, Bruce McEwan. Music: Kevin MacLeod
Falls of Clyde
A wee walk from New Lanark up to the Falls of Clyde
River Clyde Lanark Great Britain
Faraz Khan trying to get fish
Falls of Clyde
I took a walk along the Clyde valley walkway at New Lanark to see how the recent heavy rain would have effected the falls.
DJI phantom 3 professional Falls of Clyde Scotland
DJI phantom 3 professional
The Falls of Clyde is the collective name of four linn on the River Clyde near New Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
A trip to South Lanarkshire
Clyde falls
walking along the falls with maw taking pics
Falls of Clyde 2014
A look at the Nature trail which takes you from the Mills of New Lanark through a spectacular walk along the River Clyde, Scotland
New Lanark
The award-winning New Lanark Visitor Centre tells the fascinating story of the cotton mill village of New Lanark which was founded in the 18th century.
New Lanark quickly became known under the enlightened management of social pioneer, Robert Owen. He provided decent homes, fair wages, free health care, a new education system for villagers and the first workplace nursery school in the world! Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Lanark has been beautifully restored as a living community, which welcomes visitors from all over the world. Travel back in time on the Annie Mcleod Experience dark ride which features mill girl Annie who magically appears and reveals the amazing story of her life and times in New Lanark in 1820.
.Robert Owen was one of the most influential thinkers and social reformers of his time. The Robert Owen Museum in Newtown, Montgomeryshire houses a collection of objects, pictures and written material relating to the life of Robert Owen. The Museum tells Owen’s story and is in the centre of Newtown just a few feet from where Owen was born.
Robert Owen was born in 1771. At 10, he was sent to London to be apprenticed as a draper and by his early twenties he was a successful manager in the mills of Manchester. The working conditions there appalled him. He believed character was formed by experience and that the dreadful environment of child workers would inevitably lead to damaged and dehumanised adults.
So when, in his late twenties, Owen became a partner and manager of a large cotton mill at New Lanark on the River Clyde, he decided to create a model environment. He improved the factory and village, built a school and provided a shop where quality goods could be bought at a fair price. The school curriculum included music, dancing and nature study. Visitors came from all over the world – even the Tsar of Russia.
Owen campaigned and lectured throughout his life. In 1812-13 he wrote “A New View of Society” which explained his vision. He tried to repeat the success of New Lanark when in 1824 he created a model community in New Harmony, Indiana. The ideal was a village based on co-operation and profit sharing. New Harmony and similar experiments by his followers did not succeed as he had hoped. But his ideas continued to have influence and one group of followers in Rochdale set up the famous Co-operative shop in 1844 and pioneered the world wide co-operative movement.
Owen returned to Newtown at the end of his life and died there in 1858. Factory reform and universal education were achieved in the 19th century, and Owen’s vision for fairness and social progress remains a source of inspiration today.
The Falls of Clyde - After Desmond
On 5 December 2015 Storm Desmond dumped unprecedented rainfall on Southern Scotland and Northen England. On 6 December, the Falls of Clyde at New Lanark were at their magnificent (and possibly historic) best in the post-storm sun. But getting there wasn't easy with many roads closed by flooding.
Filmed with a Gopro Hero4 silver, 1080, 50fps, protune -1ev, gopro colour, and a Lumix TZ30. 'Grad Filter effect' used to brighten deep gorge foregrounds against the bright sky.
Falls of Glomach - Like You've Never Seen Or Heard Before! ♪♫♬
Enjoy the Falls of Glomach probably the most spectacular waterfall in Scotland and the whole of Great Britain!
As always thank you for watching and see you out there and on YouTube!
My Cape Wrath Trilogy:
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New Lanark heritage