| CHINA CLAY Clay is extracted from man-made pits then turned into powder in St Austell. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6057 |
| Catalog #: | 503270 | |
| Clip Number: | 503270-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 508 | |
| Timecode: | 01:16:30 - 01:18:29 | |
| Location: | St Austell, Cornwall. | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/MINING: Clay LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Cornwall | |
| Description: | CHINA CLAY Clay is extracted from man-made pits then turned into powder in St Austell. St Austell, Cornwall. Various shots of man-made China clay pits, looking somewhat like a lunar landscape. A large truck travels past; a hose blasts the clay hills with a fierce jet of water, causing the clay to explode away from the rock face and cascade down into the valley; a nerdish man directs the hose. The liquid clay runs in rivers to huge vats that rotate to extract the clay; the resulting powder falls through a chute into a huge storage tank. A man stands at the base of one of the clay 'mountains' and picks up a handful. The powder is seen being tipped from a lorry onto a conveyor belt, taking the clay to the hold of a ship. | |
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