The Old Ways Linger On

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1840
Date Released
7 Sep 1964
Date Other
Jun 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Old Ways Linger On. DESCRIPTION: In the days of mass-production, it is refreshing to meet someone who actually has a craft of their own. Our pictures feature master craftsmen in thatching, weaving and iron-work. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV old thatched house. TS pan down same to thatcher Ted Anger. MCU same cutting material for thatching. MS same picks up bale of straw. TS same carries material up ladder. MCU same. TS same. LAS same pushes in wooden pins to secure straw. MCU same. CU same. LS completed house. CU sign Weaver John Battye. MS same working on loom. MCU pan up loom. CU same. MS another. CU Mr Battye working loom. MS same. CU finished material. MS Artist in Iron Frank Banks. CU same designing. LAS pan down metal ornaments. MS artist working on anvil. CU same. CU same comparing metal object with design. MS pan up gates leading to Mr Banks’ home.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Locations
Wiltshire; Cotswolds
Card file number
88498
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
170
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Old Ways Linger On', British Movietone News Issue No. 1840, 7 Sep 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25667 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)