Little Venice (1959)

Paddington Canal Junction (Little Venice), London. L/S of Regent’s Park canal, various barges and river cruisers are moored at the banks. M/S looking down the canal towards a footbridge bridge. C/U of the Red Ensign at the stern of one of the barges, panning shot to the traditional flower paintings on the hatch. M/S of a barge full of day trippers moored by the bank. M/S of a queue of tourists waiting to get onto the barge. M/S of an oak tree on the bank of the canal, panning shot to show the houses on the other bank as the tourist barge floats into view - “the tranquil setting is not, as you might imagine, one of the Thames beauty spots: it’s right in the heart of Greater London - only a stones throw from the greyness of Paddington station“. A panning shot of the tourist barge chugging down the canal past very grand white houses and under a bridge. L/S of two small motor boats moving through the junction, on the far bank is a row of big houses. M/S of a nifty little motor boat - the “Water