Land Reclamation (1949)

LAND RECLAMATION Norfolk. Several shots of the muddy Fenland at Norfolk. Various shots of men working on land reclamation - they create barriers so the water can be kept away from the muddy areas which are to become fertile fields. Men work on creating a barrier out of three branches, ropes and stones, which will stop the flooding and enable land reclamation. More shots of the men working. Long shot of the field with flock of sheep grazing. 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 (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. Al