Planting The Penalty Hedge At Whitby 1938

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Whitby (probably North Yorkshire).

Various shots of old men planting a horngarth or Penny Hedge on the beach at Whitby. It is part of an ancient custom involving a hermit who sheltered a wild boar, and imposed on the Lord of the...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17076
Sort Number:
38/043
Time in/Out:
01:37:50:00 / 01:38:23:00
Canister:
38/43
Film ID:
963.25
Issue Date:
30/05/1938

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