Falmouth Rewind: See the town in a 1916 colourized film

By Joseph Macey 16th Sep 2021

In this weeks rewind feature residents can see a colourized film from 1916 featuring Falmouth, The Lizard, St.Ives, Penzance, St.Michaels Mount amongst many other locations.

The clip was put together by Kineto Limited, entitled "The Cornish Riviera."

The video was shared by Ricks Film Restoration, click here to see more here.

The original black and white film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, contrast- and brightness enhanced, de-noised, restored to HD.

See the other parts of the video.

The Youtube post reads:

"A wonderfully restored and colourized film about beautiful Cornwall in the UK more than a century ago in 1916 (silent film).

"We see spectacular film footage of: Looe, Polperro, Fowey, Newquay, Falmouth, The Lizard, St.Ives, Penzance, St.Michaels Mount, Morrab Gardens, Logan Rock, Lands End, Caves, Allan Valley, Padstow and Boscastle."

Skip to 02:12 to see Falmouth.

Click here to see the previous rewind feature.

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