Sheepwashing, Thornton Rust (North Yorkshire)
Description
Film taken during a visit by various members of Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) staff to Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale) to record farmers washing sheep in Outgang Beck. The custom of washing sheep in the beck was revived especially for this visit for the first time since 1935. The film includes footage of sheep being herded towards the stone fold next to the sheepwashing pool; farmers throwing sheep from the fold into the pool; sheep swimming through and out of the pool; the dry stone wall construction of the fold and sheepwashing place; and the dam construction used to create the pool. It is unclear who was responsible for taking this film. Members of staff present on the trip were Stewart Sanderson, Stanley Ellis, Ingemar Liman and Werner Kissling. Stewart Sanderson was also filming at the same time as this reel of film was taken; Werner Kissling was photographing the event. 2 of 2. The film box is labelled Reel 2.
Metadata
| Identifier | ynp1zhyw |
| IRN | 414948 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/FIL/F003 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/ynp1zhyw |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Film |
| Date | June 1965 |
| Size and Medium | 1 reel, Duration: unknown. |