| IN THE EVENING OF THEIR DAYS! Touching piece featuring the Haswell Moor Aged Min | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5479 |
| Catalog #: | 244144 | |
| Clip Number: | 244144-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 32/102 | |
| Timecode: | 01:48:19 - 01:50:54 | |
| Location: | Haswell Moor, Northumberland | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/SENIORS: Hobbies ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Vocal LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | "Haswell Moor, Northumberland. In the evening of their days! The Aged Miners Choir are still doing their bit - (in 38 concerts they have raised £520!) - and counts it an honour to be able to put it on record - particularly at 'the festive season'!" Haswell Moor, Northumberland (possibly now County Durham). An elderly gentleman stands in front of a group of men and women. He explains that they are a group who belong to the Haswell Moor Aged Miners Homes. The average age of the group is about 70. The group, with their violinist providing accompaniment, sing some hymns - I can't figure out what they are singing except that it has lots of 'Alleluias' in it, and they are not very tuneful. Some nice C/U of the old singers giving their all. This is a great piece - the clothes and faces are really illustrative of the elderly people of Northern mining communities of the time. | |
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