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Plymouth and its True Crime History

[The British Newspaper Archive @BNArchive]

'British Submarine H29 Founders: 5 Men Missing,' Daily Mirror, 10 August 1926 https://t.co/tzm23nBxj7 #OTD #1926Newspapers

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A wonderful, albeit fleeting, view of the Barbican, Plymouth at the beginning of this film (featuring a Plymouth Borough Police officer)

[BabelColour @StuartHumphryes]

Colour films are incredibly rare in the 1920s, which makes this 26-part travelogue of the UK truly exceptional. Filmed in colour in 1924 by Claude Friese-Greene using his father's own bespoke colour film process, it utilised an ingenious camera with red and green spinning filters. The full colour travelogue runs for 180 minutes.
The pioneering film tours the UK just 5 years after the end of WWI. In this preview, it visits Aberdeen, Liverpool, Cardiff, Stirling and London amongst others.
I've edited this little trailer for you using the jaunty title music from the 'Jeeves & Wooster' TV series. A section of the travelogue (running 64 minutes) is available on a DVD entitled "The Open Road", restored by the BFI.

(Claude Friese-Greene's famous grandson is the English musician, songwriter, and record producer Tim Friese-Greene, best known the new-wave/synth-pop band Talk Talk)

[JOHN LINTERN @SNAPONJOHNNY]

Please give and share with your friends.
We cannot let this building fall by the wayside like many others have.
There is a lot of potential in this old building that will benefit many people of Plymouth for years to come.

https://t.co/sTQfX90jB5

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#pafc

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It’s back up

[Plymouth Argyle FC @Argyle]

Welcome to Devon's finest.

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@DrHelenFry Very interesting to see the Burgess items. He was born within about a 5 minute walk from where I used to live and baptised at the local church which was literally seconds away from my front door!

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

The most determined defence of Plymouth since the English Civil War. Katic immense, Maxi superb, Sorinola, everyone in green + Hazard, late save off Jota 🙌. How seriously was Slot taking #FACup? 9 changes. Derby Wed but still. Argyle (also play Wed) deservedly thru #PLYLIV #PAFC

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@Mickey_Mayhew Two Plymouth connections in one day Mickey??

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@TheRothOfKhan Excellent!

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We’m y’ere

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@CarlEveCrime Good Lord.

[TheDartmoorPodcast @DartmoorPodcast]

Just in time! Happy Halloween everyone – here’s my spooky adventure staying alone overnight at Nuns Cross Farm…

It’s The Dartmoor Podcast* Halloween Special 2023!
(*don’t worry, it’s not a podcast)

https://t.co/RuVFs3HJJB

[Mark Rothwell | Author @TheRothOfKhan]

Today's thread takes in the fascinating career of Herbert Hards Sanders, the chief constable of #Plymouth from 1917 to 1929.

#PoliceHistory

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@hellohistoria @ChurchMonuments For Plymouth, Stoke Damerel is an obvious choice for its colourful history
@goragray is an extremely knowledgeable chap - here for his blog:

https://t.co/I2vcFsggts

[Plymouth Live @Plymouth_Live]

RIP Trevor 💔

https://t.co/zCbujAHfAh

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@TheMelancholyC1 @saelander So much history in this church and churchyard! It took me a good while to find the details for this incident!

[Plymouth Live @Plymouth_Live]

The search for Scarlet has now entered its second day https://t.co/yVWvFT1FG2

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Couple of great photos here, but this of (old) George Street is my favourite #Plymouth

[Plymouth Live @Plymouth_Live]

Take a trip down memory lane 🤩https://t.co/6kzQ85IRL2