| WHERE 1,300 YEARS AGO STOOD A CITY! A religious service is held in Suffolk - the annual ceremony of ‘Blessing the Sea’. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5506 |
| Catalog #: | 252441 | |
| Clip Number: | 252441-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/68 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:50 - 01:02:05 | |
| Location: | Dunwick, Suffolk, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Religious LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Suffolk SCENICS: Beaches | |
| Description: | GAZETTE “Suffolk. Where 1300 years ago stood a city! Hundreds make pilgrimage over crumbling cliffs to Dunwick, once great port, now swallowed up in the sea - for annual ceremony of ‘Blessing the Sea’.” Dunwick, Suffolk. Pan along religious parade on cliff tops. Choir boys, clergy. young girls dressed in white carrying banners all take part in the walk. A Priest leads a service. The congregation are crowded around him on the cliff top listening to him. Cut ways to shots of cliffs and beaches of the local area. The priest is preaching about St Felix. Quick shot of Priest offering Blessing in Latin. | |
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