The Fenny Poppers

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2478

Date Released

28 Nov 1976

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Fenny Poppers. DESCRIPTION: In the Buckinghamshire town of Fenny Stratford on St. Martin’s Day, they fire the ‘Fenny Poppers’. The Poppers are small pots made of gunmetal, filled with gunpowder and fired by using a long hot rod. The custom dates back to 1760 and commemorates their beloved townsman, Dr Browne Willis. SHOTLIST: GV High Street, Fenny Stratford. MS St. Martin’s Church. MCU sign ‘Church’. CU Fenny Poppers being loaded. MLS men round Fenny Poppers. CU gunpowder into Popper (2 shots). MS men working on Poppers. CU Vicar. MCU paper pushed into Popper (2 shots). MS Poppers positioned in trench. CU in position. CU fuse in. MS first Popper ignited with hot iron rod - fires. MS next two fire. MS man holding rod. MS Popper fires (2 shots). MS man holding rod. MS last Popper fires.

Keywords

Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Customs and traditions; Weapons; Ceremonies; Religion and belief

Locations

Buckinghamshire; Fenny Stratford

Card file number

76/212

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

114

Story extras:

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