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Purdis Croft

1960s early , Ipswich (Suffolk)

Cat no. 1208

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Film of the late Victorian house Purdis Croft and its surrounding gardens.

Exterior shots of the house. The name of the house, Purdis Croft, is on the gate. The house itself is a late Victorian or Edwardian half-timbered house. Roses growing up the walls are tended by a woman. Large sections of the film comprise shots of the garden and close-up shots of the individual plants, including flowers, vegetables and fruit trees. A man cuts different types of marrow and they also pick redcurrants. The man pumps water from a water pump in the garden.There are shots over the heath and the couple are filmed with young boys, presumably their grandsons, in the garden. More plants are filmed in close-up, including lavender. The man mows the lawn. There are long shots of the house and more shots of the garden, showing the roses. A cat is curled up in a (presumably empty) bird bath. There are further shots of the house from different elevations. The family cycle along a country lane before there are further shots of the house and garden. These are taken at a different time of year as tulips are in flower. A group of women and the boys are filmed on the heath. The boys feed some chickens. Shots of plants include honeysuckle and roses. They pick asparagus from the garden as well as strawberries, rhubarb and potatoes. The boys pick raspberries and then play cricket on the lawn. There are shots of the surrounding countryside before further shots of the garden.

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Purdis Croft

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    INV325671
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:38
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    707509
  • Barcode
    INV456494
    Canonical Identifier
    A-3537
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
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    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:30
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    28/04/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    706874
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV258824
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:41
    Has Sound
    N
    Modification Date
    14/05/2009
    Parts
    Reference
    679792
    Sound
    silent
  • Barcode
    INV??2699
    Canonical Identifier
    A-2587
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    564693
  • Barcode
    INV??2698
    Canonical Identifier
    A-2588
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    564692
  • Barcode
    INV290264
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-900
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:29:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563833
  • Barcode
    INV269533
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-901
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:18:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563702

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