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Peter Ainger of Manningtree

1982 , Manningtree (Essex)

Cat no. 858

Peter Ainger, eel catcher and ferreter, is the subject of a documentary about life in the small Essex market town of Manningtree on the Stour Estuary.

Following day to day events in the life of Peter Ainger and his family, the film reveals much about England's smallest market town, Manningtree, and the adjacent woods and intertidal mudflats of the Stour Estuary. In Manningtree there are views of High Street shops: a barber's, a fish and chip shop, Mr Howell's hardware shop, the post office, the International Store, the chemist, Contable's butchers, De'Ath's bakers, William Sadler's cobbler's business, Forge Studio furniture restorers and the interior of a timber yard. There are scenes of the market. Punts sailing on the river and traditional Sunday mud sports are featured. The are shots of the Stour Estuary in summer and in winter. Peter and his friends explain ferreting and the use of radio collars, they demonstrate eel netting, and Peter smokes eels in a small homemade smokehouse. The film closes with Peter and his friend Joe wandering down to the river and talking about the deterioration of the marsh.

Featured Buildings

Storey Brothers Plastics Works, Brantham

Keywords

Eel catching; Ferreting; Markets; Shops

Other Places

Lawford, Brantham

Manifestations

Peter Ainger of Manningtree

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