Digging up the Past

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 4th Year

Issue

Issue No.

5

Date Released

Jan 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Digging up the Past
2. 2Pit Portrait
3. 3Standby Winder

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

BFI Summary - old workings, Hempdyke, Yorkshire.
BFI synopsis: archaeological investigation of old pit workings at South Heindly exposed by opencast mining.

Researcher Comments

According to bfi sources, this story was researched by Francis Gysin on the 2nd August 1950. It was then filmed in November of the same year.

Keywords

Mining; History and archaeology

Locations

Yorkshire; England

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for Synopsis

Credits:

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Support services

Francis Gysin

Camera

John H. Shaw-Jones

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Camera

Wolfgang Suschitzky