Cockney Barrows (1967)

Covent Garden, London. M, S of a porter collecting a barrow from a doorway in Covent Garden market. Several shots show Terry O Doherty and others at his Covent Garden workshop, crafting wooden barrows and carving lettering on the painted wheels; another man paints a wheel yellow. Commentator says the barrows are in demand for use in film sets and as display pieces in trendy boutiques. At Terry s home in Hertfordshire we see him forging metal parts for the barrows. Several shots of colourful barrows from Terry s collection of antique horsedrawn vehicles and handcarts; a man uses a knifegrinding cart; a woman buys fruit from an oldfashioned fruit barrow; an organgrinder entertains some children (no monkey); an authentic western buggy is driven out of the courtyard. An ornate Sicilian lemon cart is seen in detail with adults and children (and horses ) in traditional Sicilian costume. Cuts exist see separate record. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRI