Worm in the Wood

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2087

Date Released

2 Jun 1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Worm in the Wood. DESCRIPTION: Not before time, an attempt is made to arrest the damage caused by insects and rot in an Essex Church, believed to be the oldest wooden church in the world. SHOTLIST: MLS St. Andrew’s Church. MCU pan down steeple. CU hand chips away dead wood with a screwdriver. MS workmen coming out of church carrying planks of dead wood. CU priest. MCU hands breaking off pieces of wood from a large plank. CU a piece of dead wood in the hands of the priest. Pan down from roof, general interior shots of church. CU 2 shots of woodwork being sprayed against death watch beetle. CU church bell ringing. MS pan from stained glass windows to some of the new woodwork. MS looking up into the roof. MLS church exterior.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Engineering; History and archaeology

Locations

Essex; United Kingdom; St Andrew’s Church

Card file number

94782

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

107

Story extras:

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