Market Gardens
Series
- Series Name
- Looking At Britain
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Near Pershore, in the English Midlands, lies a district notable for its fruit and vegetables. The film visits growers with different types and sizes of holding, and with varying methods and output. For the disposal of their produce, the growers use the services of the co-operative society, which include advice, finding buyers, an auction market, cleaning and packaging the produce.
- Keywords
- Business and commerce; Horticulture
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
Films From Britain Catalogue 1964-65, p 18. Used for synopsis.
- COI Reference
- MI 920/6
- Credits:
-
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Colonial Office
- Production Co.
- Max Munden Productions Ltd
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record
'Market Gardens', Looking At Britain Issue No. 6, 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/326932 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)