End of the line

United Kingdom, 1982

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This film was shot in a small industrial village, in North West England, called Heap Bridge. The film examines this village, its main industry being papermaking, and its history that goes back to the Industrial Revolution over 150 years ago.

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Credits

director

Jon Guilbert

producer

Sue Dyer

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016228

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Great Britain

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industry - History

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Papermaking

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities - Great Britain

Crafts & Visual Arts → Papermaking

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Village communities - Great Britain

History → Great Britain - History

History → History

History → Industrial revolution

History → Industry - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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