Along The Stour (1929)
No title. L, S of part of the river Stour near Canterbury. In the distance there is a building built over the river, two little archways let the river pass underneath and the building is reflected in the water. L, S of another building over the river, this one actually looks like it is a house. M, S of part of a church or other religious building on the river s edge. At King s Bridge, the quaint ancient timbered houses C, U of beautiful timbered buildings with floral window boxes right on the river s edge. Here work the Canterbury weavers, who have revived the craft of the original 16th Century Flemish M, S of a woman spinning a wooden frame which has yarn wound around it. C, U of another woman working at a primitive hand spinning machine. M, S of woman at a small loom. C, U of her hands as she passes the bobbin between the warps (or wefts ) M, S of another weaver at work. The handwoven materials have their own C, U of a piece of fabric being shown to the camera.
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