Turf Drier (1954)

This is a duplicate of item - check for best quality. Turf driver at the Oval in Kennington, London. L/S Camera pans from gas holder to man examining turf which is covered in water. C/U Man splashing water with his foot. M/S Man who now beckons. L/S Men wheeling on turf dryers. Several shots of the man using rolling machines to take the water off the surface if the cricket pitch. The water is tipped into large container when full. Head Groundsman - Bert Lock / Locke ? is named and seen in the film. Note: this is the last item on tape PM3453 - ends at 01:18:14. FILM ID:3453.1 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 (