| CAVE ROPEMAKER An item about the dying craft of rope making. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6046 |
| Catalog #: | 84200 | |
| Clip Number: | 84200-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 436 | |
| Timecode: | 01:12:12 - 01:13:42 | |
| Location: | Castleton, Derbyshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Craftsmen / Handmade INDUSTRY: Rope LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Derbyshire | |
| Description: | CAVE ROPEMAKER An item about the dying craft of rope making. Castleton, Derbyshire. 78 year old Bert Marrison is the last craftsman to make rope traditionally. Shots of an entrance to a cave, 'Peak Cavern'. Inside the cave, Bert stretches twine between two wooden posts. Various shots of the rope making process - all by hand! He is making a tow rope from hemp. Bert turns a handle to bind three strands of rope. M/S icicles hanging from cave ceiling. A younger man helps Bert by turning a wheel to plait the three strands. Shots of derelict rope making machines - remnants of an age when rope making was a thriving industry. | |
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