| COCKNEY BARROWS The craft of making traditional costermongers' barrows is seen at Terry O'Doherty's workshop. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6079 |
| Catalog #: | 37642 | |
| Clip Number: | 37642-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 663 | |
| Timecode: | 01:18:31 - 01:21:46 | |
| Location: | Covent Garden, London, England, Great Britain | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ART: Engraving ART: Woodworking FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London SHOPPING: Food, Grocery SHOPPING: Open-Air Markets SHOPPING: Street Vendors TRANSPORTATION: Horse Drawn TRANSPORTATION: Misc | |
| Description: | COCKNEY BARROWS The craft of making traditional costermongers' barrows is seen at Terry O'Doherty's workshop. Traditional craftsmen making costermongers' barrows (two wheel hand trucks with long carrying surface that can be folded up against the side with the handles.) Covent Garden, London. M/S of a porter collecting a barrow from a doorway in Covent Garden market. Several shots show Terry O'Doherty and others at his Covent Garden workshop, crafting wooden barrows and carving lettering on the painted wheels; another man paints a wheel yellow. Commentator says the barrows are in demand for use in film sets and as display pieces in trendy boutiques. At Terry's home in Hertfordshire we see him forging metal parts for the barrows. Several shots of colorful barrows from Terry's collection of antique horse-drawn vehicles and handcarts; a man uses a knife-grinding cart; a woman buys fruit from an old-fashioned fruit barrow; an organ-grinder entertains some children (no monkey); an authentic western buggy is driven out of the courtyard. An ornate Sicilian lemon cart is seen in detail with adults and children (and horses!) in traditional Sicilian costume. Cuts exist - see separate record. M/S of a porter collecting a barrow from a doorway in Covent Garden market; another man stands in doorway; this is the shop owner & craftsman Terry O'Doherty. Several shots show Terry O'Doherty and assistants at his Covent Garden workshop: Terry enters shop walks past man painting a barrow yellow. MS Terry takes hammer & chisel from a wall covered with tools of all sorts. Var CUs/XCUs Terry uses hammer and chisel to carve curly cursive lettering on wheel. CU/MS the other man painting a wheel yellow. At Terry's O'Doherty's home in Hertfordshire we see an older man forging metal parts for the barrows. CU piece of metal held in burning coals. MLS/MS the elderly man takes the board w/ metal end outside and hammers it into shape. The man fitting it on a cart. Several shots of colorful barrows from Terry's collection of antique horse-drawn vehicles and handcarts; a man uses a knife-grinding cart; a woman buys fruit from an old-fashioned fruit barrow; an organ-grinder entertains some children (no monkey); an authentic western buggy is driven out of the courtyard. An ornate Sicilian lemon cart with intricately painted scenes and designs is seen in detail then being pulled along road, with adults and children (and horses!) in traditional Sicilian costume. MS Man walks in collects barrow and walks out r. to l. C.S. Man walking into work-room revealing another man at work. C.S. Man taking tools from rack. MS Man walking to work bench. C.S. Carved plaque panning l. to r. MS Man applying paint to wheel begins to carve. C.S. Of carving. C.S. Carving letter. Close up hammer and chisel. C.S. Carving Close up carving. CU Chisel carving. CU Mans face. S.C. Shot carving. MS Man carving showing wheel he unclamps wheel from work bench and picks it up and looks at it. | |
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