Cave Ropemaker (1963)

Castleton, Derbyshire. 78 year old Bert Marrison is the last craftsman to make rope traditionally. Shots of an entrance to a cave, ’Peak Cavern’. Inside the cave, Bert stretches twine between two wooden posts. Various shots of the rope making process - all by hand! He is making a tow rope from hemp. Bert turns a handle to bind three strands of rope. M/S icicles hanging from cave ceiling. A younger man helps Bert by turning a wheel to plait the three strands. Shots of derelict rope making machines - remnants of an age when rope making was a thriving industry. Cuts exists - see separate record. 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 Graph