Lavender Harvest (1948)

Lavender harvest. Hunstanton, Norfolk. L/S ladies picking lavender in the fields, a horse and cart full of sacks drives by in foreground. M/S woman picking the flowers. Various shots as they empty their tins into sacks, they are handed metal discs in return, this determines how much they will get paid. M/S as men fork the plants into steaming vats. M/S as lid is hauled off afterwards and the steamed plants are tipped out. Various shots as the men use pitchforks to haul them outside. M/S of the lavender water being distilled. M/S of the clear liquid in a flask. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-193