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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

6630

Title

WELL DRESSED IN DERBYSHIRE!

Producer

John Newton

Date

1991

Gauge

spr8mm

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Running Time

3 mins 37 secs

Description

A look at the 1991 Buxton Well Dressing Festival, opening with views of Fernilee and Errwood reservoirs in the Goyt valley and interior shots of domestic appliances, illustrating uses of water in the home. There are views of various wells in the spa towns of Buxton, Tideswell and Bradwell and the film closes with a look at the depleted levels in the Goyt valleys reservoirs, reflecting on attitudes to conserving water.

 

 



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