Learning on ScreenA Pinch Of Salt
Series
- Series Name
- Look At Life
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- BFI synopsis: An underground view of Britain’s only active salt mine at Meadowbank in Cheshire producing rock salt, used for clearing icy roads, as a fertiliser for sugar beet and also for medical treatment in spas all over Europe. This and Cheshire’s rich salt beds supply all Britain’s needs and export annually over a quarter of a million tons.
- Researcher Comments
- Look At Life Series 19 comprises Issues 235-247.
- Keywords
- Industry and manufacture; Mining
- Locations
- Cheshire; England
- Written sources
- British Film Institute Databases Used for synopsis
The British National Film Catalogue Vol.1, 1963, p.56
British Movietonews Listing
- Credits:
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- Production Co.
- The Rank Organisation Special Features Division
- Commentator
- Tim Turner
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Film Archive
- Name
- Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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- Web
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- Phone
- +44(0)1954 262052
- Address
- 124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX - Notes
- British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
- Series held
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- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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