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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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
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 films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Village communities - Great Britain
History → Great Britain - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)