- James A. Fitzpatrick and his cameramen visit several points of interest in England, including the port of Liverpool; war-destruction at Coventry; the historic Warwick Castle; and Stratford-on-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
- This travelogue of England starts in Liverpool, where the port function is one of the city's most important economic aspects. Its origins was as a fishing village. The port function took hold with the slave trade and associated product trade with Africa in the 1700's, and privateering in the 1800s. Although the city was bombed during WWII, the port area was virtually undamaged. The next stop is the old Roman town of Chester, which still has many of the same characteristics when chariots traveled on streets over 2,000 years earlier. One of those artifacts is the underground arcade which allows travel between store to store without having to go outside. The next stop is Coventry, probably the hardest hit city in all the country during WWII, and the country's center of the motor car and bicycling industries. One of the most famous stories associated with the city is that of Lady Godiva. Monuments in the outskirts of Coventry and in Banbury are famous not for their design, but their purpose, honoring cycling and in association with a famous nursery rhyme respectively. The next stop is Warwick, with its famous and majestic castle. The final stop is Stratford-on-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare. There are many memorials to him in the city, most notably the theater where his plays are reenacted.—Huggo
- This travelogue starts with a look at the docks of Liverpool, a city founded in 1207 for trade with Ireland. Until the early 19th century, Liverpool's ships were part of the slave trade. From there, by road, we pass monuments, including Banbury Cross, and go through Cheshire and Coventry: there's high contrast between Cheshire's historical flavor and Coventry's bombed-out buildings. The narrator celebrates the heroic war effort of Coventry's workers, who met their quotas despite the bombings. The trip concludes in Stratford, where everything's geared to celebrating the life and work of Shakespeare.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
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