West of England

United Kingdom, 1950

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A picture of the Stroud Valley in Western England where weaving is still the principal industry even as it was hundreds of years ago. The sheep that once grazed there are now gone, and wool is imported from Australia, but rushing streams still provide water power and the weavers still produce fine cloth and maintain pride in their ancient craft.

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Credits

director

Humphrey Swingler

producer

Paul Fletcher

production company

Greenpark Productions

Duration

00:09:57:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

309267

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Cottage industries

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

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural conditions

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural families

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Weaving

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Workmanship

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → England - Description and travel

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

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rural conditions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rural families

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rural conditions

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts and crafts movement

Crafts & Visual Arts → Textile crafts

Crafts & Visual Arts → Weaving

Crafts & Visual Arts → Workmanship

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → England - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural families

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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