Northumberland - Dedication

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 10th Year

Issue

Issue No.

11

Date Released

Jul 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Northumberland - Dedication
2. 2Kent - Crock ‘n’ roll
3. 3SONGS OF THE COAL FIELDS: No. 4 - ‘The Plodder Seam’
4. 4Area Profile: Northumberland. N & C No. 3 - Ashington area

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: The Rogation Sunday service at Ashington. LS of colliery with pit wheel. CU of rail signal, pit wheel in background. Rail wagons. HAS of religious procession in colliery yard. Ground shot of the procession led by a vicar and followed by women. The pit wheel. The service is conducted outside a colliery building. CU of members of the congregation; MS of same. MS of vicar saying prayer. Prayer continues over shots of congregation. MS of vicar giving blessing. The procession walking past miner’s cottages.
NCB Commentary - It’s Sunday evening at Ashington Colliery.
The pit is resting before the backshift takes over to start a new week.
Into the unaccustomed quiet of the pit-yard comes a solemn procession, for this is Rogation Sunday and mine-workers and their families join together in a short evening service, as they have done over the last several years, to ask God’s blessing on the industry and on the pit they serve.

Researcher Comments

Commentary recorded 3rd June 1957.

Keywords

Mining; Ceremonies; Religion and belief

Locations

England; Northumberland

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
Viewing Copy - bfi screenonline
The National Archives COAL 32   /12 Scripts for Mining Review, 1956-1960
BFI Screenonline synopsis   ID No.1229985

Credits:

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Sponsor

National Coal Board