Blue John

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
419
Date Released
7 Jan 1963
Date recorded
30 Nov 1962
Length of issue (in feet)
725
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Summary
Pathe synopsis: Derbyshire - famous for its crags and peaks and climbing paths which lead to Wonderland. We found a path which, like Alice’s, burrowed underground. A path stamped hard by miners’ boots. Miners - not of coal, not of some industrial mineral - but of Blue John [fluorite]. And Blue John is nowhere else in the world. Geologists will tell you it’s coloured fluoride of calcium. But the people of Castleton know it as a brooch or a vase or a shimmering bowl.
Keywords
Mining
Locations
Derbyshire; England; Castleton
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
Tim Brinton
Length of story (in feet)
287
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Blue John', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 419, 7 Jan 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121323 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)