Safety Strap Gardeners Aka Hanging Gardeners (1959)

Northfleet, Kent. M, S looking over a road towards the Council Gardens a car and a milk float drive past. M, S of Harry Beer tying a length of sturdy rope to the railings of the gardens. On the other side of the railings is a busy road buses, vans and a motorbike drive past. Low angle C, U of Harry securing the ropes. M, S of Harry walking away from the railings, taking the other end of the rope with him. M, S of Harry standing in a leafy area of the gardens tugging the rope to check it is fixed. C, U of the knot tied to the railings. M, S of Harry as he bends down and picks up a thick leather safety belt tied to the rope. Low angle shot of Harry putting on the belt reason for these precautions is that Northfleet is about 400 yards from the Thames estuary, but between the town and the river is a void where the ground has in the past been scooped away for its chalk content; it was to brighten the view across the disused pit that the Council decided to cultivate gardens. C, U of Harry s hands pick