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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

  • Barcode
    INV375731
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:26:46
    Modification Date
    23/10/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    732608
  • Barcode
    INV339615
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:26:46
    Modification Date
    23/10/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    732607
  • Barcode
    INV398367
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:26:46
    Modification Date
    23/10/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    732605
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV355468
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:26:46
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    709343
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV308780
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:26:54
    Modification Date
    08/11/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    696620
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV159065
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 1469
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    30/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    674546
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV172732
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 462
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    23/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673357
  • Barcode
    INV276379
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-959
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:28:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563413
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV255143
    Canonical Identifier
    B-116
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562565
    Sound
    sound
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV??0281
    Canonical Identifier
    A-220
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    negative
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561214
    Sound
    sound
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV??0282
    Canonical Identifier
    A-220
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    negative
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561213
    Sound
    sound

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