Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1968. Archive film 9775

Guernsey, Channel Islands In 1968 1968 Amateur home movie of Guernsey that repetitively covers the harbour and seafront of St. Peter Port. Also features 'Ronnie Ronaldes Hotel' in St. Martins, but no more of the island. View from ferry (unnamed and unidentified) as she sails into Guernsey harbour. View of St. Sampsons coastline from ferry. Cranes on the docks of the White Rock, from ferry as it sails past. Large wooden dinghy with two men towing rope of ferry? Pan left across view of St. Peter Port and harbour from ferry. Crane on White Rock as ferry docks behind ferry already moored against dock. Large wooden dinghy hands over tow rope and dockers pull rope. People sitting on benches along South Esplanade as cars pass behind and buses parked on other side of road. People crossing road at zebra crossing. The quay at bottom of Church Hill and Cornet Street, with the Town Church to left of picture. Cars with Guernsey number plates stop for pedestrians crossing. View as cars travel along the quay with Albion House and the department store 'Creasey's ' in background. View from the pavement on the quay looking towards Victoria crown pier with the harbour to the right of the picture. Cars travel along the road and people sitting on benches along the quay. Pier steps as restaurant worker comes out of building and walks up steps carrying metal tray. Pier steps as people walk down. Sign on white painted wall, reading North Pier Steps. View along road towards St. Julian's pier. View down the quay towards Albert pier, as traffic and people pass along. View up The Pollet (a street) as police constable in helmet and short- sleeved shirt talks to man. Street is full of people. Policeman strolls over to driver in white Volkswagen Beetle, who is attempting to drive down street. Moore's Hotel to right of picture. Opposite view down the Pollet (street) with shop called 'Machon's' to right of picture. View further up the Pollet towards the High Street. Lots of people looking in shop windows or walking along cobbled street. Opposite view down street. View from further up the Pollet looking in the direction of La Tourgard Street. View from bottom of Smith Street looking up hill. Still lots of people about. Sign reading 'Smith Street', with French translation 'La Rue des Forges' underneath. View down a very crowded High Street towards the Town Church seen at the bottom of the hill. View from halfway down the High Street looking back up towards the Lloyds Bank building and the bottom of Smith Street. Shoppers walking through the Arcade with bakery 'Maison Carre' seen in background. View of the bottom of the High Street with the Town Church straight ahead and the shop 'Le lievres' to the left of the picture. View of the corner with the Town Church and Quay Street. A yellow Guernsey telephone box can be seen to the left of the picture. Old woman sitting on bench next to yellow telephone box. Shops at bottom of High Street including 'A.W. Collenette and Son'. Shops in Church Square. View across road of Albert Pier and Albert Statue. Cranes on White Rock Pier across harbour. Stern of Sealink ferry moored at dockside. View across harbour, full of small boats and yachts, of St. Peter Port. View across harbour of St.Peter Port with Town Church to right of picture. View across model yacht pond on Castle pier to brewery (large white building) in background and the bottom of the Val de Terres. View across model yacht pond to concrete German bunker and hillside behind. White structure (unidentified) amongst trees on hillside. Small boat manoeuvres in harbour. Men climb up ladder on harbour wall. Sealink ferry docked as crane lifts loads onto stern of ship. Harbour full of small boats. Cars parked on Castle pier. Boats in harbour. Low tide in harbour with small boats moored to pier above. View from Castle pier of Castle Cornet; sun glistening on the sea. Coastline of Les Terres Point sticking out into sea. View of La Vallette (road) and concrete structures near the aquarium. View across Havelet bay of Brewery and bottom of the Val de Terres. View from parked cars on Castle pier to houses and buildings of St. Peter Port in background. Two small boys in shorts and sandals, one wearing a sailor's hat, play on shipway. Boy without hat, with fishing rod as other boy looks on. Boy casts off into sea water in harbour as watched by man smoking pipe. Float attached to line bobbing in oily looking water. Sealink ferry sailing backwards in open water just outside harbour as watched by people on pier. Ferry as she starts to turn. Small boat motors slowly through the boats in harbour. Ferry sails forward away from the island; Herm and Sark islands seen in background. Small wooden dinghy towing another dinghy through boats moored in harbour. Boy fishing off shipway. Stern of Sealink ferry 'La Duchesse de Bretagne- Jersey' docked at Guernsey harbour. Very poor quality dissolve to nearly the same shot. Group of men talking on dockside.