Digging up the Past

Series

Series Name
Mining Review 4th Year

Issue

Issue No.
5
Date Released
Jan 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
BFI Summary - old workings, Hempdyke, Yorkshire.
BFI synopsis: archaeological investigation of old pit workings at South Heindly exposed by opencast mining.
Researcher Comments
According to bfi sources, this story was researched by Francis Gysin on the 2nd August 1950. It was then filmed in November of the same year.
Keywords
Mining; History and archaeology
Locations
Yorkshire; England
Written sources
British Film Institute Databases   Used for Synopsis
Credits:
Production Co.
Documentary Technicians Alliance
Support services
Francis Gysin
Camera
John H. Shaw-Jones
Sponsor
National Coal Board
Camera
Wolfgang Suschitzky

How to cite this record

'Digging up the Past', Mining Review 4th Year Issue No. 5, Jan 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/345685 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)