Mushroom Growing 1963

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Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire.

Once the stone that built Bath was found in this mine, now it is used for growing mushrooms.

Various shots of women wearing miner's helmets. The women walk in the entrance to the mine carrying buckets, lead by team leader Dolly Laywood. Inside the women...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3244
Sort Number:
CP 439
Time in/Out:
01:24:23:00 / 01:27:04:00
Canister:
CP 439
Film ID:
235.06
Issue Date:
26/05/1963

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