The River Avon (2003)
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This video follows the present day navigation of the River Avon from Tewkesbury to Stratford. It's a beautiful navigation at any time of the year, but filmed in the spring, the 'Garden of England' countryside through which it flows is seen at its very best. The video also tells the story of the tremendously ambitious and successful restorations of the navigation this century, starting in 1950 with Douglas Barwell OBE and the formation of the Lower Avon Navigation Trust. The tale continues with the formation of the Upper Avon Navigation Trust with David Hutchings MBE and others in 1965. There are fascinating first-hand accounts from people who were very much involved in these restorations. Accounts of the plotting and scheming to thwart obstructive third parties, the frustrations, the failures. But overall it's a story of magnificent achievements, culminating in 1974 with the opening of the Upper Avon Navigation by HM The Queen Mother. - Studio:
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- British TV, TV Documentaries