| NUNS AT WORK A glimpse into the world of the modern nun. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6064 |
| Catalog #: | 503328 | |
| Clip Number: | 503328-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 559 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:50 - 01:40:10 | |
| Location: | Godalming, Surrey. | |
| Year Shot: | 1965 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Misc. FARMING: Dairy FARMING: Livestock, Cattle FISHING: Subsistence INDUSTRY: Printing & Publishing LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Surrey RELIGION: Nuns | |
| Description: | NUNS AT WORK A glimpse into the world of the modern nun. Ladywell Convent, Godalming, Surrey. A group of nuns are seen at work and at prayer. They are the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood. Various shots of them working on the nunnery farm - they are seen driving a tractor and milking cows. Panning shot of the dormitories of the nunnery. A young nun uses a broom to clean her room. Nice shots of the nuns sitting down to a meal together. A nun reads from the bible as they eat. Shots of two nuns using a cement mixer and shots of the nuns doing building work. They use a plank to flatten some cement. "Their brand of Christianity is muscular, to an almost a masculine degree" states the narrator. Printing plant is seen - nun stands beside the printing press and checks the results. Nuns are seen inside a church. There are some very young girls in the church. A nun cleans an outdoor swimming pool and another cuts the grass with a pair of hand shears. Other nuns are seen fishing. One of the nuns wears sunglasses. Film ends with shot of doors opening to show a nun kneeling before a statue of the Virgin Mary in prayer. | |
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